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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/speed-camera-controversy-7082726-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:title>This controversial speed camera in Kilkenny has resulted in 30,000 fines in a single year</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/quiz-irish-dogs-7082574-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-28T22:00:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Quiz: How much do you know about Irish dogs?</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Over 15,000 people took part in a survey to help decide which designs would feature on the new passport. ]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/money-diaries-spending-saving-90-7066557-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-28T20:00:18+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Money Diaries: A junior doctor on €44K living in Cork</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Money Diaries: A junior doctor on €44K living in Cork]]></image:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-28T20:00:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Sunday</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ireland lift the trophy after the second T20I test match at Stormont, Belfast.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-unity-sinn-fein-7084363-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-28T19:07:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>UK under pressure from 'rising pro-independence tide', says Mary Lou McDonald</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Sinn Fin president Mary Lou McDonald (right) has described history unfolding (PA)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[UK under pressure from 'rising pro-independence tide', says Mary Lou McDonald]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/bessborough-apartments-mother-and-baby-home-7084344-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-28T18:51:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Bessborough survivors willing to chain themselves to diggers to prevent building of apartments</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Bessborough survivors willing to chain themselves to diggers to prevent building of apartments]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/financial-hardship-developers-south-dublin-homes-planning-7084306-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-28T17:55:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Financial hardship for developers who built 29 homes without planning 'is on them', says judge</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[One of the 29 modular homes constructed without planning permission in Brittas.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Financial hardship for developers who built 29 homes without planning 'is on them', says judge]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cyclist-dies-kilkenny-2-7084285-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-28T17:41:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Cyclist injured in Kilkenny collision dies in hospital</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Cyclist injured in Kilkenny collision dies in hospital]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jim-ocallaghan-eu-asylum-seeker-return-hubs-ireland-7084142-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-28T14:44:10+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland 'wants to be part of' EU plans for asylum seeker return hubs outside bloc, minister says</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Asylum Seekers, Deportation, EU, Homelessness, Jim O'Callaghan, Justice Minister, return hubs</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/european-flags-with-the-ukrainian-flag-in-the-foreground-louise-weiss-building-european-parliament-strasbourg-bas-rhin-alsace-grand-est-france-cc6a227a-7774-41f9-bdf1-9fcfd81adbfa-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The European Parliament approved the establishment of return hubs earlier this month.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland 'wants to be part of' EU plans for asylum seeker return hubs outside bloc, minister says]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/flat-legal-aid-fee-solicitors-final-figure-government-7084087-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-28T14:44:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Very generous' flat legal aid fee for solicitors set to be finalised after week of court disruption</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Courts, flat fee, Jim O'Callaghan, Justice, legal aid, Solicitors</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/minister-for-justice-jim-ocallaghan-speaking-to-the-media-at-government-buildings-dublin-as-proposals-on-stricter-migration-rules-have-been-brought-to-cabinet-picture-date-wednesday-november-26-ee1235bf-af76-474d-ac24-4b518691212b-630x436.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan previously defended the proposed reform.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Very generous' flat legal aid fee for solicitors set to be finalised after week of court disruption]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/poll-gigs-summer-7084162-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>2026-06-28T14:38:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Poll: Have you been to any concerts so far this summer?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Concerts, Festivals, Poll, Summer, The Daily Poll, Tickets, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Poll: Have you been to any concerts so far this summer?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/state-apology-victims-bill-kenneally-14-july-7084140-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-28T14:18:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>State apology to be made to victims of paedophile Bill Kenneally on 14 July</news:title>
            <news:keywords>bill kenneally, Child Abuse, Ireland, Jim O'Callaghan, State apology, Waterford</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Bill Kenneally pictured in 2024 
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        <image:title><![CDATA[State apology to be made to victims of paedophile Bill Kenneally on 14 July]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/doug-beattie-ni-police-ombudsman-probe-psni-jeffrey-donaldson-7084127-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-28T13:41:37+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Calls for NI Police Ombudsman to probe what PSNI knew about Jeffrey Donaldson</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Doug Beattie, Jeffrey Donaldson, Northern Ireland, police ombudsman for northern ireland, PSNI</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/sir-jeffrey-donaldson-leaving-newry-crown-court-where-he-and-his-wife-lady-eleanor-donaldson-are-accused-of-historical-sexual-offences-picture-date-tuesday-may-26-2026-dd2ce79e-d61c-471d-bcb5-2e7534c4b79d-630x446.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson leaving Newry Crown Court last month.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Calls for NI Police Ombudsman to probe what PSNI knew about Jeffrey Donaldson]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cost-to-renovate-per-square-metre-7083199-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-28T13:00:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>How much does it cost to renovate a house per square metre?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>houses to restore, Housing Crisis, Property, series, shay lally, the big reno clinic</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Bespoke kitchen? That's going to cost you.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[How much does it cost to renovate a house per square metre?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-scottish-identity-overlap-calling-353-7082636-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>2026-06-28T10:00:51+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Tartan Army FOMO shows how Irish-American identity is Scot(ch)-taped together </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Calling 353, Darach Ó Séaghdha, Irish-American, Scots Irish, scottish identity, series, Tartan army</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/molly-malone-statue-boston-630x410.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Molly Malone having an identity crisis at an Irish pub in Boston.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Tartan Army FOMO shows how Irish-American identity is Scot(ch)-taped together ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/strawberry-full-moon-night-sky-astronomy-ireland-7084063-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-28T09:35:19+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Strawberry Moon set to light up Irish skies over the next three nights - here's when to see it</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Astronomy, Astronomy Ireland, Full Moon, Moon, Night Sky, strawberry moon</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/a-red-full-moon-rising-above-the-horizon-58b07d24-e1e5-4be7-b491-e04916166d67-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The moon may also appear larger tonight as it will stay close to the horizon.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Strawberry Moon set to light up Irish skies over the next three nights - here's when to see it]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sitdown-sunday-boris-johnsons-brexit-fantasy-7079486-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-28T09:00:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Sitdown Sunday: Boris Johnson's Brexit fantasy</news:title>
            <news:keywords>7 deadly reads, Brexit, Longreads, Pope, sitdown sunday, Taliban, United Kingdom</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/boris-johnson-speaks-at-a-vote-leave-event-in-east-london-ahead-of-the-eu-referendum-on-june-23rd-8f5c396e-d914-4e84-ba6b-d6b179b8f4c8-630x416.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Boris Johnson speaks at a vote leave event in east London ahead of the EU referendum.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Sitdown Sunday: Boris Johnson's Brexit fantasy]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-sunday-215-7084053-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>2026-06-28T08:56:19+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Sunday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, Nine at Nine</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/breakfast-1f70b3d7-2c3b-4d1e-8a89-621041983f99-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Sunday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/disney-series-2-7080280-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>2026-06-28T08:00:58+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What you need to know about the new detective series Furious</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, watercooler moment</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/download-3-1e15d629-44b2-46cc-ae05-6f626ea7eecf-630x420.jpeg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[What you need to know about the new detective series Furious]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/internet-diaries-biscoff-low-stakes-conspiracy-theory-7081686-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>2026-06-28T08:00:29+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>My conspiracy theory about Biscoff showed me how low-stakes paranoia can make life feel better</news:title>
            <news:keywords>algorithms, Biscoff, Diary of a man on the internet, Internet Diaries, Low stakes conspiracy theories, Reddit, Social Media</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/a-young-girl-holds-two-portions-of-biscoff-ice-cream-cup-the-ice-cream-is-served-with-whole-and-crumbed-biscoff-biscuits-along-with-biscoff-spread-e53ac2e6-741e-4888-81f3-6f6576a4902b-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Biscoff ice-cream, the latest in a seemingly endless list of products featuring the caramelised biscuit]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[My conspiracy theory about Biscoff showed me how low-stakes paranoia can make life feel better]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/play-therapy-dublin-7066359-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>2026-06-28T07:30:51+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The magic of play therapy: What children can’t say, they show</news:title>
            <news:keywords>childhood, column, healing through play, learning through play, Mental Health, Opinion, Play, play therapy, therapist, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Play therapy. File photo.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The magic of play therapy: What children can’t say, they show]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/government-no-intention-publishing-donegal-planning-mulcahy-report-7083062-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-28T07:00:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The government clearly has no intention to ever publish the Donegal planning corruption report</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Analysis, Donegal, Donegal County Council, Mulcahy Report, Paul O'Donoghue, Planning, Planning COrruption</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/pileofcementcinderblocks-7e305ad8-6842-4a25-b4d5-ee7812384f7d-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The report centres on claims from a former senior planner at Donegal county council who compiled a dossier of almost two dozen alleged examples of rule breaches at the local authority.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The government clearly has no intention to ever publish the Donegal planning corruption report]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/gift-ememption-raise-to-5k-7082971-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>2026-06-28T06:30:18+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Call to raise gift exemption to €5k so parents can help with deposits without reducing inheritance</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Children, Deposits, Inheritance, inheritance tax, small gift exemption</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/peoples-consent-the-transfer-of-money-from-hand-to-hand-the-european-currency-in-the-market-new-2598c04e-13ee-461c-8d1f-e175fd232ad4-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Call to raise gift exemption to €5k so parents can help with deposits without reducing inheritance]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/vinted-charity-shops-7081355-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-28T00:05:19+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The Vinted effect: Charity retailers take to reselling apps with big-ticket items </news:title>
            <news:keywords>charity shops, fast fashion, friend or foe, Ireland, on the apps, Retail trends, Secondhand fashion, The Morning Lead, TML, vinted</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/screenshot-2026-06-26-at-14-22-29-02598922-fa60-464d-80f6-5203a27c04e2-630x473.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The hundreds of charity shops in Ireland are embracing new initiatives as online secondhand selling takes off.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The Vinted effect: Charity retailers take to reselling apps with big-ticket items ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/quiz-uk-prime-ministers-7082653-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-27T22:00:11+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Quiz: How well do you remember UK prime ministers of the past two decades?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Andy Burnham, Keir Starmer, prime ministers, Quiz, UK</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/3d4j6fh-25ab299f-923c-417b-bc77-9b82a82f45e5-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Former British prime ministers Boris Johnson and Liz Truss pictured together last year]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Quiz: How well do you remember UK prime ministers of the past two decades?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/winners-and-losers-political-7080603-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>2026-06-27T21:30:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'The position is bolloxology': Four winners and three losers of the political week</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Homelessness, Irish Politics, Leinster House, The week that was, Winners and Losers</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/oir-mx-4_90750559-0d7e6659-808b-4db0-a3a7-50911399d71f-630x515.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Oireachtas Joint Committee on drugs chaired by Deputy Gary Gannon published its final report this week. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['The position is bolloxology': Four winners and three losers of the political week]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/gigs-7080184-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-27T21:00:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Fans are less engaged': Cost, over-supply and transport stifle demand for big gigs this summer</news:title>
            <news:keywords>GIGS GALORE, supply and demand, Ticketmaster</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/festival-mobil-text-message-festivals-mobils-f65dab03-a9a6-4b12-ad8e-04172003721b-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A rise in people trying to sell tickets for gigs via social media might point to a weaker demand for some live shows this summer. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Fans are less engaged': Cost, over-supply and transport stifle demand for big gigs this summer]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-role-of-the-irish-in-us-revolution-highlighted-in-new-tg4-documentary-7082699-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-27T20:45:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Pivotal role of RTÉ presenter's namesake in US independence revealed in new TG4 documentary</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cormac Ó hEadhra, George Washington, Harvard University, Irish role in US Independence, Réabhlóid Mheirceá, Stephen Moylan, TG4, The American War Of Independence</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Broadcaster Cormac Ó hEadhra presents TG4's new documentary film, Réabhlóid Mheirceá - Na Laochra Gael, which is to be screened over two weeks, starting on 1 July]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Pivotal role of RTÉ presenter's namesake in US independence revealed in new TG4 documentary]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-fix-headlines-2-7083841-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-27T19:50:51+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's what happened today: Saturday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, News Fix, The Fix</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/gay-pride-dublin-4163_90750785-91ba7baf-aa7c-45c1-99bd-d127c0da0bde-630x420.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Participants in today's Pride march in Dublin.]]></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/lgbtq-and-healthcare-7080821-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>2026-06-27T19:00:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Lessons from a hospital waiting room: Becoming an ally of the LGBT community</news:title>
            <news:keywords>being seen, column, Healthcare, Hospitals, Intensive care, LGBT, LGBTQ, Opinion, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/young-lesbian-couple-holding-letters-lgbt-on-color-background-a87f1881-0fc5-407a-9a16-adf3933c2d13-630x403.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Lessons from a hospital waiting room: Becoming an ally of the LGBT community]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/venezuelans-search-rubble-for-survivors-after-two-earthquakes-kill-at-least-235-7082341-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-27T19:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Death toll from Venezuela earthquakes rises to 1,430, with thousands reported missing</news:title>
            <news:keywords>caracas, delcy rodriguez, Earthquake, La Guaira, Natural Disasters, Venezuela</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/aptopix-venezuela-earthquake-0a882f73-b84a-4e65-8b54-9628b68fe7eb-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Residents walk among the rubble of building damaged in earthquakes the previous day in Catia La Mar, Venezuela.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Death toll from Venezuela earthquakes rises to 1,430, with thousands reported missing]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/abbeyleix-road-collision-7083807-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-27T18:17:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gardaí appeal for witnesses after elderly man dies in Laois car crash</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Abbeyleix, Gardaí, Laois, Road Death</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/garda-stock-a-stock-garda-road-closed-sign-0ec69855-6efc-4d0c-9c45-28b46e57fc8d-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A garda road closure sign]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Gardaí appeal for witnesses after elderly man dies in Laois car crash]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cowtown-yard-closure-stoneybatter-7083719-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-27T17:48:42+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Popular food market and sauna in Dublin fighting to stay open after Council denies planning</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cowtown, Cowtown Yard, Dublin City Council, Stoneybatter</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/img_9488-57c4f557-c870-4b9f-b317-f805bd13d1be-630x493.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Cowtown Yard]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Popular food market and sauna in Dublin fighting to stay open after Council denies planning]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-assault-dublin-7083760-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-27T17:17:43+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Pair charged after 'recognised' off duty garda assaulted in Dublin city centre</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Courts, Dublin</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/a-weathered-statue-of-lady-justice-holding-the-scales-of-justice-against-a-blurred-building-backdrop-4ae78c1c-ec57-4a5d-b6e3-979bb3804b12-630x397.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Pair charged after 'recognised' off duty garda assaulted in Dublin city centre]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/prince-harry-uk-7083707-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-27T16:05:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Is the feud over? Prince Harry and family to be guests of King Charles during UK visit</news:title>
            <news:keywords>harry and meghan, Prince Harry, spare, spare room, UK</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/london-uk-4-april-2019prince-charles-and-prince-harry-attending-the-world-premiere-of-our-planet-at-the-natural-history-museum-london-credit-dou-b9f1030b-9e7c-4696-b8b5-9bf2feceb8bb-630x525.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[King Charles and Harry in 2019]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Is the feud over? Prince Harry and family to be guests of King Charles during UK visit]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-pride-parade-events-city-centre-7083673-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-27T14:59:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dublin celebrates Pride with parade, performances and packed city streets</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, Dublin City, LGBTQ, Pride, Pride Parade</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/2-gay-pride-dublin-4192_90750790-d92c154f-b373-4216-af60-6b35e7b68cb2-630x414.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of people attended the parade.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dublin celebrates Pride with parade, performances and packed city streets]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/yamamori-izakaya-nightclub-dj-ending-hoxton-7083616-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-27T14:17:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Yamamori to end all DJ and nightclub events from July after agreement reached with Hoxton landlord</news:title>
            <news:keywords>DJ, Hotel, hoxton, izakaya, Nightclub, TRINITY HOSPITALITY, Yamamori, Yamamori Izakaya</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The event space has been open for almost 15 years.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Yamamori to end all DJ and nightclub events from July after agreement reached with Hoxton landlord]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/mv-hondius-hantavirus-7083657-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-27T14:04:22+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Irish woman stuck on hantavirus ship says she can't believe she escaped virus</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Brendan O'Connor, hantavirus, MV Hondius, RTÉ Radio 1</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/passengers-on-the-hantavirus-stricken-cruise-ship-mv-hondius-scan-the-horizon-with-binoculars-during-their-voyage-to-spains-port-of-tenerife-may-6-2026-ap-photo-46326896-df14-43ac-84c0-7fb54cc01c77-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Passengers on the MV Hondius scan the horizon with binoculars during their voyage to Tenerife, May 6, 2026.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Irish woman stuck on hantavirus ship says she can't believe she escaped virus]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/carlow-courts-7083650-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-27T12:59:10+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man who groomed and abused teenage girl jailed for seven years</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Carlow, Central Criminal Court, Child Abuse, Courts, gender-based violence</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Central Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin City.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man who groomed and abused teenage girl jailed for seven years]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/legal-aid-payment-changes-7081812-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-27T12:32:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Planned changes to legal aid payments will lead to 'exodus' of solicitors, Law Society says</news:title>
            <news:keywords>access to justice, criminal legal aid, Department of Justice, Ireland, Jim O'Callaghan, law society of ireland, legal aid, Solicitors</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/solcitors-protest-speaking8-49acc8e8-9585-466c-935b-5ac9895ed5aa-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Rosemarie Loftus, President of the Law Society of Ireland and Sean Guerin SC, chair of the Council of the Bar as part of today's demonstration. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Planned changes to legal aid payments will lead to 'exodus' of solicitors, Law Society says]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/small-plane-crash-skyscraper-beijing-china-7083640-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-27T12:22:21+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Pilot dies after small plane crashes into Beijing high-rise</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Beijing, China, pilot, Plane, Plane Crash, skyscraper</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/a-damaged-section-is-seen-after-a-small-plane-crashed-into-the-citic-tower-also-known-as-china-zun-the-tallest-building-in-beijing-on-saturday-june-27-2026-ap-photong-han-guan-ae6717df-1058-4c4a-b512-9d0f54beb14d-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A damaged section can be seen on the CITIC Tower.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Pilot dies after small plane crashes into Beijing high-rise]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/pride-poll-7083630-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>2026-06-27T12:13:37+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Are you going to any Pride events this weekend? </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Poll, Pride, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/image-c5b81914-92c2-4c7e-afb7-bb2c3f948c8b-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dublin Ireland. Joanna Oleszyk from Poland at the Gay Pride event in Merrion Square in Dublin City centre last year. Photo:/ RollingNews.ie]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Are you going to any Pride events this weekend? ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/solicitor-standoff-legal-aid-jim-ocallaghan-7082588-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
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