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            <news:title>'I believe in self-determination': Mamdani on a united Ireland after round of bingo with Taoiseach</news:title>
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            <news:title>Fianna Fáil calls emergency meeting after Fine Gael announces details of sports grants scheme</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/peta-dup-gordon-lyons-belfast-big-fish-sculpture-7171120-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T22:23:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘I won’t be bought by vegan extremists’: Minister rejects Peta’s offer to repair Belfast's Big Fish</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ai-un-security-council-summit-address-slow-down-7171592-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T22:02:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘We will slow down as much as necessary’: AI bosses warn UN over rapidly advancing technology</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Anthropic, Artificial Intelligence, Clement Delangue, Dario Amodei, Hugging face, openai, sam altman, UN, United Nations</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[OpenAI CEO Sam Altman pictured at the UN security Council meeting today.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/yamamori-izakaya-close-george-st-site-december-7171565-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T21:34:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Yamamori Izakaya to permanently close its George’s Street site on New Year’s Eve</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Yamamori Izakaya opened in 2011.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Yamamori Izakaya to permanently close its George’s Street site on New Year’s Eve]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cape-clear-storytelling-7170308-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T21:00:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Deals with the devil and an escape artist cat: Among the storytellers on a small Irish island</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Órla Mc Govern (left) addressing the crowd at the Storyswap on Cape Clear.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-representative-association-gra-an-garda-siochana-dispute-7171506-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T20:53:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>GRA announces industrial action and said it will 'no longer' tolerate garda management treatment</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A stock image of GRA members during their annual delegate conference in April. ]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/pilots-injured-raf-jet-crash-wales-7171534-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T20:46:50+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Two pilots injured after ejecting from RAF jet moments before fiery crash in Wales</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Pilots were seen ejecting from the jet moments before it crashed.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Two pilots injured after ejecting from RAF jet moments before fiery crash in Wales]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/firefighters-injured-clondalkin-house-fire-7171519-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T20:24:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Two firefighters hospitalised after responding to house fire in Clondalkin</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The two injured firefighters received treatment from paramedics at the scene.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-23-09-26-7171477-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T20:00:29+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, News Fix</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin pictured with the Mayor of New York Zohran Mamdani in New York today.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/pensions-ireland-2-7170452-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T20:00:28+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Pensions and future planning: The hidden financial risk of living into your 90s</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Pensions and future planning: The hidden financial risk of living into your 90s]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-traitors-ireland-season-two-review-what-we-think-7170545-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T20:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>I asked my friends and The Journal colleagues what they made of The Traitors (what did you think?)</news:title>
            <news:keywords>RTÉ, that's a wrap, The Traitors, the traitors ireland</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[I asked my friends and The Journal colleagues what they made of The Traitors (what did you think?)]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/labour-leader-says-nikita-hands-courage-must-be-matched-by-action-on-sexual-violence-7170807-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T20:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Rosie O'Donnell 'honoured' to launch Nikita Hand's new memoir in Dublin</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget 2027, Domestic Violence, Dublin, Ivana Bacik, jack chambers, Jim O'Callaghan, justice department, Labour, Labour Party, Nikita Hand, Not the Perfect Victim, rosie o'donnell, Safe Fund, Sexual Assault, sexual violence</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Rosie O'Donnell 'honoured' to launch Nikita Hand's new memoir in Dublin]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/james-browne-construction-speech-7170991-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T19:45:54+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Builders vote no confidence in housing targets moments after minister's rousing speech</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Builders, building summit, CIF, Construction, Housing, Housing Crisis, James Browne, Thumbs Down</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Housing Minister James Browne (file photo)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Builders vote no confidence in housing targets moments after minister's rousing speech]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/james-lawlor-charges-struck-out-drugs-ennis-7171458-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T19:15:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man in court over €4.2m drugs seizure told he is free to go</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cannabis, county clare, Courts, Drug seizure, Dublin, Ennis District Court, Ireland, Shannon</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mulgrave-street-limerick-ireland-september-2nd-2026-the-limerick-prison-mulgrave-street-in-the-city-of-limerick-signage-outside-the-prison-3fbbf6c5-aba3-4fcc-88f5-b379e7ca8cb8-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[With no charges now against James Lawlor, he is free to leave Limerick prison, and Judge Harris told the man that he would have to get legal advice on his situation.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man in court over €4.2m drugs seizure told he is free to go]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-music-bands-80s-lise-hand-column-7170772-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T19:00:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Lise Hand: The band scene was Ireland's only boom of the 80s, and man was it good</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bands, Irish talent, Lise Hand, Music, rock bands, Rock music</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Bono performing during a U2 concert in Norfolk in 1981.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/postnatal-mental-health-care-ireland-7171416-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T18:39:24+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Why are new mothers struggling to get mental health care?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Healthcare, Ireland, Maternal Health, Mental Health, Podcast, Postpartum care, The Explainer, the journal investigates, Women's Health</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Why are new mothers struggling to get mental health care?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sense-and-sensibility-movie-2026-7169427-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T18:30:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>How do you remake a Jane Austen classic? Daisy Edgar-Jones and Caitríona Balfe have some ideas</news:title>
            <news:keywords>caitriona balfe, Cinema, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Film, JANE AUSTEN, sense and sensibility</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Daisy Edgar-Jones as Elinor Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility, which is in cinemas on Friday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[How do you remake a Jane Austen classic? Daisy Edgar-Jones and Caitríona Balfe have some ideas]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/work-to-rule-nurses-midwives-next-week-7171399-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T18:28:42+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>3,500 senior nurses and midwives to begin work-to-rule next week </news:title>
            <news:keywords>health workers, INMO, Midwives, Nurses, SIPTU, Union, work-to-rule</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Nurses and midvices pictured at a protest in Dublin in 2019.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[3,500 senior nurses and midwives to begin work-to-rule next week ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cost-of-public-sector-in-northern-ireland-rising-faster-than-funding-from-uk-7170607-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T17:59:40+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Unpalatable choices': Cost of public sector in Northern Ireland rising faster than funding from UK</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Belfast, Budget, matthew o'toole, ni, NI Budget, NI Fiscal Council, Northern Ireland, SDLp, Sinn Féin, Stormont, UK</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of Stormont Buildings in Belfast]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Unpalatable choices': Cost of public sector in Northern Ireland rising faster than funding from UK]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/martin-the-viper-foley-cab-dublin-home-sale-7171356-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T17:53:47+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Martin 'The Viper' Foley makes new offer to Criminal Assets Bureau in bid to save his Dublin home</news:title>
            <news:keywords>CAB, Courts, Criminal Assets Bureau, Dublin, house sale, MARTIN FOLEY, the viper</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/martin-foley-2d435824-336f-4349-a120-c4fc22cf9d62-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of Martin 'The Viper' Foley]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Martin 'The Viper' Foley makes new offer to Criminal Assets Bureau in bid to save his Dublin home]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/convicted-murder-gary-anderson-arrested-donegal-psni-7171135-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T17:50:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>On-the-run murderer who absconded from Derry last week is arrested in Donegal</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arrested, Derry, Donegal, Gary Anderson, Northern Ireland, PSNI</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/download-11-f7b31c23-a66c-449c-a04f-72c5f92d913b-630x632.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Anderson was jailed for 15 years for murder in 2023.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[On-the-run murderer who absconded from Derry last week is arrested in Donegal]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/limerick-teenager-car-thefts-7171333-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T17:44:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Teen who posted car thefts on social media when he was 13 sentenced to six months detention</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Car Theft, Clare, Juvenile Crime, Limerick, Oberstown Detention Facility, Social Media</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-d231a1c8-7854-4c24-a5d0-75f89548049b-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Judge Harris imposed a detention order on the teenager - now aged 15 - to 21 March next at Oberstown Detention Facility.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Teen who posted car thefts on social media when he was 13 sentenced to six months detention]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/u2-new-album-carnaval-de-luz-7171283-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T17:42:34+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>U2 have, somehow, made another album</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Album, Anniversary, Band, Bono, Carnaval de Luz, Irish Times, U2</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/u2-a39ff6df-9d4b-4cbd-9ae9-4ae0220aba1b-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The band will be releasing a new song tomorrow.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[U2 have, somehow, made another album]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-wednesday-213-7171141-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T16:55:55+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Wednesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5, five at five</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/street-number-five-out-of-clay-on-a-house-in-tuscany-in-san-gimignano-dd3189f1-b90b-4338-8f3d-d9b9ac5b4c2f-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Wednesday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/boiler-scrappage-scheme-7171206-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T16:49:44+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Have an old oil boiler? You might be able to get a few grand to replace it under new plans</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Clean Energy, Darragh O'Brien, Energy, UN</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/img_0377-9ab7aa41-9244-45d9-91f9-e064ca0bf7e8-630x477.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Darragh O'Brien speaking to reporters today.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Have an old oil boiler? You might be able to get a few grand to replace it under new plans]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sinn-fein-questions-if-cost-of-disposing-of-nitrous-oxide-canisters-is-deterrent-to-seizures-7170520-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T16:46:10+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Revenue seizures of nitrous oxide canisters have fallen, and politicians are asking why </news:title>
            <news:keywords>John Brady, Mark Ward, Nitrous Oxide, nitrous oxide canisters, Revenue, Seizures, Sinn Féin</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-75-761173ca-90f4-407c-9010-d0f2a5b4fdfa-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of nitrous oxide cannisters abandoned by drug users]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Revenue seizures of nitrous oxide canisters have fallen, and politicians are asking why ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/best-of-the-box-quiz-sharon-horgan-7168262-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T16:45:29+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Quiz: How much do you know about Sharon Horgan?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, show quizness</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/sharon-horgan-poses-for-photographers-upon-arrival-at-the-hbo-max-launch-party-in-london-england-wednesday-march-25-2026-photo-by-scott-a-garfittinvisionap-6b42711c-b434-4ac9-aad6-78ca6c82ca7c-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Quiz: How much do you know about Sharon Horgan?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ryanair-flight-prices-rising-7171164-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T16:24:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Michael O'Leary says he has 'no doubt' air fares will increase next year</news:title>
            <news:keywords>air fares, Aviation, Michael O'Leary, Oil Prices, Ryanair, Travel</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/ryanair-business-update-f8ead967-cdb2-42cc-9254-d0d0e4751b39-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Chief executive Michael OLeary speaking during a business update about Ryanair in London (Yui Mok/PA)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Michael O'Leary says he has 'no doubt' air fares will increase next year]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/iran-president-us-un-address-7171082-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T16:06:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>US delegate leaves the room as Iran's president tells UN that country is 'victim of terrorism'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ayatollah, Iran, masoud pezeshkian, president, UN, United Nations, USA</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mixcollage-23-sep-2026-03-51-pm-8718-79f51120-fde6-488f-8692-d1647026461e-630x462.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[US delegate leaves the room as Iran's president tells UN that country is 'victim of terrorism']]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/seafra-odonovan-cannabis-charge-bauer-7171049-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T15:29:37+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Radio executive had 'innocent explanation' for €111k cannabis delivery to workplace</news:title>
            <news:keywords>bauer media, Cannabis, court news, Courts, Drug seizure, Drugs, Dublin, Radio, seafra o'donovan</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-37971183-7d70-4ae9-bd04-927fafe5c221-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Seafra O'Donovan outside the Criminal Courts of Justice.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Radio executive had 'innocent explanation' for €111k cannabis delivery to workplace]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/oireachtas-media-committee-big-tech-dangerous-driving-7170412-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T15:18:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘Not professional’: TikTok unable to give Irish viewing figures for dangerous driving videos</news:title>
            <news:keywords>dangerous behaviour, Dangerous driving videos, driving engagement, Facebook, Google, Instagram, m9 crash, Meta, Oireachtas Committee, tiktok</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-2026-09-23-at-15-48-01-fc0579b9-e7d0-42b3-9013-96398c61208d-630x406.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Zachary Hecht, global head of policy at TikTok.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[‘Not professional’: TikTok unable to give Irish viewing figures for dangerous driving videos]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/alcohol-loyalty-card-ban-7170970-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T15:13:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>You soon won't be able to use a supermarket loyalty card to get discounts on alcohol</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Alcohol, Ireland, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, loyalty cards, Public Health, Supermarkets</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/tesco-supermarket-shelf-stocked-with-a-variety-of-red-wine-bottles-with-price-tags-and-promotional-labels-visible-in-the-alcohol-aisle-b93fdc47-9841-454e-ba06-8568555e76d6-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has moved to disallow price reductions or discounts awarded in respect of an alcohol product on the basis of possessing a loyalty card or membership of a loyalty scheme or club.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[You soon won't be able to use a supermarket loyalty card to get discounts on alcohol]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/secret-shannon-meeting-john-ratcliffe-and-volodymyr-zelenskyy-7170411-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T15:04:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Zelenskyy and CIA chief's secret meeting at Shannon was planned at 'short notice'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>John Ratcliffe, Shannon, Shannon spooks, Shannon stop-over, Volodymr Zelenskyy</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/john-ratcliffe-zelenskyy-075597f4-fe84-47c6-8f69-13edd8cd8114-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ratcliffe and Zelenskyy]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Zelenskyy and CIA chief's secret meeting at Shannon was planned at 'short notice']]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/taylor-swift-new-songs-7170907-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T14:45:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Taylor Swift is doing that thing again: releasing another version of her album</news:title>
            <news:keywords>entertainment, Max Martin, Music, Shellback, Taylor Swift, the encore, the life of a showgirl</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/snapinsta-to_823235124_18699779209054956_3919484737099568819_n-b37d52ab-9a77-48ee-b9ac-3842981cebf7-630x630.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore is out on Friday]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Taylor Swift is doing that thing again: releasing another version of her album]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/victorias-secret-grafton-street-3-7170909-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T14:40:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dublin city council approves Victoria’s Secret overhaul into premium beauty retailer</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, Dublin City Council, Grafton Street, Retail, Space NK, Victoria's secret</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-2026-09-23-at-14-26-33-eebbe3e3-289f-415a-83df-696419749052-630x399.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Victoria's Secret on Grafton Street in Dublin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dublin city council approves Victoria’s Secret overhaul into premium beauty retailer]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/scadan-carraige-7170912-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T14:27:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Seans gur tháinig daoine ar mian leo iasc i gcanna ar tháirge nua ar sheilfeanna na n-ollmhargadh</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Gaeilge, Lidl, Scadán Carraige</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/img_8922-3f2a1a5e-b4ea-4e94-a0b7-75acff75f49a-630x472.jpeg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Seans gur tháinig daoine ar mian leo iasc i gcanna ar tháirge nua ar sheilfeanna na n-ollmhargadh]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/unga-taoiseach-budget-7170848-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T14:25:11+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'We can't do everything for everyone': Taoiseach seeks to manage expectations around budget</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget, Budget 2027, Cost of Living, Don't get too excited, Ireland, Micheál Martin, New York, UNGA, Zohran Mamdani</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/img_0345-2dfaa0ee-d426-4917-97b6-ea6e3515537c-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['We can't do everything for everyone': Taoiseach seeks to manage expectations around budget]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sex-assault-rape-ceannt-station-galway-7170877-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T14:09:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>New sexual assault charges for two men accused of rape at Galway's Ceannt Station</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ceannt Station, court news, Galway, Galway District Court, Rape, Sexual Assault</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-2026-09-23-at-14-05-51-e59ef354-8530-4e91-834b-72514ca7fd99-630x322.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[It is alleged the woman was assaulted at Ceannt Station in Galway city centre.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[New sexual assault charges for two men accused of rape at Galway's Ceannt Station]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/omagh-bombing-inquiry-3-7170861-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T13:59:07+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Omagh Bombing Inquiry hears evidence about more than 20 ‘key individuals'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Belfast, Northern Ireland, Omagh Bombing, omagh bombing inquiry, Real IRA, The Troubles</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/omagh-bombing-4dbcbec6-5469-4d4d-9641-ea1a1ad5ee59-630x428.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The aftermath of the 1998 Omagh bombing ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Omagh Bombing Inquiry hears evidence about more than 20 ‘key individuals']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hurricane-polo-mexico-7170832-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T13:49:12+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Hurricane Polo off Mexican coast is 'one of the strongest storms ever'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>El Nino, Hurricane Polo, Mexico, national hurricane centre, Natural Disasters, Weather</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/tropical-weather-05719a05-97a7-47ff-a97b-95dc1d44587c-630x621.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Hurricane Polo in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico (NOAA via AP)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Hurricane Polo off Mexican coast is 'one of the strongest storms ever']]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/oasis-slane-castle-tickets-7170689-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T13:26:24+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Oasis announce more shows in UK &amp; Europe as Irish fans anxiously await codes to buy tickets </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ireland, Live Music, Oasis, slane castle, some might slane, Ticketmaster, UK</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-2-407f7d6c-573c-4421-9483-d0e48759886a-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[There is no general sale for the gigs; only fans who receive one of these access codes will be given the chance to buy tickets.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Oasis announce more shows in UK &amp; Europe as Irish fans anxiously await codes to buy tickets ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/construction-industry-data-centres-7169719-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T13:23:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Top government adviser calls for data centres to be housed in purpose-built energy parks</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of data centre under construction in France ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Top government adviser calls for data centres to be housed in purpose-built energy parks]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-teen-child-pornography-court-7170747-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T13:14:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dublin teenager pleads guilty to possessing and producing 1,700 child abuse images and videos</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Many of the videos were self-generated, or screenshot recordings of the boy speaking to girls believed to be aged 13 to 16, the court heard.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dublin teenager pleads guilty to possessing and producing 1,700 child abuse images and videos]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/miscarriage-leave-ireland-7170661-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T12:34:09+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘We’re not sick’: Labour calls for 20 days statutory leave for early miscarriage</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Employment Law, Ireland, Labour Party, miscarriage leave, Pregnancy Loss</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/labours-miscarriage-and-fertility-leave-legislation-979acb00-3ca3-47a0-b461-f38ee3e094b2-630x405.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Marie Sherlock, presenter Anna Daly and Labour Party leader Ivana Bacik outside Leinster House, Dublin.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[‘We’re not sick’: Labour calls for 20 days statutory leave for early miscarriage]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/transport-committee-road-safety-incidents-rsa-tii-7170376-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T11:49:24+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Driving tests or lessons should 'absolutely' include motorway work, committee hears</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Oireachtas Committee, Road Safety, Road Safety Authority, RSA, Transport, Transport Committee, Wrong way driving</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/dublin-ireland-21st-may-2025-traffic-on-both-lanes-of-the-m4-in-lucan-in-dublin-city-on-a-sunny-afternoon-in-the-irish-capital-a51b1345-3971-4d66-bad7-b5ee9bc03c6b-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of the M4 in Lucan.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Driving tests or lessons should 'absolutely' include motorway work, committee hears]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/new-books-ireland-7169385-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T11:12:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Vincent Browne’s Magill: The magazine that changed the face of Irish journalism</news:title>
            <news:keywords>BOOK RELEASES, Books, column, Haughey, Journalist, Magill, new book release, new books, Opinion, TV3, Vincent Browne, vincent browne magill, voices</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-july-2026-drought-research-climate-change-7170451-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T11:02:35+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Climate change worsened Ireland's July drought conditions, new research suggests </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Agriculture, Climate Change, Drought, DRY JULY, Global Warming, Ireland, Met Éireann</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A parched vegtible field in County Kildare during the summer.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Climate change worsened Ireland's July drought conditions, new research suggests ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/free-public-transport-under-25s-ireland-poll-7170471-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T10:34:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Would you support free public transport for people under 25?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget, Cost of Living, Ireland, National Youth Council of Ireland, Poll, Public Transport, The Daily Poll, young people, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/dublin-county-dublin-ireland-may-25-2026-passengers-disembark-from-a-train-after-arriving-at-connolly-station-at-night-705429a4-e5cc-412a-a235-0da49c8effd2-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Connolly Station in Dublin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Would you support free public transport for people under 25?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cancer-patient-costs-ireland-7170343-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T09:07:55+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Parking in the Mater is astronomical': Patients on how a cancer diagnosis racks up costs</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget 2027, Cancer, healthcare costs, hospital parking, Ireland, Irish Cancer Society</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/iv-on-the-background-of-a-hospital-room-selective-focus-54b796a7-41a7-41f7-8688-2478d73c4a36-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Those affected by cancer lose an average of €16,200 in annual income.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Parking in the Mater is astronomical': Patients on how a cancer diagnosis racks up costs]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/burnham-trump-ai-safety-un-7170340-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T08:21:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Burnham wants UK to lead on developing AI safety, after Trump dismisses concerns as a 'hoax'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>AI Safety, Andy Burnham, Artificial Intelligence, Donald Trump, G20, General Assembly, UN, UN General Assembly, UNGA, United Nations</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/new-york-united-states-22nd-sep-2026-prime-minister-united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland-andy-burnham-speaks-at-the-un-general-assembly-81st-session-general-debate-in-un-general-as-f333510d-8c0c-45c0-84a1-237a9684ca9a-630x452.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks at the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Burnham wants UK to lead on developing AI safety, after Trump dismisses concerns as a 'hoax']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/child-trafficking-ireland-report-7170310-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T07:37:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Child trafficking significantly under-identified in Ireland, human rights body warns</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Child Protection, Child Trafficking, Human Trafficking, IHREC, Ireland, Liam Herrick</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/pocket-money-pay-rise-87e8638a-0427-4a94-856a-0032375d26f2-630x330.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Just 10 child victims were formally identified in 2024 and 18 in 2025.

]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Child trafficking significantly under-identified in Ireland, human rights body warns]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/are-you-earning-less-than-e44k-and-struggling-to-make-ends-meet-we-want-to-hear-your-stories-7168647-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T07:30:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Are you earning less than €44k and struggling to make ends meet? We want to hear your stories</news:title>
            <news:keywords>budget 2025, Cost of Living, Ireland, Simon Harris, squeezed middle, Taxation, your stories</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/berlin-deutschland-05th-sep-2024-symbolic-photo-on-the-topic-of-finances-in-old-age-old-age-poverty-an-old-man-sits-at-home-at-the-table-in-front-of-a-broken-piggy-bank-and-counts-money-berlin-83f01cd1-71ab-4d3e-989c-a6f37d44ee82-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA["People struggling to keep their heads above water on incomes below €44,000 a year also need support," Cian O'Callaghan said.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Are you earning less than €44k and struggling to make ends meet? We want to hear your stories]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/traitors-ireland-finalists-interview-7170182-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T07:18:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>IVF plans, secret chats and no hard feelings: The Traitors finalists on how it all played out</news:title>
            <news:keywords>anna, carla, Diego, Faithful, no hard feelings, pauric, slane castle, the cloaks are off, The Traitors, the traitors ireland, Traitors</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Traitors Ireland finalists pictured with host Siobhán McSweeney.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[IVF plans, secret chats and no hard feelings: The Traitors finalists on how it all played out]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/harris-fuel-excise-duty-cuts-november-budget-7170275-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T07:13:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Fuel excise cut likely to be extended beyond November as Harris says it'd be 'sensible'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget 2027, energy costs, EXCISE CUTS, excise duty, Fuel Prices, Simon Harris, Tánaiste</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/tanaiste-simon-harris-speaking-to-members-of-the-media-before-a-cabinet-meeting-at-government-buildings-dublin-picture-date-monday-september-21-2026-b01928a8-1d7d-4f79-bb90-3fe1852b8ee6-630x474.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Harris added that said the government was also examining the taxation of home-heating oil and gas.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Fuel excise cut likely to be extended beyond November as Harris says it'd be 'sensible']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hot-school-meals-scheme-7169242-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T07:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Banning goujons and slashing costs with new cold options: what's really happening to school meals?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>blowing hot and cold, Child poverty, Consumer, Consumer Issues, Consumers, Dara Calleary, Education, Ireland, nutrition, Price Point, SCHOOL MEALS</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/sausages-and-mashed-potato-with-mushy-peas-meal-in-a-take-away-box-on-a-wooden-background-60699b03-15e1-4d60-92c9-0e19194cbb17-630x418.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Sausages are one of the top two most popular options but the government has told providers to stop serving them. Stock image.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Banning goujons and slashing costs with new cold options: what's really happening to school meals?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/more-in-common-ireland-poll-defence-neutrality-international-aid-7169391-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T01:00:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Most Irish people expect EU would defend us, but a minority would send military help the other way</news:title>
            <news:keywords>EU, Future Advocacy, International Aid, Ireland, More in Common, More in Common poll, US</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/shoulder-patch-of-a-soldier-from-the-irish-army-5ac55af6-ae1d-44be-88f7-bfadfc1ca624-630x418.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[New polling has found only a third think Ireland should be prepared to militarily support another EU country if it is attacked.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Most Irish people expect EU would defend us, but a minority would send military help the other way]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/investigates-mother-and-baby-unit-delays-7166850-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T00:05:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Location of mother and baby psychiatric unit still not decided after almost ten years of delays</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Department of Health, HSE, Investigates, Ireland, Maternal mental health, Mental Health, mother and baby unit</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mh-3-5e5c83a9-5c65-4475-9067-94f05682a5f0-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Location of mother and baby psychiatric unit still not decided after almost ten years of delays]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/stars-and-swipes-7169946-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T23:55:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Trump’s war with the press has finally met some resistance</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Donald Trump, marion mckeone, Opinion, Stars and Swipes, US politics, USA, voices, White House</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/members-of-the-white-house-press-pool-and-white-house-tv-watch-as-president-donald-trump-walks-to-board-air-force-one-monday-sept-21-2026-joint-base-andrews-md-ap-photojulia-demaree-nikhinson-a7a50fcd-311c-4f35-8d5f-2865cd85e2d2-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the White House press pool and White House TV watch as President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One, Monday, 21 Sept.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Trump’s war with the press has finally met some resistance]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/traitors-ireland-rte-player-streaming-season-3-7170266-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T23:00:39+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Traitors Ireland just smashed its streaming figures last year, and there’s another season on the way</news:title>
            <news:keywords>applications, faithful viewers, Kevin Bakhurst, RTÉ, RTÉ Player, season three, slane castle, Streaming, The Traitors, the traitors ireland, Traitors</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/the-traitors-ireland-ep-5-siobhan-mcsweeney-3-f2ade088-7f69-4d0d-a78e-88e0ff02cb45-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Siobhán McSweeney hosts the show.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Traitors Ireland just smashed its streaming figures last year, and there’s another season on the way]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/player-ratings-traitors-2026-7169982-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T22:55:12+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Player ratings: How did you rate the performances of the Traitors finalists ... and Siobhán? </news:title>
            <news:keywords>rate the players, Traitors, traitors ireland</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/siobhan-74e63b8a-a41c-46cf-a66f-dde7e322c860-630x402.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Player ratings: How did you rate the performances of the Traitors finalists ... and Siobhán? ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-traitors-ireland-winner-season-two-rte-7169951-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T22:40:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The Traitors Ireland crowns its winner (or winners?) after dramatic finale</news:title>
            <news:keywords>and the winner is?, anna, carla, Diego, finale, pauric, RTÉ, siobhan mcweeney, The Traitors, the traitors ireland</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/the-traitors-ireland-s2-ep-12-finalists-c-evan-doherty-11-8da215ac-fc3f-482a-9a70-19331ab114a6-630x471.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The four finalists were Pauric, Carla, Anna and Diego]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The Traitors Ireland crowns its winner (or winners?) after dramatic finale]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/mcentee-unga-7170224-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T22:10:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T21:48:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Musical featuring music and lyrics by Glen Hansard to premiere next year </news:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T21:07:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T20:38:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>BAM secures €108m in additional payments over claims made on National Children's Hospital </news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The new National Children's Hospital.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[BAM secures €108m in additional payments over claims made on National Children's Hospital ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/evening-fix-22-september-2026-7170135-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T20:14:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Protestors following the shooting of Garces Perez.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-manhunt-court-limerick-7169992-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T19:25:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man who escaped through Limerick courthouse window apprehended following garda manhunt</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Man who escaped through Limerick courthouse window apprehended following garda manhunt]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-arrested-drugs-guns-limerick-garda-7170119-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T19:14:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man arrested after four firearms and €131k worth of drugs seized in Limerick</news:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T18:59:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>30 hospitals facing day-long strike action next month as 11,000 health workers set to walk out</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Staff at the Mater Hospital in Dublin will be taking part in the 24-hour strike.]]></image:caption>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T18:41:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Taoiseach refuses to say if Trump banning press from White House is authoritarian </news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Micheál Martin speaking to reporters today in New York.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Taoiseach refuses to say if Trump banning press from White House is authoritarian ]]></image:title>
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            <news:title>Sinn Féin hits back at ‘political theatre’ claims over carbon tax legislation</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin hits back at ‘political theatre’ claims over carbon tax legislation]]></image:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dr Luke Phillips and Dr Shane Broderick, consultants at the Mater Hospital's trauma unit, speaking to the Oireachtas justice committee today.]]></image:caption>
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            <news:title>Two former Fine Gael ministers and an ex-special adviser lobbied Simon Harris over the summer</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Frances Fitzgerald, Simon Harris and Simon Coveney (L-R)]]></image:caption>
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            <news:title>Taoiseach says Israeli FA's attack on Hallgrímsson is 'unacceptable' and should be withdrawn</news:title>
            <news:keywords>FAI, Football, Heimir Hallgrímsson, Israel, Nations League, Political Football, Republic Of Ireland, Sinn Féin, Social Democrats</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Heimir Hallgrímsson speaking to the media after announcing the Ireland squad for the Nations League. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Taoiseach says Israeli FA's attack on Hallgrímsson is 'unacceptable' and should be withdrawn]]></image:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Teenage driver killed in crash with lorry in Co Meath]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/charles-spencer-apologises-over-book-error-but-piers-morgan-still-vows-to-sue-7169945-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:title>Princess Diana's brother apologises over book error but Piers Morgan still vows to sue</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Princess Diana's brother apologises over book error but Piers Morgan still vows to sue]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/entities-cso-central-statistics-office-7169770-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:title>Wholesale electricity prices jump almost 77% in one year</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[ Electricity Pylons at Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork. ]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-tuesday-213-7169857-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Tuesday</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-expected-to-claim-he-is-winning-both-on-the-battlefield-and-as-a-peacemaker-in-un-speech-7169663-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T16:05:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Trump targets Iran, causes Cuba walkout and announces he's changing name of 'AI' during UN speech</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Donald Trump speaking during 81st session of theUnited Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dng-ai-property-images-7168769-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T15:56:55+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Letting agent apologises after posting AI images of apartments without disclaimer</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Advertising Standards Authority, Artificial Intelligence, dng, Housing Crisis, Ireland, Real Estate, Renting</news:keywords>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/annmarie-oreilly-kilkenny-murder-australia-funeral-7169693-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T15:37:22+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Irish woman killed in Australia could 'brighten your day without even trying', funeral hears</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-accused-punching-michael-healy-rae-detained-two-weeks-without-bail-7169659-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T14:52:18+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man accused of punching Michael Healy-Rae detained without bail for two more weeks</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Anthony Foley is accused of attacking Michael Healy Rae while he was stopped in traffic in Dublin on 16 September.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man accused of punching Michael Healy-Rae detained without bail for two more weeks]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-gra-say-nothing-discipline-garda-representative-association-7169263-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T14:22:01+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gardaí have said the potential disciplining of senior representative hasn't been decided yet</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, Don't tell the public, Garda, Garda Representative Association, GRA, Maybe yes maybe no, Probing the probe, will they wont they</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/clondalkin-dublin-ireland-15-aug-2026-a-marked-garda-roads-policing-suv-a-uniformed-garda-officer-in-high-visibility-clothing-traffic-cones-and-a-bilingual-garda-seicphointe-checkpoint-sign-are-c30f1880-304a-4956-8c70-24869c2b324c-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A garda light bar. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Gardaí have said the potential disciplining of senior representative hasn't been decided yet]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/omagh-bombing-inquiry-cooperating-real-ira-continuity-ira-7169567-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T13:44:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Likely ‘cooperation’ between Real IRA and Continuity IRA in Omagh bombing, inquiry told</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Belfast, Continuity IRA, Northern Ireland, Omagh, Omagh Bombing, omagh bombing inquiry, Real IRA, The Troubles, Tyrone</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-2026-09-22t133926-905-994b2a3d-0f2b-499b-9d69-d7119b4495b1-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The aftermath of the Omagh bombing in 1998.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Likely ‘cooperation’ between Real IRA and Continuity IRA in Omagh bombing, inquiry told]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/teen-caught-high-drugs-carrying-machete-3am-dublin-7169511-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T13:19:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Teen caught 'high on drugs' and carrying 15-inch machete at 3am, court hears</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Children's Court, Court, Courts, Dublin Children's Court, machete</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/the-childrens-court-in-dublin-where-childrens-minister-frances-fitzgerald-and-the-irish-youth-justice-service-are-expected-to-respond-to-a-judges-call-for-an-explanation-for-the-lack-of-detention-b762a2a4-8b73-43ed-bbad-0b0817dfb176-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Garda Cathal Maguire told the Dublin Children's Court that he was on patrol in the Kilmainham district in April when he observed the youth pushing a bicycle at around 3am.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Teen caught 'high on drugs' and carrying 15-inch machete at 3am, court hears]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/alcohol-and-drug-use-ireland-7169374-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T12:40:21+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Alcohol a 'foundational driver' to use other drugs, especially cocaine</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Alcohol, Alcohol Action Ireland, Drugs, drugs and alcohol, Ireland, polydrug use, Public Health</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/craft-beer-pints-sitting-on-bar-counter-at-night-a373262d-49b2-4777-a409-d9281a7de887-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A third of cases of treatment for problem alcohol use also reported abusing other substances.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Alcohol a 'foundational driver' to use other drugs, especially cocaine]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fiosru-troubles-investigation-legal-action-7169354-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T11:34:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Garda watchdog faces Troubles-era legal action by son of man shot dead by loyalists in Dublin</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Fiosrú, Garda Ombudsman, Human Rights, Ireland, martin doherty, The Troubles</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/operation-kenova-report-388d0f72-d6eb-4215-85e7-19b4baf5290a-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Solicitor Kevin Winters said there is inertia around investigating Troubles-related complaints against Garda.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Garda watchdog faces Troubles-era legal action by son of man shot dead by loyalists in Dublin]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fianna-fail-td-to-table-bill-to-ban-sale-of-vapes-and-cigarettes-to-anyone-born-after-2009-7169322-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T11:27:09+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Fianna Fáil TD to table bill to ban sale of vapes and cigarettes to anyone born after 2009</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cigarettes, Fianna Fáil, Malcolm Byrne, Nicotine, Private Members' Bill, smokefree generation, Tobacco, vapes</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/a-smoking-woman-holds-a-cigarette-a-woman-lets-out-cigarette-smoke-tobacco-addiction-6792026d-1117-47c3-9dbb-051a48da71c9-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Malcolm Byrne said smoking costs the State 'in excess of €10 billion each year in healthcare and welfare costs'.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Fianna Fáil TD to table bill to ban sale of vapes and cigarettes to anyone born after 2009]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-minimum-wage-increase-ersi-poll-7169264-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T10:19:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Do you think the minimum wage should be increased?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Economy, Employment, ESRI, Inflation, Ireland, Minimum Wage, Poll, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/download-7-80-f6788e8f-d617-4735-b077-f303834ea716-630x417.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The minimum wage has been raised eight times in the last decade]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Do you think the minimum wage should be increased?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ballyfermot-man-jailed-dangerous-driving-causing-death-wales-7169232-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T09:49:18+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ballyfermot man jailed for dangerous driving causing death of woman in Wales</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ballyfermot, Extradited, Michael Connors, north wales, North Wales Police, Wales, Wrexham</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/blurred-frame-21-619a8733-91a2-436b-a059-dd356287b336-630x378.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Michael Connors.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ballyfermot man jailed for dangerous driving causing death of woman in Wales]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-israel-nations-league-football-fai-stop-the-game-7165130-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T09:30:43+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What did the FAI say to the Dept of Sport about Ireland’s Nations League fixture with Israel?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Department of Sport, FAI, Football, Football Assocation of Ireland, Investigates, Ireland, Israel, Nations League, The FOI Files, uefa nations league</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/976stop-the-games-protests_90754792-1-64198967-9ac1-4744-ad7f-ea82f51489f6-630x434.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Protesters taking part in a 'Stop the Game' demonstration against Ireland's UEFA Nations League game with Israel.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[What did the FAI say to the Dept of Sport about Ireland’s Nations League fixture with Israel?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-tuesday-68-7169219-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T08:51:04+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Tuesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, Nine at Nine, The 9 at 9, the nine at nine</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/afreshbrewofcoffeeinacafetiereona-dfc65f59-a571-4efb-b272-fae9f6d01669-630x357.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Tuesday]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-traitors-ireland-season-two-episode-11-review-7168814-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T08:43:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'You better not f**k me': Brutal vote leaves faithfuls and traitors on the brink ahead of finale</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Episode Review, Faithful, RTÉ, siobhan mcsweeney, slane castle, The Traitors, the traitors ireland, Traitors</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/the-traitors-ireland-s2-ep11-pauric-o-bc47dde0-f39a-4333-af5a-73bcf88861d6-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Pauric pictured during the roundtable.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['You better not f**k me': Brutal vote leaves faithfuls and traitors on the brink ahead of finale]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/law-society-bar-of-ireland-justice-committee-legal-aid-row-solicitors-7169175-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T08:19:55+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Legal aid certs granted in July down 93% on last year amid fees dispute, committee to hear</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bar of Ireland, Flat fees, Justice Committee, Law Society, Legal aid dispute, legal aid row, Oireachtas Justice Committee, solicitors strike</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/a-general-view-of-the-criminal-courts-of-justice-where-a-man-has-appeared-charged-with-brandishing-a-knife-in-dublin-city-centre-oisin-peavoy-38-was-charged-with-two-counts-of-producing-a-knife-and-3481de95-9c33-4b2b-9824-bb73669b9138-630x421.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Solicitors have withdrawn their services due to an ongoing row over the new legal aid scheme.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Legal aid certs granted in July down 93% on last year amid fees dispute, committee to hear]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-un-general-assembly-speech-7169176-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T07:55:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Burnham could have awkward first meeting with Trump after Irish unification comments</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Andy Burnham, Donald Trump, First meeting, foreign policy, Iran, UK US relations, UN General Assembly, United Nations, United Nations General Assembly, us-iran relations</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/prime-minister-andy-burnham-and-his-wife-marie-france-van-heel-board-a-plane-at-stansted-airport-for-the-united-states-ahead-of-attending-the-81st-united-nations-general-assembly-unga-in-new-york-ebdd52e0-1421-4406-b293-c62966319076-630x418.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Andy Burnham and his wife Marie-France Van Heel board a plane set for the US yesterday.
]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Burnham could have awkward first meeting with Trump after Irish unification comments]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/preachers-on-buses-and-aeroplanes-7168392-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T07:00:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The last thing anyone needs after a long day at work is a lecture on a bus</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Commuting, Dublin Bus, Ireland, kelly earley, preaching, Public Transport, Religion, Social Media</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/in-temple-bar-dublin-ireland-a-woman-carring-a-sign-on-her-back-stating-repent-or-die-talks-to-a-man-on-the-footpath-3e83ba1d-2ed3-410b-a91f-7cb3c2b4c905-630x518.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A preacher in Temple Bar ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The last thing anyone needs after a long day at work is a lecture on a bus]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/coombe-hospital-ombudsman-complaint-private-patient-access-7165488-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T06:45:29+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Coombe directed women to paid sessions instead of free mental health services, Ombudsman finds</news:title>
            <news:keywords>coombe hospital, HSE, Ireland, Maternity Care, Mental Health, Ombudsman</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/caucasianyoungadultwomansittingoncouchlisteningtomiddle-436f43cc-6f1e-4e18-abdb-16d0656ac02c-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Ombudsman upheld the complaint on the basis that 'there is lack of clear process and information around accessing this service.']]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Coombe directed women to paid sessions instead of free mental health services, Ombudsman finds]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/us-tv-networks-suspend-trump-coverage-white-house-media-ban-7169149-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T06:35:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Trump left inaudible as top US broadcasters suspend coverage over White House media ban</news:title>
            <news:keywords>ABC, CBS, CNN, Donald Trump, First Amendment, Fox News, ms now, NBC, politico, Press Freedom, Silenced, Trump, trump tv, US politics, White House</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/president-donald-trump-speaks-as-he-arrives-to-cut-the-ribbon-on-a-new-helipad-on-the-south-lawn-of-the-white-house-monday-sept-21-2026-in-washington-ap-photomark-schiefelbein-eb3922ca-97ea-4665-8a21-6bee4109ae32-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump speaks as he arrives to cut the ribbon on a new helipad on the South Lawn of the White House.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Trump left inaudible as top US broadcasters suspend coverage over White House media ban]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/minimum-wage-inflation-ireland-7169022-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T06:30:25+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Most of the recent increases in the minimum wage had no impact on consumer prices, says ESRI</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cost of Living, Economy, ESRI, Inflation, Ireland, Minimum Wage</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mindestlohnerhohung-auf-1390-ab-2026-cc64dd86-6dc0-469a-99d3-2f91fd875e04-630x418.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The adult minimum wage in Ireland is currently €14.15 per hour.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Most of the recent increases in the minimum wage had no impact on consumer prices, says ESRI]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/investigates-perinatal-mental-health-services-7166693-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T00:05:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Pregnant women and new mothers in Ireland find restricted access to crisis mental health support</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Healthcare, HSE, Investigates, Ireland, Maternal Health, Mental Health, perinatal mental health, postnatal depression</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mh-1-9ca8f175-5475-4133-99ad-37c8639639cc-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Pregnant women and new mothers in Ireland find restricted access to crisis mental health support]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/piers-morgan-earl-spencer-book-sue-king-charles-7169104-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T22:44:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Piers Morgan says he plans to sue Princess Diana’s brother over new book</news:title>
            <news:keywords>book, Charles Spencer, Diana, Earl Spencer, king charles, Memoir, Piers Morgan, Princess Diana, publisher</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mixcollage-21-sep-2026-10-28-pm-6385-10158cb4-f23f-45af-bdb9-71162b837469-630x462.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Piers Morgan and Charles Spencer.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Piers Morgan says he plans to sue Princess Diana’s brother over new book]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/malala-yousafzai-afghanistan-taliban-7169055-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T22:04:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Malala Yousafzai urges world not to turn back on women in Afghanistan during event with McEntee</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Afghanistan, Helen McEntee, malala yousafzai, UNGA, United Nations</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/cb3eaa80-3fdc-49c2-8092-83880585b8f6-5964daaf-83fe-4117-9623-11c75b83b62e-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Malala Yousafzai (L), Sumi Somaskanda (C) and Helen McEntee (R) this afternoon at UN HQ in New York.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Malala Yousafzai urges world not to turn back on women in Afghanistan during event with McEntee]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/elizabeth-lynch-funeral-arrangements-7169085-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T21:47:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Funeral arrangements announced for Limerick woman killed in workplace trench collapse</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Elizabeth 'Liz' Lynch]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Funeral arrangements announced for Limerick woman killed in workplace trench collapse]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-monday-82-7169049-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T21:06:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's what happened today: Monday</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the Irish Dance Theatre production 'Mná na hÉireann' pictured outside the GPO ahead of the show's launch at the Ambassador Theatre.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's what happened today: Monday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/ed-sheeran-macklemore-controversy-7168273-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T21:00:22+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Hear Me Out: How bad has Ed Sheeran's response to the backlash been? </news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Hear Me Out: How bad has Ed Sheeran's response to the backlash been? ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/teenagers-trial-murder-robbery-alex-coughlan-court-7169020-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T19:18:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Two teenagers sent for trial over murder and robbery of Alex Coughlan after alleged Grindr meeting</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Alex Coughlan.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Two teenagers sent for trial over murder and robbery of Alex Coughlan after alleged Grindr meeting]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/car-clinic-7168240-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T19:00:01+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'I'm thinking about buying a fairly low-mileage Mercedes. Should I?'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>The Car Clinic</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Mercedes E300de]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['I'm thinking about buying a fairly low-mileage Mercedes. Should I?']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/spotify-wrapped-kids-music-filter-playlist-recommendations-7168990-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T18:45:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>A new Spotify setting finally stops your kids’ music taking over your Wrapped and recommendations</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Children, let it go, Music, nursery rhymes, Spotify, spotify wrapped, subscription</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mother-stressed-while-daughter-listens-to-music-and-sings-in-a-cozy-living-room-at-home-6156e855-40e5-416f-b203-87ba059d6839-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The new setting keeps kids’ music out of your recommendations and Wrapped.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[A new Spotify setting finally stops your kids’ music taking over your Wrapped and recommendations]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/factcheck-vaping-worse-smoking-cigarettes-7156908-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T18:00:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>FactFind: Are vapes 'nearly worse' than cigarettes?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>FactCheck, factfind, Micheál Martin, Smoking, vapes, vaping</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mixcollage-09-sep-2026-05-53-pm-6951-701c9627-b050-434b-87eb-ce8a9a0e596c-630x411.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[FactFind: Are vapes 'nearly worse' than cigarettes?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/naas-road-car-chase-7168923-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T17:40:09+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Teen accused of driving stolen car wrong way says he must change, or he'll 'end up in Mountjoy'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Courts, Crime, Dangerous Driving, Dublin, Dublin Children's Court, Garda, Stolen Car</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/the-childrens-court-in-dublin-where-childrens-minister-frances-fitzgerald-and-the-irish-youth-justice-service-are-expected-to-respond-to-a-judges-call-for-an-explanation-for-the-lack-of-detention-eb9689be-a56e-4698-8323-99c3fa4e582a-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The teen, who cannot be identified because he is a minor, appeared at Dublin Children’s Court on Monday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Teen accused of driving stolen car wrong way says he must change, or he'll 'end up in Mountjoy']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garden-of-remembrance-dublin-gun-debunked-factcheck-7168866-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T17:33:12+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Debunked: Gardaí discovered an Airsoft gun, but didn't arrest ‘migrant men’ with firearms in Dublin</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, Fact check, FactCheck, Gardaí, Garden of Remembrance, Immigration, Ireland, Misinformation</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/garden-of-remembrance-parnell-square-dublin-ireland-designed-by-architect-daithi-hanly-opened-in-1966-1fcd2ea9-d7ce-4179-8e00-6bc83db2c0d7-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Debunked: Gardaí discovered an Airsoft gun, but didn't arrest ‘migrant men’ with firearms in Dublin]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/loughcrew-cemetery-vandalism-7168847-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T17:22:07+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Prehistoric cemetery at Loughcrew 'seriously vandalised' by blunt force and graffiti</news:title>
            <news:keywords>county meath, Heritage Crime, loughcrew, Meath, National Monuments Service, Office of Public Works, Vandalism</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The site has been inspected following the damage and an investigation has been opened. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Prehistoric cemetery at Loughcrew 'seriously vandalised' by blunt force and graffiti]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-monday-21-september-7168815-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T17:00:25+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Monday</news:title>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/wooden-dice-representing-risk-chance-and-decision-making-64cc9d43-97ec-47c3-bb34-3120930db180-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Monday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/omagh-bombing-inquiry-2-7168778-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T16:17:42+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dissident republican was like 'spider at centre of web' in plotting Omagh bombing, inquiry hears</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Belfast, Colm Murphy, Dissident Republicans, Northern Ireland, Omagh Bombing, Public Inquiry, Real IRA</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The aftermath of the Omagh bombing in 1998]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dissident republican was like 'spider at centre of web' in plotting Omagh bombing, inquiry hears]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/holly-cairns-maternity-leave-7168693-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T16:08:12+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Completely ridiculous' that sick cert needed for TDs taking maternity leave, minister says</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Helen McEntee, holly cairns, Maternity Leave, Women in Politics</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns last week took issue with the system that is in place for a TD's maternity leave]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Completely ridiculous' that sick cert needed for TDs taking maternity leave, minister says]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hafez-al-rayyes-visa-case-7168543-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T15:48:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gazan student with Trinity scholarship takes justice minister to High Court over visa refusal</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Gaza, High Court, Ireland, Jim O'Callaghan, student visas, trinity college dublin, Visa application</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Hafez Alrayyes.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Gazan student with Trinity scholarship takes justice minister to High Court over visa refusal]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/helen-mcentee-israel-un-7168625-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T14:46:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>McEntee says EU 'credibility is gone' on illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine</news:title>
            <news:keywords>EU, Helen McEntee, Israel, Palestine, UN Talks, UNGA, United Nations</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-21e27300-b563-4313-aca2-1fd3f0841d64-630x547.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Helen McEntee this morning in New York]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[McEntee says EU 'credibility is gone' on illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/gardai-cocaine-seizure-dublin-7168590-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T14:31:54+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gardaí seize almost 100kg of cocaine, worth €6.8m, as part of international operation </news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, Cocaine, Drug seizure, Dublin Port, operation atlas nexus, Organised Crime</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/rent-tax-credit-increase-7168564-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T13:48:42+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Good news for tenants: Renters' tax credit to get a boost in budget</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget 2027, Housing, Ireland, Micheál Martin, rent tax credit, Simon Harris</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/round-doorknob-on-a-modern-apartment-door-with-a-key-in-the-lock-decfaeb5-54a4-4821-bc9e-b5f775c205f2-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheal Martin said the impact of the rent tax credit has been positive.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Good news for tenants: Renters' tax credit to get a boost in budget]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cnn-ms-now-politico-sue-trump-administration-white-house-ban-7168554-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T13:37:51+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>CNN, MS NOW and Politico are suing the Trump administration over White House ban</news:title>
            <news:keywords>CNN, Donald Trump, politico, Press Freedom, Trump, trump administration, United States, US, White House</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/washington-united-states-19th-sep-2026-the-white-house-press-briefing-room-is-seen-on-saturday-september-19-2026-in-washington-dc-president-donald-trump-announced-via-a-post-on-truth-social-his-e66d22a7-d6b1-4d88-9b83-72af7092cd5e-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The White House press briefing room. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[CNN, MS NOW and Politico are suing the Trump administration over White House ban]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/un-general-assembly-2-7165663-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T12:50:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Concerns about AI to feature heavily at UN General Assembly, says Taoiseach</news:title>
            <news:keywords>high level talks, Micheál Martin, UN General Assembly, UNGA</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/new-york-22nd-sep-2025-irish-prime-minister-micheal-martin-addreses-a-high-level-international-meeting-for-the-peaceful-settlement-of-the-question-of-palestine-and-the-implementation-of-the-two-stat-ede1659b-5101-4711-8730-dbb2c26bafdd-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin speaking at the UN General Assembly last September, 2025]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Concerns about AI to feature heavily at UN General Assembly, says Taoiseach]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hot-school-meals-programme-review-nutrion-dara-calleary-7168487-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T12:44:54+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Cold options and portion size changes on the cards after hot school meals review</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Children, Dara Calleary, Education, hot meals, hot school meals, nutrition, SCHOOL MEALS, Schools</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mixed-salad-770853bd-e9bf-43da-95d0-f8b51eb34f4c-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A survey found that 85% of children liked their hot school meal, while 76% said that they eat all, most or some of their meal. (file image)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Cold options and portion size changes on the cards after hot school meals review]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/george-mitchell-hillsborough-castle-portrait-7168406-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T11:46:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>George Mitchell's portrait will stay at Hillsborough Castle despite Epstein links</news:title>
            <news:keywords>co down, Down, Epstein files, George Mitchell, Good Friday Agreement, Hillsborough Castle, jeffrey epstein, Northern Ireland</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/photo-by-dennis-van-tinestar-maxipx201631716parade-grand-marshall-senator-george-mitchell-at-the-255th-annual-st-patricks-day-parade-in-new-york-city-nyc-d62b18cb-8ef4-47ad-8248-3304d7a20958-630x434.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[George Mitchell at the 255th Annual St Patrick's Day Parade in New York City in 2016.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[George Mitchell's portrait will stay at Hillsborough Castle despite Epstein links]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/data-protection-commission-fines-google-400-million-location-data-processing-7168361-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T10:44:35+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Google fined €400m by Irish watchdog for not being clear it was using customers' location data</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Data Protection, Data Protection Commission, DPC, EU, fined, GDPR, Google, Google Ireland, Privacy</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-2026-09-21t104148-732-6f1871c3-d722-4772-a95e-c9ab48767e40-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A view of Google logo at the entrance to Google's European headquarters building on Barrow Street, in Dublin's Grand Canal area.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Google fined €400m by Irish watchdog for not being clear it was using customers' location data]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/presley-gerber-death-7168286-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T10:34:05+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Presley Gerber, model and son of Cindy Crawford, dies aged 27</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cindy Crawford, Kaia Gerber, Los Angeles, Mental Health, Modeling, Presley Gerber, Rande Gerber, RIP</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of Presley Gerber.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Presley Gerber, model and son of Cindy Crawford, dies aged 27]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/labour-green-party-merger-aodhan-o-riordain-roderic-o-gorman-7168270-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T10:30:09+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Aodhán Ó Ríordáin thinks Labour should merge with the Greens - but Roderic O'Gorman doesn't</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Green Party, Greens, Labour, No thanks, Roderic O'Gorman, Thanks but no thanks</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mixcollage-21-sep-2026-10-08-am-2000-9c713d0a-c584-49a8-ae52-4d3ab29d0db8-630x411.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Labour MEP Aodhán Ó Ríordáin and Green Party leader Roderic O'Gorman.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Aodhán Ó Ríordáin thinks Labour should merge with the Greens - but Roderic O'Gorman doesn't]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/live-music-concert-gig-price-poll-7168307-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T10:26:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>How much would you be willing to pay for a gig ticket?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Concerts, fontaines dc, Harry Styles, Music, Oasis, Poll, The Daily Poll, Ticket Prices, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/cheering-audience-at-some-concert-backlit-red-background-248215b2-a6e9-41ca-8991-c0dda6ea1777-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A number of tours have already been announced for 2027]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[How much would you be willing to pay for a gig ticket?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/tallaght-car-theft-arrests-7168229-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T09:47:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Stolen car found by gardaí and three men arrested</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arrests, Burglary, Car Theft, Dublin, Gardaí, Tallaght</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/garda-sign-and-blue-lights-on-a-garda-car-86b48133-da40-4b18-98dd-49784b9b6602-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Investigations are ongoing.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Stolen car found by gardaí and three men arrested]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/friedrich-merz-germany-local-elections-cdu-afd-die-linke-7168221-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T09:18:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>German chancellor makes TV address as he clings to power after more election defeats</news:title>
            <news:keywords>afd, CDU, Christian Democratic Union, die linke, friedrich merz, german elections, Germany, Regional Elections</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-597-831ec648-7349-40fa-aec2-5665c0f12064-630x354.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Friedrich Merz giving a televised address in Germany after his party suffered what he conceded was a "disaster" in two local elections.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[German chancellor makes TV address as he clings to power after more election defeats]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-monday-73-7168167-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T08:45:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Monday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, Nine at Nine, The 9 at 9, the nine at nine</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/capsule-coffee-maker-preparing-espresso-in-a-glass-cup-on-a-wooden-kitchen-bench-with-brown-isolated-background-bottom-view-20437111-d0a0-4e15-b0d5-1ce45adff4b8-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Monday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/patrick-clancy-60-minutes-interview-7168159-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T08:35:01+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ex-husband of Lindsay Clancy opens up about children's killings in 60 Minutes interview</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Duxbury, Lindsay Clancy, Massachusetts, Maternal mental health, Patrick Clancy, Postpartum psychosis</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-2026-09-21-at-08-10-20-4ea4b71a-f426-4b3d-ab1c-ff32bf8e57bf-630x434.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[In a 60 Minutes interview on CBS, Patrick set out what happened in the time leading up to his children's killings.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ex-husband of Lindsay Clancy opens up about children's killings in 60 Minutes interview]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/traitors-ireland-season-two-episode-ten-review-7167916-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T08:17:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘I feel like s**t on a shoe’: A temptation worth €2,000 just tore the faithfuls apart</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Episode Review, RTÉ, siobhan mcsweeney, The Traitors, the traitors ireland, Traitors</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/the-traitors-ireland-s2-ep-10-anna-2-ba217b20-3353-401b-8e7b-a436e797dc28-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Anna pictured holding the dagger she received at breakfast.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[‘I feel like s**t on a shoe’: A temptation worth €2,000 just tore the faithfuls apart]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-dies-crash-car-bus-piltown-n25-waterford-7168140-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T07:24:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man (60s) dies after collision between car and bus in Co Waterford</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ardmore, Cork, Dungarvan, fatal collision, Kinsalebeg, N25, Piltown, Road Deaths, Waterford, Witness appeal, Youghal</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/agardapolicecarataroaddiversionona-17079f81-6e73-4686-8f98-d9c10cd10d07-630x394.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gardaí are appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision to come forward. (file image)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man (60s) dies after collision between car and bus in Co Waterford]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/parenting-column-2-7166010-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T07:00:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Why does discovering and listening to music have to mean screen time for kids?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Opinion, Parenting, RAISING THEM RIGHT, series, voices</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/photo-illustration-of-the-spotify-music-streaming-login-on-the-desktop-of-a-apple-macbook-using-os-x-snow-leopard-5088c89c-324c-43dc-8307-2a5787582257-630x421.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Why does discovering and listening to music have to mean screen time for kids?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/over-40-people-including-family-group-with-three-children-deported-to-georgia-7168051-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T06:40:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Over 40 people, including family group with three children, deported to Georgia at cost of €225k</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Department of Justice, deportation order, Gardaí, Georgia, Jim O'Callaghan, Justice Minister</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-73-6e1c0f41-a3d6-4579-8f0f-277e3f7ffec1-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Among the returnees was one family group, of which three were children (file image)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Over 40 people, including family group with three children, deported to Georgia at cost of €225k]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/government-to-sign-memorandum-of-understanding-with-chinas-ministry-of-science-and-technology-7167924-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T06:30:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Minister to sign memorandum of understanding with China’s Ministry of Science and Technology</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Beijing, China, Hong Kong, James Lawless, Memorandum of Understanding, Ministry of Science and Technology, Science and Technology, Shanghai</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/further-education-minister-james-lawless-speaks-to-the-media-as-he-congratulates-students-on-first-round-cao-offers-at-government-buildings-dublin-picture-date-wednesday-august-27-2025-c6d383b8-a93d-45c9-8e06-80e9df387332-630x433.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research Innovation and Science, James Lawless]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Minister to sign memorandum of understanding with China’s Ministry of Science and Technology]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/michael-shine-surgeon-inquiry-dublin-4-mass-7164204-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T00:05:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Michael Shine's Dublin 4 life uninterrupted as victims wait on start of investigation</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Abuse, Commission of Investigation, Convicted Criminal, Drogheda, Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland, Michael Shine, Sexual Abuse, The Morning Lead, none</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/michael-shine-5-v2-939c8c84-eaea-469f-8e63-0a382d93ab5f-630x472.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Michael Shine at Mass on 6 September ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Michael Shine's Dublin 4 life uninterrupted as victims wait on start of investigation]]></image:title>
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