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            <news:title>Hundreds of students at Ireland's third-level institutions are homeless</news:title>
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            <news:title>Details scant on US-Iran peace deal but world leaders and oil prices suggest cautious optimism</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said the priority is now the "swift and full implementation" of the deal.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/tyra-banks-sues-netflix-over-americas-next-top-model-documentary-7071127-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-15T09:38:13+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Tyra Banks sues Netflix over America’s Next Top Model documentary</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tyra Banks is suing Netflix.]]></image:caption>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-15T08:45:09+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Monday</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ban-social-media-children-uk-7071070-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-15T08:39:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Keir Starmer announces forthcoming ban on social media for under-16s</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Keir Starmer announces forthcoming ban on social media for under-16s]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/norway-princess-son-guilty-rape-7071051-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-15T08:31:18+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Norway's crown princess's son found guilty of rape and sentenced to four years in prison</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Domestic Abuse, Marius Borg Hoiby, Norway, norwegian royal family, Rape</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Marius Borg Høiby and Crown Princess Mette-Marit in Oslo, June 2022.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Norway's crown princess's son found guilty of rape and sentenced to four years in prison]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/dads-are-great-7067906-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-15T07:00:12+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Raising them right: Is it time to retire the phrase 'hands-on dad'?</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Raising them right: Is it time to retire the phrase 'hands-on dad'?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/quiz-how-much-do-you-know-about-sad-songs-7067452-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-14T22:00:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>How much do you know about sad songs?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Concerts, entertainment, Ireland, Music, Phoebe Bridgers, Quiz</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The artist hasn't released new music since 2020.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[How much do you know about sad songs?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/foynes-co-limerick-crime-drugs-and-trafficking-7061848-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-14T21:00:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Foynes has been scene to major cartel drug smuggling, but it has just two gardaí to keep watch</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Foynes, foynes port, N69, Shannon estuary blues, south west Limerick</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A crane at Foynes Port with Aughinish Alumina in the backgrond. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Foynes has been scene to major cartel drug smuggling, but it has just two gardaí to keep watch]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/money-diaries-spending-saving-91-7068685-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>2026-06-14T20:00:05+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Money Diaries: An engineering director on €75K living in Co Wicklow</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Finances, HISMM, How I Spend My Money, Money, Money diaries, Saving, Spending, spending and saving</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Money Diaries: An engineering director on €75K living in Co Wicklow]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-sunday-94-7070894-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-14T19:50:51+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Sunday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, News Fix</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/new-york-united-states-14th-june-2026-an-nypd-police-officer-contains-new-york-knicks-fans-celebrating-on-the-street-on-st-marks-place-after-the-knicks-victory-in-game-five-of-the-nba-finals-in-s-b7949c35-8154-486a-a7ee-dd38f0112210-630x427.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Knicks fans celebrating in New York city following the NBA finals yesterday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Sunday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/derelict-property-tax-towns-simon-harris-7070881-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-14T19:17:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Owners of derelict properties in 107 towns and cities to face new tax under Harris plans</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Derelict Property Tax, dereliction, Property owners, Simon Harris, Tánaiste, towns</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The measure would initially apply in 107 urban areas with populations of more than 4,000 people.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Owners of derelict properties in 107 towns and cities to face new tax under Harris plans]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/mark-carney-touches-down-in-mayo-to-meet-with-relatives-and-president-connolly-7070637-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-14T17:31:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Mark Carney touches down in sun-soaked Mayo to meet with relatives and President Connolly </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Canada, Ireland, Irish diaspora, mark carney, Mayo, Micheál Martin, westport</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/canadian-prime-minister-mark-carney-meets-jack-langan-during-a-visit-to-aughagower-in-co-mayo-as-part-of-his-visit-to-ireland-picture-date-sunday-june-14-2026-8c4c288f-a453-4213-8165-86b0eea881a0-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Carney pictured with nine-year-old Jack Langan in Aughagower, Co Mayo.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Mark Carney touches down in sun-soaked Mayo to meet with relatives and President Connolly ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/police-south-belfast-house-attack-children-racially-motivated-7070813-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-14T17:01:37+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Two arrested after racially motivated attack on south Belfast home</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Belfast, hate crime, PSNI, Racially motivated crime, South Belfast</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/a-police-car-40ac25e4-3746-4a70-b783-31272a21bc35-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Officers said it is believed a number of weapons were used during the attack.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Two arrested after racially motivated attack on south Belfast home]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/simon-harris-irish-unity-blueprint-7070774-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-14T15:58:18+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Fine Gael to publish blueprint on Irish unity as Harris calls for 'serious' preparation</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Good Friday Agreement, Irish Unity, Mary-Lou McDonald, Northern Ireland, Simon Harris, Tánaiste</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Harris said the blueprint will 'define what a unified Ireland could mean in practical terms'.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Fine Gael to publish blueprint on Irish unity as Harris calls for 'serious' preparation]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/nigel-farage-vows-to-ban-foreign-nationals-from-social-housing-in-first-substack-essay-7070730-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-14T15:22:19+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Farage vows to ban foreign nationals from social housing</news:title>
            <news:keywords>byelections, Immigration, Nigel Farage, Reform UK, Social Housing, Suella Braverman, UK Politics</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/reform-leader-nigel-farage-at-the-hilton-dover-marina-spa-hotel-dover-kent-england-on-february-23-2026-capfinfincapital-pictures-278075e6-3ca5-4fa4-b7aa-b9e7a8951996-630x401.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Farage wrote that he was launching the Substack so he could set out his views in his own words.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Farage vows to ban foreign nationals from social housing]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/rotunda-hospital-maternity-services-debate-7064978-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>2026-06-14T13:58:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Rotunda row should spark debate on what we want maternity services to be under Sláintecare</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Analysis, column, Health, health services, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Maternity services, public versus private, sláintecare, Women's Health</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/mom-and-newborn-baby-skin-to-the-skin-after-birth-in-the-hospital-7dbc61fb-e366-4c8d-add4-c6c8687b1dd7-630x447.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The HSE said “in practice, there is no guarantee that a woman in the public system will see the same consultant obstetrician or the same individual midwife at every appointment”.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Rotunda row should spark debate on what we want maternity services to be under Sláintecare]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/aughinish-alumina-sean-canney-sanctions-7070684-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-14T13:50:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland would back EU sanctions on Aughinish Alumina if Russia war link proven, minister says</news:title>
            <news:keywords>aughinish alumina, RTÉ, Russia, Sean Canney, The Week in Politics, War</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Aughinish Alumina in Co Limerick.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland would back EU sanctions on Aughinish Alumina if Russia war link proven, minister says]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/should-trillionaires-exist-elon-musk-first-trillionaire-7070668-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>2026-06-14T13:03:51+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Should trillionaires exist? </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Business, Elon musk, Poll, SpaceX, Stock Market, trillionaire, Wealth, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/elon-musk-founder-of-spacex-appears-on-screen-in-times-square-during-the-companys-initial-public-offering-ipo-at-the-nasdaq-marketsite-on-june-12-fbfdf284-fa4b-4ded-9e15-f7aabd1177ef-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, appears on screen in Times Square during the company's initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite on June 12]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Should trillionaires exist? ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/weather-week-forecast-rain-flooding-june-7070662-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-14T12:19:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Enjoy the sunshine while it lasts - heavy rain and possible flooding are on the way next week</news:title>
            <news:keywords>For fliuch sake, forecast, June, Met Éireann, Summer, Weather</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A few thundery bursts are also expected on Thursday, Met Éireann has warned.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Enjoy the sunshine while it lasts - heavy rain and possible flooding are on the way next week]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/gardai-extend-taser-rollout-after-devices-used-15-times-since-december-7070569-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-14T10:36:34+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gardaí extend taser rollout after devices used 15 times since December </news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, body cameras, Ireland, Limerick, policing, taser pilot, Tasers</news:keywords>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-14T10:00:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>A brief history of 'legitimate concerns' (and who decides what those are)</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dog whistle or 'legitimate concern'?]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/british-forces-intercept-russian-shadow-fleet-vessel-in-english-channel-7070579-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-14T09:45:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>British forces intercept Russian shadow fleet vessel in English Channel</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Handout photo issued by the Ministry of Defence of British armed forces intercepting a Russian shadow fleet vessel in the Channel in the early hours of Sunday. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[British forces intercept Russian shadow fleet vessel in English Channel]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sitdown-sunday-are-low-budget-horrors-having-a-moment-7063913-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-14T09:00:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Sitdown Sunday: Are low budget horrors having a moment?</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Obsession (2026) directed by Curry Barker has already made 330 times its budget.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Sitdown Sunday: Are low budget horrors having a moment?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-sunday-14-june-7070544-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-14T08:37:11+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Sunday </news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Sunday ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/internet-diaries-belfast-disorder-social-media-planning-7067331-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-14T08:00:13+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Vehicles set on fire by protesters in Belfast this week]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[This week's unrest in Belfast was a masterclass in how to incite a racist riot on social media]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/colin-farrell-sugar-7066093-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-14T08:00:01+01:00</news:publication_date>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/irish-burials-7064897-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-14T07:30:29+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Beyond burial and cremation: How Ireland is rethinking remembrance</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Burial, column, Cremation, Death, Death and Taxes, how to bury or cremate, Opinion, RIP, voices, what to do after death</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Amsterdam 1660 Cremation, part of eight illustrations by Johan Picardt.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Beyond burial and cremation: How Ireland is rethinking remembrance]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/smurfit-westrock-merger-stock-market-analysis-7069926-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-14T07:00:35+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Two years on, how is the company behind Ireland’s biggest-ever merger performing?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Analysis, Merger, Paul O'Donoghue, Smurfit Kappa, smurfit westrock, Stock Market</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[It was formed in 2024 following a merger between Ireland-based Smurfit Kappa and its US rival, Westrock.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Two years on, how is the company behind Ireland’s biggest-ever merger performing?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/corca-dhuibhne-7066277-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-14T06:30:43+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Tá mná tí gann i gCorca Dhuibhne agus togra tithíochta nua ar bun chun dul i ngleic leis</news:title>
            <news:keywords>bean an ti, Corca Dhuibhne, Gaeilge, Mná Tí, traidisiún na mban tí, traidisiún na mná tí</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ballyferriter, Corca Dhuibhne]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Tá mná tí gann i gCorca Dhuibhne agus togra tithíochta nua ar bun chun dul i ngleic leis]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/kerry-gaeltacht-housing-project-mna-ti-7066829-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-14T06:30:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Housing project in Kerry Gaeltacht hopes to draw more mná tí to summer colleges</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Corca Dhuibhne, Gaeilge, Gaeltacht, Housing, Irish language, Kerry, Mná Tí, Summer colleges</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Four new houses are being built in Ballyferriter to try and secure the future of the summer courses.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Housing project in Kerry Gaeltacht hopes to draw more mná tí to summer colleges]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/concerns-over-soaring-crack-cocaine-use-ireland-7060575-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-14T00:05:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'I go to any corner, I'm getting crack': Concerns over soaring crack cocaine use</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Addiction, Crack Cocaine, Crime, Drug Addiction, Health Research Board, Ireland, Merchants Quay Ireland, The Morning Lead</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/shutterstock_9106855-7dc76d50-96b1-4c93-9c44-014c0929c706-630x418.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Treatment demand for crack cocaine increased by 31% last year, and by 906% over the last decade, according to the Health Research Board (file photo of crack cocaine).]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['I go to any corner, I'm getting crack': Concerns over soaring crack cocaine use]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/quiz-2000s-photoshoots-ireland-7066339-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-13T22:00:55+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Quiz: What were these weird 2000s photoshoots for?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>2000s, Advertising, Dublin, Ireland, Public Relations, Quiz</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/90173959_90173959-89bd5080-1ac7-40db-a32f-021569a83584-630x398.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Nadia Forde and Hayley Ryan pictured launcing the new fragrance 'LynxTwist' in 2010. You wouldn't get it nowadays.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Quiz: What were these weird 2000s photoshoots for?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/winners-and-losers-of-the-political-week-8-7068034-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>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-13T21:30:05+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'If women want a consultant, they should get that': 3 winners and 3 losers of the political week</news:title>
            <news:keywords>political winners and losers, The week that was, winners and loser, winners and losers of the polical week</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['If women want a consultant, they should get that': 3 winners and 3 losers of the political week]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/how-much-is-a-kitchen-ireland-7060172-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>2026-06-13T21:00:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Kitchen prices are going up, from appliances to timber</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Construction, Consumers, cost of building, Cost of Living, ever increasing, home renovation, Inflation, Ireland, kitchens, what's cooking</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/headlines-news-fix-7070221-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-13T20:00:01+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Saturday</news:title>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/3rd-placed-jakub-krzyszczak-from-waterford-with-andrew-molloy-from-down-3ad38bb6-9514-4c34-a040-258c651d6934-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Red Bull Drift Pursuit at Mondello Park today]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Saturday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/vaping-teens-7068001-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-13T19:00:44+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>A puff of smoke: I caught my teenager vaping and lost my mind</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, KEEPING IT GOING, Mother, Opinion, Parenting, show on the road, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/several-multi-colored-e-cigarettes-lie-on-a-wooden-background-vape-with-nicotine-cbf83d86-0af4-4318-a6f9-2941f3424fb3-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[A puff of smoke: I caught my teenager vaping and lost my mind]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/leitrim-arderry-death-man-charged-7070345-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-13T18:49:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man in his 30s charged in connection with death of man in Co Leitrim</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arderry, Charged, Leitrim</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A Garda sign at a station ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man in his 30s charged in connection with death of man in Co Leitrim]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/rotunda-hospital-consultants-gifts-7070231-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-13T17:19:50+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Rotunda public consultants get financial 'gifts' from private colleagues for weekend deliveries</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Rotunda Hospital in Dublin ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Rotunda public consultants get financial 'gifts' from private colleagues for weekend deliveries]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/anti-racism-rally-belfast-7070134-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-13T15:43:24+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Thousands attend anti-racism rally in Belfast</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Belfast, Racism, Riots, Together Against Hate, Unite Against Racism</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[People during an anti-racism rally outside Belfast City Hall in Belfast (Peter Morrison/PA)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Thousands attend anti-racism rally in Belfast]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/canada-prime-minister-mark-carney-arrives-in-ireland-7070017-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-13T15:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Canada prime minister Mark Carney says he feels at 'home' on visit to Ireland</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Mark Carney, left, speaks with Micheál Martin at Government Buildings in Dublin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Canada prime minister Mark Carney says he feels at 'home' on visit to Ireland]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/poll-have-yu-been-watching-the-world-cup-7070141-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>2026-06-13T14:55:24+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Are you watching the World Cup?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>FIFA, Poll, World Cup, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[USA's Christian Pulisic and Weston Mckennie celebrate after scoring first goal during FIFA World Cup match between USA and Paraguay]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Are you watching the World Cup?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/mandatory-wait-abortion-law-sinn-fein-7070114-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-13T14:14:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Sinn Féin to bring legislation to scrap 3-day wait for abortion after Soc Dems bill failure</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Abortion, Mandatory wait, Mary-Lou McDonald, Repeal, Sinn Féin, Social Democrats</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin to bring legislation to scrap 3-day wait for abortion after Soc Dems bill failure]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ciara-mageean-opens-up-on-her-stage-four-cancer-diagnosis-7070073-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-13T13:14:07+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘Celebrate the joys in life’: Ciara Mageean opens up on her stage four cancer diagnosis</news:title>
            <news:keywords>bowl cancer, Cancer, Ciara Mageean</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/ciara-mageean-of-ireland-celebrates-after-winning-the-gold-medal-in-the-womens-1500-meters-final-at-the-european-athletics-championships-in-rome-sunday-june-9-2024-ap-photoandrew-medichini-a24a5b61-94f6-4c9f-81e0-5d2742e97f94-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ciara Mageean celebrates after winning gold medal in women's 1500 meters final at European Athletics Championships in Rome in 2024]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[‘Celebrate the joys in life’: Ciara Mageean opens up on her stage four cancer diagnosis]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-name-kennedy-centre-7070060-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-13T11:58:44+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Workers begin removing Trump’s name from the Kennedy Centre</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Donald Trump, JFK, Joyce Beatty, kennedy centre, Washington</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/a-worker-constructs-scaffolding-in-front-of-the-john-f-kennedy-center-for-the-performing-arts-sign-in-washington-friday-june-12-2026-ap-photocliff-owen-45ed9816-0fd5-41bc-b0d9-b13efb8d6782-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A worker constructs scaffolding in front of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts sign in Washington]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Workers begin removing Trump’s name from the Kennedy Centre]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/republican-convention-in-texas-goes-awry-elephant-urinates-arena-floor-7069991-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-13T09:25:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Elephant 'makes a splash’ at Republican Party convention in Texas and urinates on arena floor</news:title>
            <news:keywords>elephant in the room, greg abbott, Houston, paige, Texas, US</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/img_4272-e080b574-3135-4433-a437-f23d3c4a40d2-630x611.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Paige the elephant being brought through convention arena]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Elephant 'makes a splash’ at Republican Party convention in Texas and urinates on arena floor]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/morning-news-rundown-saturday-june-3-7069978-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-13T08:41:37+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Saturday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, The 9 at 9</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/breakfast-bdc966c1-d10d-4f64-aeeb-179f47cec3ec-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Saturday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/review-every-year-after-2-7066082-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-13T08:00:24+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Review: Is the romance series Every Year After worth watching?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, deep dive review</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/switzerland-referendum-7069417-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-13T08:00:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Irishman in Zurich: 'People are nervous' ahead of referendum to cap Switzerland's population</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Immigration, Irish people abroad, population cap, Switzerland, Zurich</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/whatsapp-image-2026-06-12-at-16-05-00-f3e181bc-e1b8-4b72-b34f-6b89192d818d-562x1000.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[James Nolan has lived in Switzerland working in the IT sector for the last ten years. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Irishman in Zurich: 'People are nervous' ahead of referendum to cap Switzerland's population]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/school-summer-holidays-tds-7069248-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-13T08:00:05+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Do school holidays need to be shorter? Sorry, parents: TDs don't think so</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Education, oireachtas education committee, school holidays, Schools, summer holidays, That time of year</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/sevillespain-aug202012emptyclassroomofan-813f1b4b-c6f3-43d8-9070-bf0564c03f2c-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Some TDs suggested parents should be offered more financial support to cover childcare costs in the summer.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Do school holidays need to be shorter? Sorry, parents: TDs don't think so]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/the-greatest-cars-ever-to-grace-the-big-screen-7069376-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>2026-06-13T07:00:54+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The greatest cars ever to grace the big screen</news:title>
            <news:keywords>aston martin, Audi, Back To The Future, Cinema, Cinematic cars, DeLorean, dunmurray, James Bond, Mike Myers, Porsche, roger moore, Sean Connery, The Cannonball Run, Tom Cruise, Wayne's World</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/sep-09-1976-london-england-united-kingdom-born-in-new-york-27-year-old-russet-haired-beauty-barbara-bach-is-the-bond-girl-bach-will-play-the-provocative-russian-spy-anya-the-liberated-f-605713b8-ca25-49f5-adb4-024c167f43ce-630x418.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Roger Moore and Barbara Bach with the Lotus Esprite car used in the James Bond film 'The Spy Who Loved Me']]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The greatest cars ever to grace the big screen]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/scolairi-idirnaisiunta-ag-freastal-ar-ghaeltacht-ucd-7066458-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-13T06:30:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Scoil Samhraidh i nGaeltacht UCD ag mealladh daltaí ó chian is ó chóngar</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Amhránaíocht ar an Sean Nós., An Bodhrán, An Ghaeltacht sa Chathair, Coláiste na hOllscoile Baile Átha Cliath, Diaspora na Gaeilge, Gaeilge, Gaeltacht, UCD</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/a6190297-03a9-4e4d-96e2-33d1c557a11a-1-ec2776ca-6e64-4a17-af99-5f29669c5dd0-630x537.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Bionn slua mór ag freastal ar Scoil Samhraidh Idirnáisiúnta UCD agus cuirfear tús le h-eagrán na bliana seo an Luan seo chughainn]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Scoil Samhraidh i nGaeltacht UCD ag mealladh daltaí ó chian is ó chóngar]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/canadian-prime-minister-visit-to-ireland-7069208-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-13T06:00:12+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Mark Carney to travel to Dublin and Mayo this weekend before joining G7 leaders in France</news:title>
            <news:keywords>canadian prime minister, canadian visitor, Irish Roots, mark carney, Micheál Martin</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/prime-minister-mark-carney-right-greets-micheal-martin-the-taoiseach-or-prime-minister-of-ireland-in-his-west-block-office-on-parliament-hill-in-ottawa-on-thursday-sept-25-2025-the-canadian-p-91b6e1f7-9cef-4341-9df1-44640f330474-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Taoiseach Micheal Martin when the two men met in Ottawa last year. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Mark Carney to travel to Dublin and Mayo this weekend before joining G7 leaders in France]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-city-council-development-levies-2026-7068988-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-13T00:10:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Council boss warns government failure to fund facilities will have 'cost to society for generations'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Affordable Housing, cost-rental, Daithí Doolan, development charges, development levies, Dublin, Dublin City, Dublin City Council, feljin jose, Housing, Infrastructure, local government, seamus mcgrattan, Sinn Féin, Social Housing</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/view-of-the-river-lifey-winter-skyline-and-oconnell-bridge-dublin-city-centre-republic-of-ireland-ef459f37-773e-4fe8-92a4-022ec95ec334-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The capital's new development levies scheme will see the rate on new hotels hiked.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Council boss warns government failure to fund facilities will have 'cost to society for generations']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/bill-kenneally-political-dynasty-7064954-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-13T00:05:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The prominent role child abuser Bill Kenneally played in a major Irish political dynasty </news:title>
            <news:keywords>bill kenneally, Brendan Kenneally, Kenneally clan, kenneallys, political dynasty, The Morning Lead, none</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Bill Kenneally, pictured in 2024.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The prominent role child abuser Bill Kenneally played in a major Irish political dynasty ]]></image:title>
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