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            <news:title>Can consumers really opt out of supermarket loyalty schemes when some price differences are so big?</news:title>
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            <news:title>'You almost stop seeing it': How Dublin 8 is a snapshot into Ireland's wider dereliction problem</news:title>
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            <news:title>'I was sacked on Radio Kerry': Two winners and two losers from the political week</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Independent TD Michael Healy Rae]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-headlines-round-up-27-7062842-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-06T20:03:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Saturday</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/technological-universities-7061003-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-06T20:00:04+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Merger of ITs into technological universities branded a 'costly waste of money'</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/castlwntownbere-rnli-rescue-annette-hutton-7062788-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-06T19:21:25+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>West Cork lifeboat crew rescue stranded sailors after engine fire in rolling seas</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/book-about-travel-in-ireland-7047277-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:title>Great Irish road trips: A new book guides you through the best routes to travel in Ireland</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/qayyum-balogun-stabbed-investigation-teenage-suspect-released-file-dpp-7062668-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-06T17:58:21+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Teenage boy arrested as part of investigation into Qayyum Balogun released without charge</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/marion-fossett-rip-has-died-fossett-circus-7062613-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-06T16:36:01+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Marion Fossett, well known ring mistress of Fossett's Circus has died</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Fossett Circus, Marion Fossett, RIP</news:keywords>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/racially-motivated-arson-at-belfast-building-due-to-become-international-food-shop-7062588-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-06T15:43:44+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘Racially motivated’ arson at former Belfast Gospel hall due to become international food store</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Belfast, PSNI, Shankill Road</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Google Maps image of the former Gospel Hall which was gutted overnight]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[‘Racially motivated’ arson at former Belfast Gospel hall due to become international food store]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/seven-month-old-baby-boy-killed-by-israeli-gunfire-in-occupied-west-bank-7062452-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-06T14:41:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Seven-month-old baby boy killed by Israeli gunfire in occupied West Bank</news:title>
            <news:keywords>hebron, Israel, Palestine, West Bank</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Fahd Abu Haikal displays a photo of seven-month-old Sam, who was killed when Israeli soldiers fired at the vehicle carrying him and his parents]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Seven-month-old baby boy killed by Israeli gunfire in occupied West Bank]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/wrc-labour-court-omniplex-cork-7062539-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-06T13:24:58+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Omniplex ordered to more than double compensation to autistic ex-manager after appealing WRC ruling</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Labour Court, Mahon Point, Omniplex Cork, Workplace Relations Commission, WRC</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/the-offices-of-the-labour-court-lansdowne-road-dublin-this-is-the-court-of-last-resort-when-all-other-labour-relation-options-have-been-exhausted-b982264c-9bd0-4fa5-ad31-855cd419e642-630x502.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Labour Court concluded that the request 'could have been met and done so in a timely fashion'.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Omniplex ordered to more than double compensation to autistic ex-manager after appealing WRC ruling]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/scrappage-good-scheme-but-its-a-pilot-7061450-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-06T11:59:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The scrappage scheme: Who will be the biggest winners?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, electric vehicles, government policy, Ireland, Motoring, Paddy Comyn, ReadMe, Scrappage Scheme, Transport, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Cars like the new Volkswagen ID.Polo, which starts at €19,985, could be available for just €14,985 for qualifying customers under the new ICE2EV scheme

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        <image:title><![CDATA[The scrappage scheme: Who will be the biggest winners?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/pope-leo-to-meet-with-abuse-victims-and-migrants-during-spain-visit-7062460-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-06T10:30:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Pope Leo to meet with abuse victims and migrants during Spain visit</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Canary Islands, Catholic Church, Papal Visit, Pedro Sanchez, Pope Leo, Pope Leo XIV, Spain, the vatican</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Pope Leo next to King Felipe and Queen Letizia at start of seven-day visit to Spain and Canary Islands]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Pope Leo to meet with abuse victims and migrants during Spain visit]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/poll-katie-taylor-final-fight-croke-park-7062486-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-06T10:01:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Will you try to get tickets to Katie Taylor's final fight in Croke Park?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Boxing, Croke Park, Dublin, Flora Pili, Katie Taylor, Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Katie Taylor on the Croke Park pitch after details of her farewell fight were announced]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Will you try to get tickets to Katie Taylor's final fight in Croke Park?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/children-passport-surname-7053173-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-06T09:00:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>TD seeks solution for parents facing travel checks if they don't share their child's surname</news:title>
            <news:keywords>barry ward, Helen McEntee, Holidays, husband, international travel, parents, passport change, Passports, surnames, taking their name, wife</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ward says women are dispropotionally affected as more women do not take the name of their husband when they get married. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[TD seeks solution for parents facing travel checks if they don't share their child's surname]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/morning-news-rundown-saturday-june-2-7062467-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-06T09:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Saturday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, The 9 at 9</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Saturday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cape-fear-7059410-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-06T08:00:35+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Review: Is the new TV remake of Cape Fear (starring Javier Bardem) worth watching?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, deep dive review</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Review: Is the new TV remake of Cape Fear (starring Javier Bardem) worth watching?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/misinformation-mistrust-media-steve-dempsey-7061749-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-06T08:00:21+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The have-nots and the have-yachts: Distrust is supercharged in an unequal society </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Analysis, Ireland, Journalism, Media, Misinformation, Politics, Social Media, Steve Dempsey</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Zuckerberg's super yacht, Launchpad, in 2024]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The have-nots and the have-yachts: Distrust is supercharged in an unequal society ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sport-ireland-and-triathlon-ireland-could-be-asked-to-appear-before-oireachtas-committee-on-youghal-ironman-tragedy-7061920-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-06T06:05:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Oireachtas committee likely to ask sports bodies to discuss Youghal Ironman fallout</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Triathlon Tragedy</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Oireachtas committee likely to ask sports bodies to discuss Youghal Ironman fallout]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/factcheck-rte-debate-scientific-studies-on-sunbeds-uv-rays-health-cancer-7059129-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-06T06:00:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>FactCheck: What the scientific studies say about the harms of sunbed use</news:title>
            <news:keywords>carcinogens, FactCheck, melanoma, RTÉ Radio, Skin Cancer, sunbed association, Sunbeds, Tanning</news:keywords>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/online-gambling-in-ireland-7061885-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-06T00:10:28+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Online betting breached the €1 billion mark in a single quarter for first time in Ireland</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Online gambling is an industry on a "one-way trajectory of growth", experts have said. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Online betting breached the €1 billion mark in a single quarter for first time in Ireland]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/aughinish-alumina-foynes-security-issues-russia-rusal-7059612-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-06T00:05:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Security concerns mounting over potential attack on Russian-owned factory in Limerick</news:title>
            <news:keywords>aughinish alumina, Foynes, Foynes Moscow and the Kremlin, Limerick, The Morning Lead, Watching Foynes</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[ Aerial view of Aughinish Alumina Refinery on the Shannon River , Co Limerick.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/donald-trump-7060969-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
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            <news:title>Larry Donnelly: The Senate battlegrounds that could shape an indifferent Trump's final years</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Larry Donnelly: The Senate battlegrounds that could shape an indifferent Trump's final years]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/henry-nowak-7062200-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T22:24:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Vice President JD Vance has been criticised by No.10. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Downing Street hits back after JD Vance blames Henry Nowak murder on migrant ‘invasion’]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/teenager-arrested-qayyum-balogun-7062277-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T21:29:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Teenager arrested in connection with investigation into Qayyum Balogun’s death</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Qayyum Balogun.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Teenager arrested in connection with investigation into Qayyum Balogun’s death]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/tullow-housing-7060747-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T21:00:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Developer switches half of homes in new social housing estate to private market at last minute</news:title>
            <news:keywords>BHA Construction, Carlow, Carlow County Council, Co Carlow, cóilín o'reilly, Housing, Housing Crisis, Property, Social Housing, Tullow</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The newly completed homes.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Developer switches half of homes in new social housing estate to private market at last minute]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jon-snow-channel-4-broadcaster-alzheimers-7062231-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T20:54:55+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Veteran Channel 4 broadcaster Jon Snow reveals he has Alzheimer's</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jon Snow pictured in 2005.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Veteran Channel 4 broadcaster Jon Snow reveals he has Alzheimer's]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-news-90-7062224-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T20:53:05+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Friday</news:title>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/katie-taylor-54508a59-54b3-4b74-9e02-f2f14751fa5a-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Katie Taylor's Croke Park farewell fight will take place in September, it was announced today.]]></image:caption>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/drama-queen-7060501-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>2026-06-05T19:00:21+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Confessions of a curtain twitcher: Why are we so fascinated by other people's problems?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, drama queens, KIDS, loving the drama, Opinion, Parenting, parents, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Confessions of a curtain twitcher: Why are we so fascinated by other people's problems?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-economy-eurozone-gdp-multinationals-7062067-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T18:31:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland’s economy shrank so much, it dragged the entire eurozone into reverse</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Economy, Europe, Eurozone, GDP, Ireland, that's our bad</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The eurozone economy contracted by 0.2% in the first quarter of the year.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland’s economy shrank so much, it dragged the entire eurozone into reverse]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/qayyum-balogun-assault-accused-court-7062104-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T18:13:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man accused of leading '14-man pack' that chased Qayyum Balogun granted bail</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Assault, Bewleys, Clarendon Street, Court, joshua brodericks, Qayyum Balogun</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Qayyum Balogun.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man accused of leading '14-man pack' that chased Qayyum Balogun granted bail]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/health-minister-rotunda-private-public-contracts-maternity-care-7061421-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T17:38:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Rotunda seeks to 'explain rationale' behind consultants on public contracts seeing private patients</news:title>
            <news:keywords>consultant contracts, Healthcare, HSE, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Maternity Care, Rotunda Hospital, sláintecare</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Rotunda seeks to 'explain rationale' behind consultants on public contracts seeing private patients]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/primavera-thursday-weather-7061776-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T17:20:05+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Inside Primavera's 'disastrous' day one: Irish fans say it wasn't the weather that ruined it</news:title>
            <news:keywords>barcalona, Communication, Festival, Music Festival, Primavera Sound, Weather</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Inside Primavera's 'disastrous' day one: Irish fans say it wasn't the weather that ruined it]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-news-89-7062017-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T17:04:37+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Friday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5, News catchup, The 5 at 5</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Here are the five leading news stories this evening. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Friday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/anthony-head-actor-dead-7061989-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T16:52:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Buffy and Ted Lasso star Anthony Head dies aged 72</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Anthony Head.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Buffy and Ted Lasso star Anthony Head dies aged 72]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/child-benefit-overclaim-suspended-sentence-courts-7061928-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T16:38:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Woman who altered birth certs to overclaim €43,000 of child benefit given suspended sentence</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Clontarf, Courts, Dublin, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, Karina Kelly</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Karina Kelly of Clontarf Road, Clontarf, Dublin pictured at the Criminal Courts of Justice]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Woman who altered birth certs to overclaim €43,000 of child benefit given suspended sentence]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/debunked-party-african-social-housing-estate-dublin-bbq-video-7061859-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:title>Debunked: Videos of a party do not show social housing ‘purposely built for African migrants’</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Debunked: Videos of a party do not show social housing ‘purposely built for African migrants’]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/newshound-quiz-friday-5-7061745-Jun2026/</loc>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/nasa-international-space-station-air-leak-7061830-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T16:19:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The ISS Progress 79 resupply ship from Roscosmos is pictured after undocking from the Zvezda service module's rear port ]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/love-island-podcast-explained-7059762-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T16:00:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>How do Irish contestants keep stealing the spotlight on Love Island?</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jeffrey-donaldson-trial-alleged-abuse-not-reported-destroy-reputation-7061734-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T14:59:38+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Donaldson trial: Complainant told pastor she could not report alleged abuse as it would 'destroy reputation'</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson arriving at Newry Crown Court this morning.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Donaldson trial: Complainant told pastor she could not report alleged abuse as it would 'destroy reputation']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/unions-recommend-ambulance-workers-accept-new-pay-proposals-7061733-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T14:56:22+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Unions recommend ambulance workers accept new pay proposals</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ireland, Labour Court, National Ambulance Service, Paramedics, Pay dispute, SIPTU</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/ambulance-copyspace-36f83a46-e158-4aea-98c2-495492f2fa5d-630x418.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Labour Court proposals will now go to a ballot of union members.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Unions recommend ambulance workers accept new pay proposals]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/new-emergency-text-alert-system-could-cost-up-to-15-million-7061687-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T13:47:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>New emergency text alert system to cost up to €15m</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Alert, department of communications, emergencies, emergency text messages, Patrick O'Donovan</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/emergency-alerts-uk-severe-test-notification-on-mobile-phone-held-in-a-hand-outdoors-government-life-threatening-warning-message-with-red-hazard-icon-e98d1699-7d03-4df0-9977-c46d2d62d8ec-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[An example of an emergency text alert sent in the UK. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[New emergency text alert system to cost up to €15m]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/taoiseach-says-two-israeli-ministers-have-been-banned-from-travelling-to-ireland-7061690-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T13:47:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland has banned two far-right Israeli ministers from entering the country</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bezalel smotrich, FAI, Gaza, Israel, itamar ben-gvir, Lebanon, Micheál Martin, Taoiseach</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/jerusalem-israel-29th-dec-2022-right-wing-knesset-members-itamar-ben-gvir-and-bezalel-smotrich-attend-a-special-session-of-the-knesset-to-approve-and-swear-in-a-new-right-wing-government-in-jerusa-b37bd267-6aad-466d-8b69-208819f91e3a-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of Israel national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir (left) and finance minister Bezalel Smotrich.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland has banned two far-right Israeli ministers from entering the country]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ryan-tubridy-warns-terrestrial-tv-in-trouble-due-to-the-clip-economy-7061629-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T12:46:34+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ryan Tubridy warns ‘terrestrial television is in trouble’ due to the ‘clip economy’</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Patrick Kielty, RTÉ, Ryan Tubridy, The Late Late Show</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/ryan-tubridy-poses-for-photographers-upon-arrival-at-the-premiere-for-the-crown-season-6-finale-in-london-tuesday-dec-5-2023-photo-by-vianney-le-caerinvisionap-1e8a85b6-f671-467d-b9ae-007ad379a09f-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tubridy said people are consuming TV like it's a 'tapas dish' rather than a 'meal' (file image)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ryan Tubridy warns ‘terrestrial television is in trouble’ due to the ‘clip economy’]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/clare-council-introduces-temperature-controls-at-castle-after-medieval-banquet-actors-fainted-from-heat-7061606-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T12:05:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Council introduces temperature controls at castle after medieval banquet actors fainted from heat</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Clare County Council, Co Clare, county clare, Health and Safety, Knappogue Castle, Tourism, Workplace Relations Commission</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/knappogue-castle-3-020beea9-8674-477d-beb9-e4558a3c1e41-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Actors were required to wear thick, heavy velvet medieval costumes for the banquets, while the castle had no proper ventilation.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Council introduces temperature controls at castle after medieval banquet actors fainted from heat]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/poll-should-ireland-play-israel-nations-league-boycott-7061438-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>2026-06-05T11:35:10+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Should Ireland play Israel in the Nations League?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>FAI, Ireland, Israel, Poll, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/279national-march-for-palestine_90743396-2fe9bd98-cd82-4b16-a880-6f83f1356081-630x373.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A crowd of people calling for the FAI to boycott the games against Israel during the National March for Palestine in Dublin in February.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Should Ireland play Israel in the Nations League?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/further-eight-sets-infant-remains-recovered-tuam-excavation-7061531-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T11:30:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Further eight sets of infant remains recovered during Tuam excavation</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Excavation, Galway, mother and baby home, Tuam, Tuam Excavation, tuam mother and baby home</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/a-member-of-the-forensic-excavation-team-working-in-the-subterranean-vaulted-structure-credit-odait_low-res-38e00ff6-99c6-423b-8da5-737b2dae97a5-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A member of the forensic excavation team working in a subterranean vaulted structure on the site. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Further eight sets of infant remains recovered during Tuam excavation]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/status-yellow-rain-warning-cork-waterford-unsettled-weather-7061405-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T09:20:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Rain warnings for two southern counties as unsettled weather to continue across weekend</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cork, For fliuch sake, Rain Rain Go Away, rain warning, Status Yellow, Waterford, Weather, Wet wet wet</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/river-2026-06-05t091728-621-d7a6944f-9b1f-4191-bae3-93cd3341a36a-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Woman with a colourful umbrella during a rain shower in Cork City.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Rain warnings for two southern counties as unsettled weather to continue across weekend]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/8-at-8-friday-5-june-7061385-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T08:48:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Friday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, Nine at Nine</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/bowl-of-porridge-f853f2e3-8f22-4187-8bdd-b4346a493304-630x388.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Friday]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-cancels-concerts-for-us-250th-birthday-party-after-artists-pull-out-7061394-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T08:46:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Trump cancels concerts to mark 250th birthday of the US after artists pull out</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Donald Trump, maga, Music, Politics, RSVP, US 250th anniversary, Washington DC</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/washington-vereinigte-staaten-25th-may-2026-united-states-president-donald-j-trump-inspects-the-columns-of-the-north-portico-of-the-white-house-in-washington-dc-on-monday-may-25-2025-credit-aa-5b4ee1c6-e8a7-44ef-8662-ecd060fc30dc-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA["We don't want singers with no talent, but big fees to put you to sleep, we've told them all to stay home," Trump said.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Trump cancels concerts to mark 250th birthday of the US after artists pull out]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/national-audit-office-report-royal-finances-7061352-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T07:37:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>King Charles pays the rent for Andrew's adult children, says new report into royal family</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Crown Estate, family matters, king charles iii, National Audit Office, Prince Andrew, Royal Family, Royal Finances</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/royal-easter-church-service-b8b60f93-884e-41ec-9a59-e8bc8f36fd82-630x451.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The then-Duke of York with his daughters Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[King Charles pays the rent for Andrew's adult children, says new report into royal family]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/zelenskyy-letter-putin-direct-negotiations-war-7061357-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T07:35:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Zelenskyy calls on Putin for face-to-face negotiations in rare public letter</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Donald Trump, extending a hand, Negotiations, public letter, Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, War</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/russian-president-vladimir-putin-listens-to-uzbekistans-president-shavkat-mirziyoyev-during-their-meeting-on-the-sidelines-of-the-st-petersburg-international-economic-forum-at-the-constantine-palace-c97d278f-ad90-439f-9059-97bd957529c4-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Vladimir Putin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Zelenskyy calls on Putin for face-to-face negotiations in rare public letter]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/what-did-you-think-of-the-four-seasons-series-netflix-2-7059437-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>2026-06-05T07:15:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Poll: What did you make of the latest series of The Four Seasons?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>any good recs?, Best of the Box</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/river-21-cb75b8c9-f322-435f-b4dd-c65dc50a7c01-630x410.jpeg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Poll: What did you make of the latest series of The Four Seasons?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/mixed-emotions-for-irish-fans-going-to-boyzones-farewell-london-gigs-7060094-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T06:30:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘You don’t want it to end’: Mixed emotions for Boyzone's Irish fans going to London farewell gigs</news:title>
            <news:keywords>boyzone, Emirates Stadium, keith duffy, London, Louis Walsh, mikey graham, one for the road, Ronan Keating, Shane Lynch, stephen gately</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/editorial-use-only-file-photo-dated-230119-of-left-to-right-keith-duffy-ronan-keating-shane-lynch-and-mikey-graham-of-boyzone-on-stage-at-the-sse-arena-belfast-as-part-of-the-bands-thank-you-577acdb8-9020-4ddb-9189-6470710eb3cb-630x429.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Boyzone at SSE Arena, Belfast, as part of the band's 2019 'Thank You & Goodnight' tour]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[‘You don’t want it to end’: Mixed emotions for Boyzone's Irish fans going to London farewell gigs]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/emer-mclysaght-marriage-money-newlyweds-7061069-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T06:00:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Getting married is a decision, not an achievement: why we should stop giving newlyweds money</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Nobody Needs This</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/brideandgroomtalkingwithfamilyfriendsandrelativesat-dc1a0b86-f1e6-4c98-bd1b-86821cdbeba3-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Getting married is a decision, not an achievement: why we should stop giving newlyweds money]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/nursing-homes-3-7048229-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T00:10:55+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Nursing home workers face permit refusals over 'strict' 50:50 EU to non-EU staffing rule</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Department of Enterprise, Healthcare, Healthcare recruitment, HSE, INMO, MNI, The Morning Lead</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/nurses-stock-ef2098b3-9aac-4a57-96c7-6036649741e7-630x410.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Migrant healthcare staff have been left in legal limbo after having their employment permits refused.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Nursing home workers face permit refusals over 'strict' 50:50 EU to non-EU staffing rule]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url></urlset>