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            <news:title>Woman in her 40s dies after septic tank trench collapse in Co Limerick </news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/midlands-prison-overdoses-7167471-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:title>Three people hospitalised after nine prisoners overdose at Midlands Prison</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Irish Prison Service said it is "committed to preventing the access of contraband including drugs into prisons".]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Three people hospitalised after nine prisoners overdose at Midlands Prison]]></image:title>
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            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Saturday</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Affordable Ireland Campaign pre-Budget protest, march and rally.]]></image:caption>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-19T19:00:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland didn't find peace alone, so why should we venture towards unity on our own?</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland didn't find peace alone, so why should we venture towards unity on our own?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/culture-night-ireland-2024-7167407-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:title>Did you go to any Culture Night events?</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[ROGU Arts Performs at Mallow Castle for Culture Night 2026.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/earl-spencer-king-charles-claims-7167374-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-19T16:08:04+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Princess Diana's brother doubles down on claims about King Charles</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Earl Spencer, brother of Diana, Princess of Wales.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Princess Diana's brother doubles down on claims about King Charles]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/rte-ireland-israel-broadcast-7167308-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-19T14:13:01+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>RTÉ will broadcast Ireland's Nations League games with Israel</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[RTÉ will broadcast Ireland's Nations League games with Israel]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/nikita-hand-interview-7167270-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-19T12:47:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'My guilt is gone': Nikita Hand gives first interview since Conor McGregor case</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Nikita Hand spoke to Brendan O'Connor on RTÉ Radio One in her first broadcast interview to mark the publication of her book.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['My guilt is gone': Nikita Hand gives first interview since Conor McGregor case]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/rosslare-europort-lorry-discovery-7167268-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-19T12:25:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man (40s) released without charge after six people found in lorry trailer at Rosslare Europort</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, Human Trafficking, Immigration, irish news, Rosslare Europort, Wexford</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of Rosslare Europort, County Wexford.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man (40s) released without charge after six people found in lorry trailer at Rosslare Europort]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-drugs-seizure-3-7167250-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-19T11:50:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Two women arrested after almost €450k worth of drugs seized in Dublin </news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ryce-clohessy-kilrush-sentencing-7167239-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-19T11:10:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Judge jails west Clare man for sexual assault of 13-year-old he groomed via Snapchat</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Clare, Courts, Grooming, Sexual Exploitation</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Judge Francis Comerford imposed a 28 month prison term with the final six months suspended. ]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-greenland-security-deal-7167213-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-19T09:01:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Saturday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, An Garda Síochána, Donald Trump, FAI, Ireland, Ryanair, Sinn Féin, The headlines</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The main headlines this morning.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/surrealing-in-the-years-136-7165155-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-19T09:00:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Donald Trump called for a united Ireland. What exactly were we expecting to happen next?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Donald Trump, Ed Sheeran, Macklemore, Micheál Martin, Surrealing in the Years</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/president-donald-trump-speaks-with-reporters-while-in-flight-on-air-force-one-from-shannon-ireland-to-joint-base-andrews-md-sunday-sept-13-2026-ap-photojulia-demaree-nikhinson-dbd9e3ca-fba7-4a83-896f-42ceb30614a8-630x421.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Donald Trump called for a united Ireland. What exactly were we expecting to happen next?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sinn-fein-adviser-book-7166713-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-19T08:45:43+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Sinn Féin staff members discussed resigning after text message revelations over senator </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Mary-Lou McDonald, Niall Ó Donnghaile, Ourselves Alone, Sinn Féin, Siobhán Fenton</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Mary Lou McDonald (file photo)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin staff members discussed resigning after text message revelations over senator ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ed-sheeran-macklemore-tour-controversy-7167199-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-19T08:27:35+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Protests expected as Ed Sheeran returns to the stage in the US tonight</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Concerts, Ed Sheeran, Gaza, Loop tour, Macklemore, Music, Philadelphia, Protest flashpoint</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Sheeran at a previous concert at London's Royal Albert Hall. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Protests expected as Ed Sheeran returns to the stage in the US tonight]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/slow-horses-7164523-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-19T08:00:38+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Review: Is the new season of Slow Horses 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/lynn-boylan-daniel-tatlow-devally-trial-germany-7166558-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-19T08:00:35+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Irish MEP rallies politicians to attend trial of pro-Palestine Dubliner detained in Germany</news:title>
            <news:keywords>daniel tatlow-devally, defence factory, Elbit systems, EU, Germany, Lynn Boylan, MEP, Palestine, Stuttgart, Trial, ulm, ulm 5</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Daniel Tatlow-Devally.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Irish MEP rallies politicians to attend trial of pro-Palestine Dubliner detained in Germany]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/paddy-comyn-cost-of-motoring-7166391-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-19T07:00:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Be honest with yourself when it comes to working out the costs of your motoring</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cars, cost of driving, Motoring, Paddy Comyn</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Be honest with yourself when it comes to working out the costs of your motoring]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-traitors-strategy-how-would-you-win-7166275-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-19T06:30:43+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Shouting at the screen: What our readers said they'd do to win The Traitors</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Armchair Traitor, RTÉ, The Traitors, the traitors ireland</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[D reckons that Pete should be eliminated next, and that Diego and Kayleigh are in with a chance of winning as faithfuls.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Shouting at the screen: What our readers said they'd do to win The Traitors]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/disbursement-fees-packages-custom-charges-ireland-7159288-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-19T06:00:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Shoppers are facing even more processing fees on top of the new €3 EU charge</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Customs fees, disbursement fees, FedEx, import tax, Ireland, Online Shopping, shipping</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A social media post shared this week showed one FedEx customer had been charged €18.45, alongside the €3 import tax.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Shoppers are facing even more processing fees on top of the new €3 EU charge]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/footbal-israel-ireland-explainer-7166878-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-19T00:05:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Controversy and protest for Republic of Ireland games like no other</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Football, Ireland, Israel</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Controversy and protest for Republic of Ireland games like no other]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/greenland-trump-4-7167181-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T23:09:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Trump and Denmark say they have struck a deal for US security control over Greenland</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Denmark, Donald Trump, Greenland</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Donald Trump at the White House today.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Trump and Denmark say they have struck a deal for US security control over Greenland]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/heres-what-happened-today-friday-91-7167055-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T21:16:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T21:10:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/taoiseach-to-keep-invitation-to-meet-garvaghy-road-residents-parading-dispute-under-review-7167046-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T20:12:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Orangemen hold church service at police line as they are prevented from walking down Garvaghy Road, Portadown, on 25 June, 2000]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-40s-arrested-after-six-people-found-in-lorry-trailer-at-rosslare-europort-7167021-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T19:29:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man (40s) arrested after six people found in lorry trailer at Rosslare Europort</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of Rosslare Europort]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/gra-garda-discipline-an-garda-siochana-raising-public-concerns-7166696-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T19:09:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Senior garda rep body official faces discipline probe for discussing workplace concerns publicly</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Senior garda rep body official faces discipline probe for discussing workplace concerns publicly]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/english-football-club-apologises-for-launching-united-93-merchandise-close-to-911-anniversary-7166955-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T19:00:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>English football club apologises for launching ‘United 93’ merchandise close to 9/11 anniversary</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The collection has since been taken offline]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[English football club apologises for launching ‘United 93’ merchandise close to 9/11 anniversary]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/couple-hot-tub-death-funeral-7166951-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T18:44:37+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Funeral of couple found dead in hot tub hears they were loving and kind parents</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Monaghan, Thomasina Tobin</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/primary-school-teachers-work-to-rule-public-sector-pay-dispute-7166503-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T18:15:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Primary school teachers and council workers to begin work-to-rule amid public sector pay row</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The INTO said members will also join with other public sector workers in a proposed nationwide strike on 14 October.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Primary school teachers and council workers to begin work-to-rule amid public sector pay row]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ai-kill-switch-7166920-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T18:03:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>California governor Gavin Newsom signs order to explore AI 'kill switch'</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[California governor Gavin Newsom]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[California governor Gavin Newsom signs order to explore AI 'kill switch']]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/daniel-collins-british-rowing-7166834-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T17:33:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Derry rower can now compete in British rowing tournament as Irish after U-turn</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Daniel Collins pictured competing last year at the British Rowing championships.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Derry rower can now compete in British rowing tournament as Irish after U-turn]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-fiosru-m9-crash-carow-kildare-7166300-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T17:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gardaí responding to M9 crash car acted 'within the law', Fiosrú finds after investigation</news:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-friday-september-7166763-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T16:54:09+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Friday</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Friday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ryanair-boss-michael-oleary-apologises-for-comparing-competitor-airlines-to-rapists-7166779-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T16:45:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ryanair's Michael O'Leary apologises 'unreservedly' after calling some airlines 'high-fare rapists'</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ryanair's Michael O'Leary apologises 'unreservedly' after calling some airlines 'high-fare rapists']]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/psni-liaising-with-gardai-in-relation-to-on-the-run-murderer-who-failed-to-return-to-prison-7166722-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T16:00:35+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>PSNI liaising with gardaí in relation to on-the-run murderer who failed to return to prison</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, Derry, Gary Anderson, Karol Kelly, PSNI</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fsai-recalls-ready-meals-possible-listeria-7166564-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T15:30:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>FSAI recalls six ready meals over possible presence of listeria</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Food Safety, Food Safety Authority of Ireland, FSAI, Listeria, Listeria monocytogenes, ready-meals, Recalled</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Photos of the impacted batches.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[FSAI recalls six ready meals over possible presence of listeria]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/friday-newshound-quiz-20-7166469-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T15:29:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz</news:title>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/a-man-eats-an-ice-cream-in-front-of-a-display-at-the-national-ploughing-championships-at-tullamore-co-offaly-picture-date-tuesday-september-15-2026-7a53b03f-7ddb-47d5-924f-2f31ed39f848-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/bail-granted-man-arrested-irish-extradition-warrant-co-tyrone-7166475-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T15:26:44+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Bail granted for man arrested on Irish extradition warrant in relation to Galway rape</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of Laganside Courts in Belfast]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Bail granted for man arrested on Irish extradition warrant in relation to Galway rape]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/michael-healy-rae-assault-dublin-7166170-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T15:15:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man (51) accused of 'politically' motivated car-punch attack on Michael Healy-Rae denied bail</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Anthony Foley, Assault, court news, District Court, Dublin, Gardaí, Michael Healy-Rae</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Michael Healy-Rae was allegedly assaulted on Wednesday near the Coombe hospital on Cork Street.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man (51) accused of 'politically' motivated car-punch attack on Michael Healy-Rae denied bail]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/m50-dublin-port-tunnel-tolls-transport-infrastructure-ireland-7166595-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T15:07:09+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>M50 and Dublin Port Tunnel tolls took in over €680k a day last year</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of traffic using the Dublin Port Tunnel.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[M50 and Dublin Port Tunnel tolls took in over €680k a day last year]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/micheal-martins-to-be-first-foreign-leader-visit-andy-burnham-no-10-north-7166051-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T15:05:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Burnham vows deeper ties with EU as Martin becomes first foreign leader to visit No 10 North</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin (left) with British PM Andy Burnham at No 10 North]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Burnham vows deeper ties with EU as Martin becomes first foreign leader to visit No 10 North]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/two-teenagers-arrested-after-stolen-vehicle-driving-wrong-way-on-the-m50-7166521-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T14:42:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Boy (16) drove on wrong side of M50 and hit a civilian's car and two garda vehicles, court hears</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ballymun, Coolock, Dublin, Finglas, Gardaí, M50, Whitehall</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of an official garda vehicle]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Boy (16) drove on wrong side of M50 and hit a civilian's car and two garda vehicles, court hears]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/reform-uk-pledges-immigration-spot-checks-at-irish-border-7166565-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T14:31:11+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Reform UK pledges immigration spot checks at Irish border and potential fines of up to £10,000</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Danny Kruger, DUP, Irish Border, Nigel Farage, Reform</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Reform UK pledges immigration spot checks at Irish border and potential fines of up to £10,000]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/help-to-buy-scheme-budget-2027-7166406-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T13:41:19+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Harris says he's against increasing Help to Buy tax refund in budget</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Currently under the Help To Buy Scheme, first-time buyers can get up to €30,000 to go towards their home.]]></image:caption>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T13:34:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Why are Irish job ads falling when unemployment remains low?</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Indeed figures show Irish job postings are down 9.1% on last year.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Why are Irish job ads falling when unemployment remains low?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/money-diaries-spending-saving-100-7154367-Sep2026/</loc>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[How is your budget looking at the moment? Would you like to keep a Money Diary for us?]]></image:title>
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            <news:title>Have you started your Christmas shopping?</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Is it too soon to be seeing chocolate Santas?]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-traitors-ireland-final-what-would-you-do-7164180-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T09:20:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>If you were on The Traitors right now, what would you do to win? We want to hear from readers</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[If you were a traitor like Carla or Pauric, what would your strategy be to win?]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[If you were on The Traitors right now, what would you do to win? We want to hear from readers]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/stephen-mccullagh-stand-trial-multiple-charges-voyeurism-7166257-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T09:12:18+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Stephen McCullagh (36) accused of covertly recording 12 women</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Stephen McCullagh.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Stephen McCullagh (36) accused of covertly recording 12 women]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-friday-75-7166241-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T08:45:58+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Friday</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Friday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/un-experts-grounds-believe-us-war-crimes-strikes-iran-school-7166223-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T07:53:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>UN mission says 'grounds to believe' US committed war crime in strike on Iran school</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A banner displaying portraits of victims hangs in front of the destroyed Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School in Minab.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[UN mission says 'grounds to believe' US committed war crime in strike on Iran school]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/government-confirms-order-to-buy-long-range-military-radar-systems-from-france-7166077-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T07:30:13+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Government confirms order to buy long-range military radar systems from France</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Government confirms order to buy long-range military radar systems from France]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/poll-what-did-you-think-of-the-paper-season-2-2-7164652-Sep2026/</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>
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            <news:title>Poll: What did you make of The Paper season 2?</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/new-books-about-farming-7164989-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T07:00:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Every field has a story: Meet the family behind Ireland’s ‘Clarkson’s Farm’</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Every field has a story: Meet the family behind Ireland’s ‘Clarkson’s Farm’]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/von-der-leyen-german-eu-gaza-barry-andrews-7165727-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T06:45:38+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Von der Leyen’s Gaza response has 'damaged EU’s reputation globally', FF MEP says</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A placard featuring a picture of Urusula von der Leyen at a protest in Italy last year.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Von der Leyen’s Gaza response has 'damaged EU’s reputation globally', FF MEP says]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/culture-night-2026-events-7165728-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T06:30:51+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>It's Culture Night tonight - here are some of the top events around the country</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Performer Memphis Shell, drag artist Neon Love, and singer Asha Ari pictured ahead of the 21st edition of Culture Night,]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[It's Culture Night tonight - here are some of the top events around the country]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/nobody-needs-this-7165905-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T06:00:37+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Have concert ticket sales completely lost the run of themselves?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, latest goings on, Nobody Needs This, Opinion, series, voices, what's the latest</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-deportation-detention-figures-7164419-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T00:10:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Jail time: People in Ireland are being detained for a median of 29 days before deportation</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Dochas centre in Dublin is one of the facilities where women facing deportation have been held. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Jail time: People in Ireland are being detained for a median of 29 days before deportation]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/data-centre-mayo-sally-rooney-7165952-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:title>Man who won appeal overturning Mayo data centre hopes it 'represents change in thinking'</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The project was initially approved by Mayo County Council]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man who won appeal overturning Mayo data centre hopes it 'represents change in thinking']]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sydney-sweeney-novig-ad-7165153-Sep2026/</loc>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/letters-trump-michael-oleary-parenting-energy-bills-7164885-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T21:30:28+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Letters to the Editor on... energy bills, Michael O'Leary and Trump (of course)</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Collage of Michael O'Leary; Donald Trump. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor on... energy bills, Michael O'Leary and Trump (of course)]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/heres-what-happened-today-thursday-78-7166006-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T21:22:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Thursday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, News Fix</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Caitriona Balfe and Daisy Edgar- Jones pictured at Irish premiere of Sense & Sensibility at The Stella Cinema. Sense & Sensibility is in cinemas from 25 September.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Thursday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/mitigation-measures-put-in-place-to-contain-oil-leak-at-tolka-estuary-7165548-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T21:04:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Mitigation measures put in place to contain oil leak at Tolka Estuary in Dublin</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Clontarf Road, Dublin, Dublin City Council, IFI, Inland Fisheries Ireland, Oil Leak, Oil Spill, Tolka Estuary, Wad River</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Image of the oil spill at the Tolka Estuary]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Mitigation measures put in place to contain oil leak at Tolka Estuary in Dublin]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-road-closures-friday-7166069-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T20:31:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Road closures on Friday and Saturday for EU presidency event with high-profile guests</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gardaí outside Dublin Castle while a protest was taking place earlier this year]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Road closures on Friday and Saturday for EU presidency event with high-profile guests]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/six-people-discovered-inside-lorry-trailer-at-rosslare-europort-7166065-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T20:04:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Six people discovered inside lorry trailer at Rosslare Europort</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of Rosslare Europort in Co Wexford]]></image:caption>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/school-refusal-2-7165000-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T20:00:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What do you do when 'I can’t face school today' becomes a daily struggle?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>a teacher's perspective, column, Education, Opinion, Primary School, reluctant pupils, School, school avoidance, Schools, Secondary School, Teachers, teaching, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/unhappy-blond-girl-making-thumbs-down-gesture-dislike-services-poor-quality-4ab96ac0-e658-4ff4-8ebf-7aae4c3bceb6-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[What do you do when 'I can’t face school today' becomes a daily struggle?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/psni-arrest-man-wanted-in-relation-to-rape-and-false-imprisonment-in-co-galway-7166046-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T19:34:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>PSNI arrest man wanted in relation to rape and false imprisonment in Co Galway</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arrest Warrant, Dungannon, extradition warrant, exual offences, Galway, Gardaí, PSNI, Rape, Sexual Offences</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/belfast-city-co-antrim-northern-ireland-february-17th-2023-signage-on-laganside-court-buildings-100ea7e7-d761-43bd-89c2-605532f10a37-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The man (70) is expected to appear before Laganside Extradition Court in Belfast tomorrow.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[PSNI arrest man wanted in relation to rape and false imprisonment in Co Galway]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/raco-pdforra-rdfra-operation-fianna-defence-national-security-irish-defence-forces-7165680-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T18:24:43+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Military group declares 'blatant exploitation' of personnel in operation to protect EU presidency</news:title>
            <news:keywords>conor king, eu presidency, ger guinan, Industrial Relations, National Security, Operation Fianna, pdforra, raco</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/55517333381_80b627ebef_o-bf1652ea-cf7b-4e1c-81c3-8df8901b03ac-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Irish soldiers recently training in the Glen of Imaal.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Military group declares 'blatant exploitation' of personnel in operation to protect EU presidency]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-whistleblower-claims-7165959-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T18:10:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Garda whistleblowers claim they were ‘sidelined and penalised’, says TD</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, Helen McEntee, Ireland, Pearse Doherty, protected disclousure, rté investigates, Whistleblowers</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/the-garda-logo-on-a-lamp-at-the-entrance-to-garda-headquarters-in-the-phoenix-park-dublin-fc640b1f-2ed5-45db-9e73-9741b121bec8-630x399.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Garda HQ in the Phoenix Park, Dublin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Garda whistleblowers claim they were ‘sidelined and penalised’, says TD]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/random-driving-test-rte-pj-gallagher-7164986-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T18:00:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>PJ Gallagher has been springing surprise driving tests on people. Here's how he got on</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Driving, DRIVING TEST READY, Ireland, pj gallagher, RSA, RTÉ, Television</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-2026-09-17-134529-00bfe8d8-8f0d-483b-8fc0-96430f17d382-630x379.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[PJ Gallagher [left] and former tester Brian Harnett [right] are seeing if experienced drivers can pass the driving test.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[PJ Gallagher has been springing surprise driving tests on people. Here's how he got on]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/politics-by-numbers-4-7165477-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T18:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>A million people can now vote in Seanad elections, but they're not signing up</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Dáil Éireann, Figures, Leinster House, Numbers, Opinion, politics by numbers, Statistics, Stats, voices</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/leinster-house-kildare-street-dublin-the-seat-of-the-oireachtas-the-parliament-of-ireland-1fcc9f47-db1c-421c-819e-50b7d12a9008-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[A million people can now vote in Seanad elections, but they're not signing up]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/liam-neeson-siobhan-mcsweeney-and-mens-mayo-team-among-guests-late-late-show-7165809-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T17:39:25+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Liam Neeson, Siobhán McSweeney and men's Mayo team among guests on tomorrow’s Late Late Show </news:title>
            <news:keywords>all ireland winners, caitriona balfe, catherine corless, Danny O'Donoghue, It's back, Liam Neeson, Mayo, Patrick Kielty, RTÉ, siobhan mcsweeney, the late late, The Late Late Show, The Script, The Traitors, the traitors ireland, Traitors, traitors ireland, Tuam</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/unnamed-33-44032eb1-bb06-426b-9b52-db6c780c4199-630x945.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Late Late Show host Patrick Kielty]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Liam Neeson, Siobhán McSweeney and men's Mayo team among guests on tomorrow’s Late Late Show ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-citizenship-ceremonies-dublin-7165566-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T17:32:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>New Irish citizens elated at ceremonies, but sympathetic for friends facing stricter rules </news:title>
            <news:keywords>citizenship, Colm Brophy, Dublin, Fáilte, Immigration, Ireland, irish citizenship</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/501citizenship-ceremonies_90755618-9bfdb90b-5147-497f-8ed4-3c171c3d1107-630x497.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Minister for State Colm Brophy has said new citizenship application rules are expected to come into effect around the end of this year.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[New Irish citizens elated at ceremonies, but sympathetic for friends facing stricter rules ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-5-at-5-wednesday-122-7165821-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T17:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Thursday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5, The 5 at 5</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/no-5-on-a-building-0604a734-1da9-4e6f-bb64-822b364ef94d-630x412.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Thursday]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/son-of-gerry-the-monk-hutch-must-reveal-income-and-assets-after-applying-for-free-legal-aid-7165688-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T15:39:12+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Son of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch must reveal 'income and assets' after applying for free legal aid</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Courts, Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Jason Hutch, Jason Murphy, Spain</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-68-1fdba1f4-db72-4415-86b6-85fee76cea10-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Photo shows armed gardai at Central Criminal Court as Jason Hutch was extradited from Lanzarote on organised crime charges last week]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Son of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch must reveal 'income and assets' after applying for free legal aid]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/rte-eurovision-broadcast-compete-gaza-7165319-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T15:03:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Eurovision: RTÉ won't compete in or broadcast next year's contest in Bulgaria</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Boycott, broadcast, Broadcaster, Bulgaria, Eurovision, Eurovision Song Contest, Gaza, Palestine, RTÉ</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/3efxbx3-ef9b7985-7461-48bd-8506-bc27726c116d-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dara from Bulgaria reacts as she holds the trophy after winning the Grand Final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Eurovision: RTÉ won't compete in or broadcast next year's contest in Bulgaria]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/paid-parking-blanchardstown-shopping-centre-an-coimisiun-pleanala-7165679-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T15:00:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Paid parking at Blanchardstown Shopping Centre gets green light despite local opposition</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Coimisiún Pleanála, Blanchardstown, blanchardstown centre, blanchardstown shopping centre, Dublin, Fingal County Council, Paid Parking, Parking, Price to pay, West Dublin</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/entrance-to-the-blanchardstown-shopping-centre-dublin-ireland-e8d3cc07-d5f6-49ab-89bd-9f3384af113f-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Blanchardstown Shopping Centre. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Paid parking at Blanchardstown Shopping Centre gets green light despite local opposition]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/rte-eurovision-7165622-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T14:54:34+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Another Eurovision boycott: RTÉ, the FAI and Ed Sheeran are all learning you can't avoid politics</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Eurovision, Eurovision 2026, Gaza, ireland boycotts again, Israel, Opinion, Palestine, rte fai and ed sheeran, sheeran controversy, stop the game, taking a stand, voices, War, What's Another Year?</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/nakba-day-pro-palestine-protest-march-in-piccadilly-london-uk-eurovision-reference-placard-anti-israel-genocide-eb3f8b14-d367-4cbc-9030-fcac0130774b-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Another Eurovision boycott: RTÉ, the FAI and Ed Sheeran are all learning you can't avoid politics]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-doonbeg-visit-ireland-podcast-analysis-7165650-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T14:48:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Trump's visit was grubby, weird, but apparently a success</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Diplomacy, Donald Trump, Doonbeg, Podcast, The candidate, US-Ireland relations, Visit</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/3fh6pe7-20409c2f-9bb9-4478-bb37-0f95c0d6fdd0-630x329.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Trump's visit was grubby, weird, but apparently a success]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/eleanor-donaldson-to-appeal-trial-of-the-facts-verdict-7165587-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T14:31:40+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Eleanor Donaldson to appeal verdict that she aided and abetted husband's abuse</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Courts, Eleanor Donaldson, Jeffrey Donaldson, ni, Northern Ireland, trial of the facts</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/lady-eleanor-donaldson-arrives-at-newry-crown-court-for-a-no-bill-hearing-where-she-is-seeking-to-have-two-charges-dismissed-in-the-historical-sex-offences-case-involving-her-and-her-husband-sir-jeffr-c625862e-4005-4380-9a5b-55d446c99d2b-630x417.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Eleanor Donaldson pictured outside Newry Crown Court in February 2025.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Eleanor Donaldson to appeal verdict that she aided and abetted husband's abuse]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/petrol-and-diesel-costs-7165540-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T14:22:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Pressure mounts on government as prices at the pumps exceed €2 per litre for petrol and diesel</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget 2027, fuel costs, Fuel Prices, Helen McEntee, Home Heating Oil, pearse dohert, petrol diesel</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/img_4408-1-beab1c61-179e-4ae0-be8c-bffacc48c63c-630x896.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Prices at one forecourt in Dublin yesterday]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Pressure mounts on government as prices at the pumps exceed €2 per litre for petrol and diesel]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/michael-healy-rae-released-hospital-assault-dublin-7164946-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T13:35:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man arrested in connection with assault on TD Michael Healy-Rae while in his car in Dublin</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Assault, Dáil Éireann, Dublin, Gardaí, Irish Politics, Kerry, Michael Healy-Rae</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/independent-td-michael-healy-rae-leaves-leinster-house-dublin-after-fianna-fail-leader-micheal-martin-was-selected-by-members-of-the-dail-to-be-the-new-taoiseach-picture-date-thursday-january-23-1f424727-5df7-4b19-8daa-de0c70c15aee-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Michael Healy-Rae was assaulted while sitting in his car on Wednesday. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man arrested in connection with assault on TD Michael Healy-Rae while in his car in Dublin]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/exclusive-air-defence-radar-and-weaponry-project-purchase-7164364-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T12:53:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Government signs order to buy French military radar systems for up to half a billion euro</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Air defence, Government to Government, Primary radar</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/amilitaryradarsystemstandstallagainstabackdropof-7d5d7ede-06fc-4f9b-a847-631ff6c99479-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A military radar system. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Government signs order to buy French military radar systems for up to half a billion euro]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/king-charles-princess-diana-comment-7165268-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T12:52:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Buckingham Palace hits back at claims King Charles said Diana would be forgotten 'soon enough'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Buckingham Palace, Charles Spencer, king charles, king charles iii, Memoir, Princess Diana, Royal Family, Royal Row, swan song</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/blurred-frame-18-9aeb6e66-155d-4942-8b19-a9b3bca37310-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Left, King Charles, and right, Diana's younger brother Charles Spencer.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Buckingham Palace hits back at claims King Charles said Diana would be forgotten 'soon enough']]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/what-to-watch-6-7164687-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T12:45:21+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>
        </news:news>
    
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/biohazard-diarrhoea-7164479-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T12:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Hyrox diarrhoea drama: When nature calls, you really need to listen</news:title>
            <news:keywords>biohazard blues, column, Diarrhoea, Fitness, Hyrox, hyrox championship, Opinion, voices</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/cologne-germany-16th-apr-2026-athletes-prepare-for-a-hyrox-competition-at-the-fibo-2026-fitness-trade-fair-at-koelnmesse-new-trends-in-fitness-wellness-and-health-will-be-presented-at-the-trade-460d9288-a50b-4dba-a414-6b14d8c6d30f-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Hyrox diarrhoea drama: When nature calls, you really need to listen]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-sexual-assault-reporting-laws-blackout-debunked-7164610-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T11:58:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Debunked: The media publishes news about sexual assaults, reporting is not banned by ‘new laws’</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Anonymity, Asylum Seekers, Censorship, Crime, Fact check, FactCheck, Ireland, Media Law, Misinformation, Sexual Assault, Sexual Offences</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of Gardaí at the scene of a serious incident in 2018.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Debunked: The media publishes news about sexual assaults, reporting is not banned by ‘new laws’]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/canada-eu-associate-membership-7164959-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T11:45:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Carney warns against beefed-up EU alliance becoming another global power ‘only with better manners’</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Canada, Donald Trump, European Union, mark carney, not so heated rivalry, Strasbourg, Trade, Ursula von der Leyen</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/canadas-prime-minister-mark-carney-delivers-a-speech-during-a-formal-sitting-at-the-european-parliament-in-strasbourg-eastern-france-thursday-sept-17-2026-ap-photopascal-bastien-e255ddfe-5b7c-449e-a9b5-70a6121ef8d2-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Carney addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg this morning.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Carney warns against beefed-up EU alliance becoming another global power ‘only with better manners’]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/catherine-connolly-donald-trump-united-ireland-7165150-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T11:35:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Catherine Connolly says Trump asked if she believed Ireland would be united during her lifetime</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Catherine Connolly, Chit-chat, Donald Trump, Irish Unity, small talk, trump visit, United Ireland</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/president-catherine-connolly-welcomes-us-president-donald-trump-as-he-arrives-for-a-meeting-at-aras-an-uachtarain-her-official-residence-in-phoenix-park-dublin-during-his-trip-to-the-republic-of-ir-11504c67-c84e-42ed-b263-143a8a09bd30-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The two presidents met on 12 September during Trump's two-day visit to Ireland. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Catherine Connolly says Trump asked if she believed Ireland would be united during her lifetime]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/holiday-homes-housing-crisis-empty-7164648-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T11:33:07+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Holiday homes: a theft that needs redressing to release housing stock?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>derelict ireland, holiday homes, Housing, property crisis, the housing essay</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/west-cork-ireland-c5f8ba5b-bbe8-4e8f-84b3-c215af43f888-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[West Cork is just one spot with a proliferation of seasonal homes that are not occupied year-round.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Holiday homes: a theft that needs redressing to release housing stock?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/catherine-connolly-king-charles-7164906-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T11:20:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Catherine Connolly says private meeting with King Charles was 'very interesting'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Catherine Connolly, DUMFRIES HOUSE, Ireland, John Swinney, king charles, Scotland</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/irish-president-catherine-connolly-during-a-visit-to-national-library-of-scotland-in-edinburgh-at-the-start-of-her-four-day-visit-to-scotland-picture-date-wednesday-september-16-2026-e1a0ef0a-0ed2-4029-b635-74c7c81b60db-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Connolly during a visit to National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh, at the start of her four-day visit to Scotland. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Catherine Connolly says private meeting with King Charles was 'very interesting']]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-transport-fare-increases-price-hike-nta-poll-7165044-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T10:33:43+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Will fare increases change how often you use public transport?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bus Fares, Ireland, National Transport Authority, national trasnport authority, NTA, Poll, Public Transport, The Daily Poll, Train fares, Your Say</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/blackrock-dublin-ireland-november-12-2021-a-dublin-local-ril-service-dart-at-blackrock-station-passing-on-a-service-to-bray-5a273699-8fff-4508-8c27-3f41ea7bfc3e-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The National Transport Authority said that for every 10% fare increase, passenger numbers fall by 3%]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Will fare increases change how often you use public transport?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ucd-medieval-castle-discovery-7165024-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T10:27:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>UCD researcher discovers 'lost' medieval castle... on UCD campus</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Archaeology, Belfield, Dublin, good news, GoodNews, handy enough, Medieval history, Roebuck Castle, UCD, University College Dublin</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/fig_1-808c8556-50fb-406e-9249-90ecefd00bee-630x840.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The present Roebuck Castle, from the north-west.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[UCD researcher discovers 'lost' medieval castle... on UCD campus]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ibec-wage-increase-2027-7164890-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T09:40:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Irish workers can expect a pay increase of just over 3% next year</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Business, Economy, Employment, IBEC, Ireland, Pay, Wages</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/brown-male-wallet-full-of-cash-on-a-white-background-ab415d2c-526a-4831-8157-ef8ea01e610e-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[In 2026, 85% of businesses increased pay by an average of 3.5% across all sectors, the report said.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Irish workers can expect a pay increase of just over 3% next year]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-thursday-68-7164941-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T08:45:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Thursday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, Economy, Ed Sheeran, Ireland, king charles, Macklemore, Nine at Nine, Palestine, The 9 at 9, the nine at nine</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/eggs-cup-breakfast-morning-spoon-366908c1-4ad5-4436-93ca-4a07bce6511f-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Thursday]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/classic-hits-radio-removes-ed-sheerans-music-macklemore-backlash-7164895-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T07:47:37+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Classic Hits Radio to remove Ed Sheeran music 'for foreseeable future' amid Macklemore row</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Backlash, Controversy, Ed Sheeran, Gaza, Israel, Macklemore, Music, Palestine, Robert Kraft, US</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/ed-sheeran-performs-during-the-iheartradio-music-festival-at-t-mobile-arena-on-september-20th-2025-in-las-vegas-nevada-usa-photo-by-anne-barsonabacapress-com-d2e6d2e1-f3a3-451b-8b8b-0ddbf4b505c8-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ed Sheeran performing in November 2025. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Classic Hits Radio to remove Ed Sheeran music 'for foreseeable future' amid Macklemore row]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sport-listings-brentford-7164553-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T07:15:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Feisty cross-channel football fixtures, and cycling's World Road Championships</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, Sports listings</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/esri-rreport-young-people-more-likely-to-miss-school-if-they-have-harsh-parents-or-lack-routines-7164498-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T06:30:01+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Young people more likely to miss school if they have harsh parents or lack routines</news:title>
            <news:keywords>ESRI, school absence, TESS, tusla</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/view-of-a-child-victim-of-school-bullying-in-france-f51fe476-469a-44d2-8c1b-5626ca296618-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The report found that not liking school is now more strongly predictive of absence than it was among the same age cohort a decade ago (file image).]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Young people more likely to miss school if they have harsh parents or lack routines]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/deemed-disposal-tax-ireland-7157045-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T00:05:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Harris likely to bow to pressure to tackle unpopular investment tax in upcoming budget</news:title>
            <news:keywords>deemed disposal, Department of Finance, ETFs, Investment tax, Ireland, Simon Harris, tax on investments, The Morning Lead</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/tanaiste-simon-harris-at-the-fine-gael-parliamentary-party-meeting-held-at-amber-springs-hotel-in-gorey-co-wexford-picture-date-thursday-september-10-2026-316a4681-1d88-486d-a600-81b26e6d617c-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Simon Harris, the minister for finance. His department recommended scrapping deemed disposal three years ago.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Harris likely to bow to pressure to tackle unpopular investment tax in upcoming budget]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url></urlset>