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            <news:title> Status Orange: 'Extreme' thunderstorms possible as lightning hits Cork and Kerry</news:title>
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            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Thursday</news:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T16:23:42+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Child injured in Parnell Square stabbing left needing life-long, full-time care, doctor says</news:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T16:20:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Survivors of Bill Kenneally stress need for law reform in meeting with Taoiseach</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/boys-of-tommen-chloe-walsh-tv-adaptation-amazon-prime-video-john-hewso-7081739-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T16:19:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Bono’s son among Irish actors in for TV adaptation of viral book series Boys of Tommen</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-appeal-for-witness-following-serious-collision-with-cyclist-kilkenny-7081830-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T16:16:43+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Cyclist seriously injured following collision in Kilkenny </news:title>
            <news:keywords>an garda sichana, Kilkenny, Road Traffic Collision, Tullaroan</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Cyclist seriously injured following collision in Kilkenny ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ryanair-children-seats-policy-change-7081652-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T15:46:35+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ryanair changes family seating policy following investigation</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Ryanair changes family seating policy following investigation]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hot-weather-records-7081347-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T15:32:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>When and where were the highest ever temperatures in Ireland recorded? </news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/crime-statistics-2026-7081375-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T15:00:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>An average of 27 women and 37 men were assaulted per day in first quarter of this year</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[An average of 27 women and 37 men were assaulted per day in first quarter of this year]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/coronas-guitarist-taken-to-hospital-in-garda-car-as-no-ambulance-was-free-following-concert-collapse-7081696-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T14:53:38+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Coronas guitarist taken to hospital in garda car as no ambulance was free following concert collapse</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Coronas]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Coronas guitarist taken to hospital in garda car as no ambulance was free following concert collapse]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/amendment-to-include-goods-produced-in-part-in-occupied-territories-voted-down-by-committee-7081656-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T14:44:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Amendment to include goods ‘produced in part’ in Occupied Territories voted down at committee</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Foreign Affairs minister, Helen McEntee, Israel, occupied territories, occupied territories bill, People Before Profit, Richard Boyd-Barrett, rules of origin, Sinn Féin, West Bank</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of protestors in Dublin as part of demonstrations organised by Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Amendment to include goods ‘produced in part’ in Occupied Territories voted down at committee]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/lewis-capaldi-electric-picnic-line-up-headline-7081678-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T14:36:50+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Lewis Capaldi confirmed as final Electric Picnic headliner after merch slip-up</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Electric Picnic, EP, Festival, lewis capaldi, Line-up, merch, Oops, Singer</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Lewis Capaldi pictured at the Isle of Wight festival.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Lewis Capaldi confirmed as final Electric Picnic headliner after merch slip-up]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/was-netanyahu-supporting-argentina-at-the-world-cup-arrest-warrant-icc-7081458-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T14:10:34+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Debunked: Picture of Netanyahu supporting Argentina at the World Cup is AI-generated</news:title>
            <news:keywords>AI-generated images, arlington, Arrest Warrant, Benjamin Netanyahu, debunked, FactCheck, Fifa World Cup 2026, ICC, Israel, Texas, World Cup, World Cup 2026</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The AI-generated image of Netanyahu]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Debunked: Picture of Netanyahu supporting Argentina at the World Cup is AI-generated]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/shane-coleman-tonight-show-virgin-media-7081443-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T13:56:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Shane Coleman is the new permanent host of The Tonight Show on Virgin Media Television</news:title>
            <news:keywords>current affairs, Hot Seat, Television, The Tonight Show, virgin media</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Coleman will still be on Newstalk.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Shane Coleman is the new permanent host of The Tonight Show on Virgin Media Television]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/temperature-heat-weather-forecast-hottest-day-7081195-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T13:39:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Heatwave grips country as temperatures near record highs and thunderstorms gather</news:title>
            <news:keywords>forecast, Heatwave, hot spell, Met Éireann, the heat, Weather</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[People seeking shade on the beach in Donabate. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Heatwave grips country as temperatures near record highs and thunderstorms gather]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ali-sohrabi-masoumeh-jafri-manojan-clifden-castlerea-prison-murder-7081488-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T13:38:55+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man accused of murder of his former wife at Galway IPAS centre found dead in prison</news:title>
            <news:keywords>ali sohrabi, Castlerea Prison, Clifden, death in custody, masoumeh jafri manojan, Murder</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ali Sohrabi on his way into a special sitting of Galway District Court on Saturday night.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man accused of murder of his former wife at Galway IPAS centre found dead in prison]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/gavan-reilly-politics-by-numbers-starmergeddon-7081290-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T13:00:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gavan Reilly: 7 PMs in 10 years show Starmergeddon might be the new norm</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Gavan Reilly, Keir Starmer, Opinion, Politics, politics by numbers, Read Me</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Keir Starmer in happier (?) days in 2019.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Gavan Reilly: 7 PMs in 10 years show Starmergeddon might be the new norm]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/top-5-things-to-watch-this-weekend-2-7080220-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T12:45:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Our top 5 watches this weekend</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, top 5 picks</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Our top 5 watches this weekend]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/most-popular-consumer-brands-7081291-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T12:34:55+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>These were Ireland's most popular low-cost consumer brands last year </news:title>
            <news:keywords>best thing since sliced bread, brand loyalty, Brands, Consumerism, Drink, Food</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Brennans has held the top spot for nine years.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[These were Ireland's most popular low-cost consumer brands last year ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/twin-earthquake-venezuela-death-toll-7081182-Jun2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T12:06:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Two devastating earthquakes hit Venezuela, killing 164 and injuring more than 950</news:title>
            <news:keywords>caracas, Death Toll, Earthquake, Rescue, twin earthquakes, Venezuela</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Rescue workers searching through the rubble of a collapsed building in Caracas.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Two devastating earthquakes hit Venezuela, killing 164 and injuring more than 950]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/election-poster-size-limits-ireland-poll-7081304-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T10:51:01+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Do you think there should be limits on election poster sizes?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>an coimisiún toghcháin, Election Posters, Elections, Electoral Commission, Ireland, Politics, Poll, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Posters in Dublin during the 2024 General Election]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Do you think there should be limits on election poster sizes?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/swim-safety-beach-pollution-sun-dublin-7081298-Jun2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T10:45:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Bunking off work for the beach today? Here’s how to check where it’s safe (and clean) to swim</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Beach, Dublin, hot spell, safe to swim, Sun, take the plunge, the heat</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A man pictured swimming in Clontarf this morning.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Bunking off work for the beach today? Here’s how to check where it’s safe (and clean) to swim]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-housing-essay-7080382-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T09:30:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>A grassroots movement can help change housing policy - we should know</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Analysis, builder, Construction, derelict ireland, dereliction, Dr Frank O'Connor, Housing Crisis, Jude Sherry, the housing crisis, the housing essay, the property crisis</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-makes-first-public-remarks-about-likely-new-british-prime-minister-7081076-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T09:11:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Extremely liberal': Trump makes first public remarks about likely new British prime minister </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Andy Burnham, Donald Trump, Energy Policy, Keir Starmer, MAYOR OF A TOWN, North Sea Oil, UK Politics</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Trump described Burnham as “the mayor of a town”.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Extremely liberal': Trump makes first public remarks about likely new British prime minister ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-thursday-66-7081245-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T08:47:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Thursday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, Nine at Nine</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/breakfast-a6c65e4f-0066-49ba-99bc-2893512e23ad-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Thursday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/oil-prices-fuel-package-7080338-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T08:11:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Irish shoppers to be hit with higher food prices in coming months, ESRI warns</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Economy, Energy, ESRI, Inflation, Ireland, Oil Prices, strait of hormuz</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/a-trolley-in-a-supermarket-aisle-lined-with-shelves-london-england-uk-ea93843c-fc32-4e8f-a0dc-14f06757d04a-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The ESRI said food prices need to be closely monitored over the coming months.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Irish shoppers to be hit with higher food prices in coming months, ESRI warns]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/weekend-sports-listings-4-7080323-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T07:15:07+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>World Cup late nights and Croke Park classics – don’t miss these matches</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, Sports listings</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[World Cup late nights and Croke Park classics – don’t miss these matches]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/jd-vance-is-cooked-7080545-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T07:00:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Stars and Swipes: JD Vance is revealing himself as a shapeshifter with no fixed principles</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, is vance ok?, Melania, Opinion, Politics, Trump, trump in power, US politics, US President, USA, voices, White House</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/washington-united-states-of-america-27-march-2026-u-s-president-vice-president-jd-vance-delivers-remarks-during-the-first-meeting-of-the-white-house-task-force-to-eliminate-fraud-at-the-eisenhowe-a2580ca5-13c9-4f63-a17b-a72891633cb1-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Stars and Swipes: JD Vance is revealing himself as a shapeshifter with no fixed principles]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/more-than-26-million-suspected-scam-calls-were-blocked-by-a-network-provider-last-year-7080926-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T06:15:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>More than 26 million suspected scam calls were blocked by one network provider last year</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cybersecurity, Fraud, high alert, Ireland, scam calls, Telecommunications, three ireland</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/screen-shot-of-a-text-message-on-an-iphone-sent-by-a-scammer-trying-to-trick-the-owner-into-texting-back-and-passing-over-personal-info-london-uk-cf33e79e-8750-4dab-bc45-163d6bdca380-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Scam text on a mobile phone]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[More than 26 million suspected scam calls were blocked by one network provider last year]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ires-reit-investment-savings-plan-7077980-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-25T00:05:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland's biggest landlord Ires Reit wants your savings (via Harris's new investment scheme)</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Department of Finance, Eddie Byrne, investment savings plan, ires reit, Rent, Simon Harris, Tax, The Morning Lead</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/tanaiste-and-finance-minister-simon-harris-speaking-to-the-media-at-a-press-conference-on-the-housing-infrastructure-investment-fund-at-the-government-buildings-in-dublin-picture-date-wednesday-jan-5669e736-66e0-4c66-bfe1-78c27c53a64c-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The new scheme, announced by Tánaiste Simon Harris, is due to be operational next year.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland's biggest landlord Ires Reit wants your savings (via Harris's new investment scheme)]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fergal-leamy-to-replace-david-mcredmond-as-ceo-of-an-post-7081038-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T21:58:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>An Post appoints Fergal Leamy as chief executive</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Post, Business, CEO, david mcredmond, Fergal Leamy, Ireland</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/no-fee-bus-dk-an-post-ceo-1-9e415e76-5b13-4e00-9776-5eefec9ed92b-630x416.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Leamy was previously head of Glen Dimplex Group and Coillte.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[An Post appoints Fergal Leamy as chief executive]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/drug-addiction-ireland-7080703-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T21:30:35+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Opinion: A whole of government approach is key to addressing drug use, addiction and recovery</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, drug policy in ireland, drug use in ireland, Drugs, Drugs strategy, Opinion, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/recovery-85ef9ced-7c9c-4d50-aa3f-864049331f40-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Drug addiction recovery.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Opinion: A whole of government approach is key to addressing drug use, addiction and recovery]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/low-flying-aircraft-irelands-geophysical-survey-7080991-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T21:22:35+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>You won't see this plane flying very low to the ground again</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Aerial survey, Environment, geological survey ireland, Geology, Ireland, Mapping, Tellus survey</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/river-1-6645d6ec-3356-46e0-b6f0-ffb3839d112c-630x410.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The survey aircraft flew at just 60 metres over rural areas, and 240 metres over urban areas.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[You won't see this plane flying very low to the ground again]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/heres-what-happened-today-wednesday-90-7080780-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T21:00:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, News Fix, The Fix</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/ciutadella-spain-24th-june-2026-a-caixer-horse-rider-aims-his-lance-at-a-suspended-ring-during-the-training-session-for-the-jocs-des-pla-medieval-tournament-during-the-traditional-sant-jo-9e2eb0f0-a6a8-4e61-aab5-da952dd20edc-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A 'caixer' (horse rider) aims his lance at a suspended ring during the training session for the 'Jocs des Pla' (medieval tournament) during the traditional 'Sant Joan' festival in Ciutadella de Menorca, Spain]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/olympian-ciaran-o-lionaird-laid-to-rest-in-his-native-co-cork-7080944-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T20:43:24+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'He was a dreamer': Olympian Ciarán Ó Lionáird laid to rest in his native Co Cork</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Canada, Ciarán Ó Lionáird, Cork, Leevale AC, Olympian, RIP, Vancouver</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/screenshot-b5617adc-fbe9-4711-8618-a91a976fe4f6-630x932.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ciarán Ó Lionáird competing for Ireland at the 2012 London Games]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['He was a dreamer': Olympian Ciarán Ó Lionáird laid to rest in his native Co Cork]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/uisce-eireann-water-outages-hot-weather-7080946-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T20:02:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Minister raises concerns with Uisce Éireann over water outages planned during hot weather</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Heatwave, hot weather, Irish Water, James Browne, soaring temperatures, usice éireann, water interruptions, water outages</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/water-tap-and-droplets-stainless-steel-in-the-bathroom-drops-of-water-falling-from-the-tap-leakage-of-drinking-water-not-economical-water-consumpt-41e08c0c-dd3d-4a2d-954e-1636e8a6f183-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Minister raises concerns with Uisce Éireann over water outages planned during hot weather]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/eire-aontaithe-an-bhreatain-bheag-neamshpleach-an-todhchai-7080497-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T19:22:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>&quot;Beidh reifreann neamhspleachais ag an Bhreatain Bheag - is iad na daoine a chinnfidh cathain&quot;</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Bhreatain Bheag, Cymraeg, Cymru, Éire Aontaithe, Gaeilge, Gaeltacht, Tír agus teanga, United Ireland, Wales, welsh</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/cardiff-bay-in-the-evening-showing-the-senedd-the-pierhead-building-and-the-wales-millennium-centre-cardiff-bay-wales-uk-d17ef79b-4127-4bd6-bf4c-59c4e6c0f828-630x392.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tá Rhun Ap Iorwerth, Céád Aire na Breataine Bige, den tuairim go mbeidh reifreann neamshpsleachais sa Bhreatain Bheag ach nil a fhios aige cén uair. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[&quot;Beidh reifreann neamhspleachais ag an Bhreatain Bheag - is iad na daoine a chinnfidh cathain&quot;]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hundreds-gather-for-funeral-mass-of-teenager-killed-while-watching-donegal-international-rally-7080913-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T19:20:01+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Hundreds gather for funeral Mass of teenager killed while watching Donegal International Rally </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Donegal, Gartan, Glenswilly, RIP, Tadhg Callaghan Carter.</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/river-2026-06-24t191736-755-4c226a73-3190-4d65-b999-447aaf1997e7-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tadhg Callaghan Carter.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Hundreds gather for funeral Mass of teenager killed while watching Donegal International Rally ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ban-vape-flavours-ireland-7080217-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T19:02:38+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The government is looking to ban vape flavours - why?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>e-cigarettes, flavourless, Ireland, Legislation, Nicotine, Public Health, Tobacco, vaping</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/disposable-electronic-vapes-on-a-white-background-isolate-97db619c-146e-4ad6-8a77-3edeb4249cca-630x418.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The government hopes that removing the flavour will limit those who vape to the "intended" audience that is people trying to quit smoking tobacco.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The government is looking to ban vape flavours - why?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/life-in-dublin-7079593-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T19:00:51+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Thirty years on: What Veronica Guerin can still teach us about dogged journalism</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, courage under fire, Crime Reporting, irish journalism, Irish Life, Irish Politics, LIFE IN IRELAND, Lise Hand, Opinion, voices</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/presbyterian-church-abuse-appeal-7080515-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T18:55:04+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Victims of abuse in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland should come forward, gardaí say</news:title>
            <news:keywords>abuse allegations, An Garda Síochána, Police Service Of Northern Ireland, Presbyterian Church, Safeguarding, safeguarding issues, none</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/a-general-view-of-the-headquarters-of-the-presbyterian-church-in-ireland-on-great-victoria-street-belfast-after-the-charity-commission-opened-a-statutory-inquiry-into-the-church-following-safeguardi-b59dce20-d488-48ea-9c05-fb42ff9aa3f2-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The headquarters of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland in Belfast.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Victims of abuse in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland should come forward, gardaí say]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-unity-and-welsh-independence-are-they-on-the-cards-7080727-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T18:54:04+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Welsh First Minister: There'll be an independence referendum - it's the people who'll decide when</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Bhreatain Bheag, Cymraeg, Cymru, Éire Aontaithe, Gaeilge, Gaeltacht, Language and Nation, Tír agus teanga, United Ireland, Wales, welsh</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/20260624_125516-25f329e5-0fb6-46a7-8d6d-3a5e778ba422-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Rhun Ap Iorwerth spoke to The Journal at the Museum of Literature Ireland ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Welsh First Minister: There'll be an independence referendum - it's the people who'll decide when]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ryanair-attack-7080841-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T18:50:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ryanair staff living in Swords feel 'unsafe' and 'unwelcome' following arson attack</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arson, Crime, Dublin, Garda Siochana, Ryanair, Swords</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/inheritance-tax-changes-budget-2027-7080666-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T18:46:11+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Inheritance tax shake-up under consideration as Taoiseach notes concerns of those without children</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget 2027, Children, familes, Inheritance, inheritance tax, Micheál Martin</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/men-hold-hundred-euro-bill-in-his-hands-pay-with-euros-poverty-in-europe-no-cashless-paying-4d2ffb0d-6736-470e-bada-b2c85e69c999-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The coalition are signalling changes to inheritance taxes come October's budget.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Inheritance tax shake-up under consideration as Taoiseach notes concerns of those without children]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/enforcement-and-legislation-campaign-posters-7080572-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T18:27:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>No suggestion of banning election posters but their size should be limited, Commission says</news:title>
            <news:keywords>campaign posters, Elections, Electoral Commission, up the poles</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/003_by_election_posters_90748231-6f6b754d-29fb-4dbb-a3a1-577526ba55d1-630x460.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Candidate posters In Drumcondra for the 2026 Dublin by-election.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[No suggestion of banning election posters but their size should be limited, Commission says]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/heat-europe-7080118-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T18:20:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>France records hottest day on record as Europe deals with unprecedented heatwave</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Europe, Heat, hot weather, the heat, Weather</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/img_4674-1cdb02c1-b8c8-4a1c-be6e-cb08125f31ac-630x525.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A heat map from France's weather service.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[France records hottest day on record as Europe deals with unprecedented heatwave]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/meeting-attorney-general-eu-presidency-security-rules-of-engagement-7079658-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T18:14:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>High-level talks about foreign militaries using force on Irish soil and sea during EU presidency</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Air Defence Picket, eu presidency, on the picket, rules of engagement, security rift</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/55177263727_a2530ceed6_o-dbf45c35-e367-497d-8509-26399c4ff3bd-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A Spanish helicopter crew on board their ship as an Irish naval ship passes behind. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[High-level talks about foreign militaries using force on Irish soil and sea during EU presidency]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/latest-childrens-hospital-completion-date-is-august-7080707-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T17:45:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Latest Children’s Hospital completion date is August but Department official says ‘we'll wait to see’</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bam, David Cullinane, Derek Tierney, National Children's Hospital</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/image-5ef39cb8-eabe-4c2f-af82-2866f611edf7-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of construction at the National Children's Hospital]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Latest Children’s Hospital completion date is August but Department official says ‘we'll wait to see’]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/green-light-for-e1bn-redevelopment-of-cork-city-docklands-that-could-yield-25k-houses-7080700-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T17:40:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Green light for €1bn redevelopment of Cork City Docklands that could yield 25k houses</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cork, Cork Docklands, Government funding, Housing, Infrastructure, urban regeneration</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/screenshot-2026-06-24-172044-d74dd9fd-988c-449e-9986-bfa6f95b0ab2-630x259.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[An illustration of the docklands project.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Green light for €1bn redevelopment of Cork City Docklands that could yield 25k houses]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trial-former-sports-coach-central-criminal-court-7080565-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T17:28:58+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Trial of former sports coach hears evidence from schoolfriends of woman he indecently assaulted</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Central Criminal Court, Court, Courts, Trial</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/file-photo-dated-040213-of-a-general-view-of-the-courts-of-criminal-justice-dublin-as-fears-of-wrongful-arrest-excessive-use-of-force-wrongful-conviction-and-disproportionately-high-sentences-f-b30e989f-7613-46a6-aedb-035fa54da934-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Trial of former sports coach hears evidence from schoolfriends of woman he indecently assaulted]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-dubliner-boston-closs-world-cup-7080681-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T17:23:28+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Irish pub in Boston gives staff a day to recover from Scottish takeover</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Boston, Ireland, Pubs, Scotland, Soccer, The Dubliner, World Cup</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/river-ab6b493e-3b6e-4fb6-bb38-96b30b40f4b4-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Molly Malone statute outside The Dubliner pub in downtown Boston.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Irish pub in Boston gives staff a day to recover from Scottish takeover]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hot-weather-ireland-ice-cream-beaches-7080511-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T17:23:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'We're just mad busy': Lifeguards and ice cream shops gear up for busy week with hot weather</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Heatwave, Ireland, Met Éireann, Summer, water safety, Weather</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/teddys-ice-cream-shop-home-of-the-99-dun-laoghaire-b2fe4889-99e9-438b-8a05-648f4b1e07c4-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Teddy's Ice Cream in Dún Laoghaire pictured in 2014.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['We're just mad busy': Lifeguards and ice cream shops gear up for busy week with hot weather]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-24-06-26-7080606-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T16:45:50+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://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/house-number-5-on-an-old-wooden-door-with-cracked-paint-83d78af1-4b6b-4f9e-8327-2578a5ce9dd8-630x945.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Wednesday ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/parnell-square-attack-courts-riad-bouchaker-7080617-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T16:39:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man accused of Parnell Square attack denied to gardaí that he 'went for the smallest children'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Courts, Dublin, Parnell Square, Riad Bouchaker</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/garda-at-the-scene-of-the-stabbing-on-parnell-square-in-dublin-in-the-aftermath-of-violent-scenes-in-the-city-centre-on-thursday-evening-the-unrest-came-after-an-attack-on-parnell-square-east-where-6b812eab-c086-44df-8e4b-07737fc87449-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Image of gardaí at the scene of the attacke on Parnell Square in Dublin on 23 November 2023]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man accused of Parnell Square attack denied to gardaí that he 'went for the smallest children']]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/buy-now-pay-later-plans-wrongly-promoted-as-financial-management-tool-says-consumer-watchdog-7080470-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T16:08:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Buy now, pay later' wrongly promoted as financial management tool, says consumer watchdog</news:title>
            <news:keywords>buy now pay later, CCPC, Consumer protection, Finance, Ireland, Oireachtas, pay in instalments</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/a-close-up-shot-of-the-klarna-app-icon-as-seen-on-the-screen-of-a-smart-phone-editorial-use-only-e5894d9e-3bd1-40ff-9920-a2aae3158f3a-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA['Buy now, pay later' wrongly promoted as financial management tool, says consumer watchdog]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/train-dart-north-dublin-belfast-disruptions-7080094-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T16:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dart and Northern Line rail services resume, but commuters face significant delays </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Belfast, Connolly, Drogheda, Howth, Irish Rail, morning commute, Train, Train disruptions</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/2a9c7fe-ef9229d6-b794-4a79-bba8-6a8ff0510e72-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A Dart train at Clontarf Road railway station, Dublin.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dart and Northern Line rail services resume, but commuters face significant delays ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jeffrey-donaldson-requests-to-renounce-and-forfeit-knighthood-following-sex-abuse-conviction-7080563-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T15:54:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Jeffrey Donaldson to 'renounce and forfeit' his knighthood after child sex abuse convictions</news:title>
            <news:keywords>honours list, Jeffrey Donaldson, knighthood, Newry Crown Court</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/sir-jeffrey-donaldson-arrives-at-newry-crown-court-where-the-jury-will-continue-to-consider-its-verdict-in-his-trial-alongside-his-wife-lady-eleanor-donaldson-on-charges-of-historical-sexual-offences-cad54a94-4675-4014-a40d-7f5b1cf120c7-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson entering Newry Crown Court on Monday ahead of his conviction]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson to 'renounce and forfeit' his knighthood after child sex abuse convictions]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/enoch-burke-fines-268600-7080369-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T14:09:28+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Enoch Burke 'roughly' owes the state over a quarter of a million in fines, High Court hears</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Enoch Burke, High Court, Judge Brian Cregan, the burkes, Wilson's Hospital School</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/enoch-burke-at-the-high-court-dublin-the-board-of-management-of-wilsons-hospital-school-in-co-westmeath-school-and-mr-burke-have-been-entangled-in-a-legal-dispute-stemming-from-incidents-over-a-req-e7c67149-9869-4358-a54a-1d87f2723b08-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Enoch Burke has been imprisoned for more than 700 days]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Enoch Burke 'roughly' owes the state over a quarter of a million in fines, High Court hears]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/heat-temperature-older-people-sunlight-health-7080462-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T14:02:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The heat has got so bad that the government is telling older people to avoid direct sunlight</news:title>
            <news:keywords>escape the sun, Government, Heatwave, hot spell, It Burns, Older People, safety advice, Sun, sunlight</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/three-friends-sitting-on-a-park-bench-in-the-park-under-a-umbrella-on-a-hot-summers-days-to-keep-cool-essex-uk-4e264d39-2254-4123-a526-90ff5920f442-630x426.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A high temperature weather warning is in place nationwide until Friday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The heat has got so bad that the government is telling older people to avoid direct sunlight]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fish-and-chips-and-99s-7079684-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T14:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The Feeder's Digest: Ten coastal seafood gems for the best fish and chips around Ireland</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Features, fish and chips favourites, fishy favourites, food reviews, food slot, foodie, ireland's fishy favourites, ireland's food favourites, Opinion, voices</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/traditional-english-fish-and-chips-in-paper-wrapper-on-a-pier-at-the-seaside-england-uk-6561096d-ea5e-4461-ab53-e958a962f5b6-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The Feeder's Digest: Ten coastal seafood gems for the best fish and chips around Ireland]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/senators-and-tds-across-political-spectrum-recommend-decriminalising-drugs-for-personal-use-7080045-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T13:51:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Remove criminal penalties for drug possession, TDs and senators from across spectrum say</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Addiction, decriminalisation, drug laws, drug reform, Ireland, New Rules, Oireachtas, Public Health, Report</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/ahandhidesapacketwithadruginthe-77de7c55-d3f5-4354-beee-3f5c9449f5d5-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Remove criminal penalties for drug possession, TDs and senators from across spectrum say]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fuel-protests-dail-sinn-fein-taoiseach-7080448-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T13:35:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Taoiseach accuses Sinn Féin of trying to ‘engineer’ further fuel protests</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Diesel, Fuel, fuel increases, fuel protests, Micheál Martin, Petrol, Sinn Féin</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/taoiseach-micheal-martin-during-a-media-doorstep-as-he-arrives-at-the-national-economic-dialogue-at-dublin-castle-picture-date-monday-june-15-2026-abb2bb45-6f7b-4529-84c1-5e2737e9aba1-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin pictured earlier this month]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Taoiseach accuses Sinn Féin of trying to ‘engineer’ further fuel protests]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/nuclear-reactors-ireland-7080296-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T12:56:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Embracing nuclear is one thing, but disposing the waste could be the real challenge</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Energy, Energy committee, Infrastructure, Nuclear, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Reactor, nuclear reactors, Nuclear Waste, Nuclear waste management, Planning, small modular reactors, UCD</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/river-67-7c690635-535c-46bc-a163-c73db2c6670d-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Cooling towers and electricity pylons of Tricastin nuclear power plant, Rhône Valley, France.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Embracing nuclear is one thing, but disposing the waste could be the real challenge]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/council-tells-public-to-stop-jumping-fence-to-swim-at-vico-baths-as-repair-works-are-underway-7080327-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T12:40:24+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Council tells public to not jump fence to swim at Vico Baths, as repair works are underway</news:title>
            <news:keywords>bathing site, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Killiney, local government, Public Safety, Swimming, Vico Baths</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Barriers have been up to stop the public accessing the swim spot until repairs are done.

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        <image:title><![CDATA[Council tells public to not jump fence to swim at Vico Baths, as repair works are underway]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ai-method-breast-cancer-chemotherapy-diagnosis-7080236-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T12:38:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Irish researchers find AI can help determine if breast cancer patients need chemotherapy</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Around 3,600 people are diagnosed with breast cancer each year.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Irish researchers find AI can help determine if breast cancer patients need chemotherapy]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/drug-decriminalisation-committee-report-launch-lynn-ruane-7080292-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T11:54:51+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'I've lost friends during this': Emotional scenes as committee backs radical drug law change</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arrests, decriminalisation, Drugs, gary gannon, illegal, joint committee on drug use, lynn ruane</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the joint committee pictured during the launch.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['I've lost friends during this': Emotional scenes as committee backs radical drug law change]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/drugs-decriminalisation-personal-use-ireland-oireachtas-joint-committee-opinion-poll-7080240-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T10:50:11+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Do you think all drugs should be decriminalised for personal use?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>decriminalisation, drug policy, Drug use, Ireland, Irish Politics, Oireachtas, Poll, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/mansmokingmarijuanacigarettesoftdruginamsterdamnetherlands-8b243f38-84bc-4a06-8fc1-ad15e7a99d31-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[(Stock image) The suggested reforms follow calls to move towards a health-led approach to drug use]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Do you think all drugs should be decriminalised for personal use?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-organised-crime-operation-court-7080200-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T10:08:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gardaí charge eight alleged organised crime group members in nationwide operation</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Carlow, Cork, Court, Garda, Laois, Organised Crime, Tipperary</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/crash-kerry-n72-calfmount-barraduff-killarney-7080190-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T09:09:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man in his 20s killed in single-vehicle crash near Killarney overnight</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Kerry, Killarney, N72, Road Traffic Collision, none</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/garda-road-closed-sign-38b47742-4918-4798-9d60-263a01a1f68f-630x418.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The road where the crash happened is currently closed, and motorists are asked to travel via Glenflesk instead]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man in his 20s killed in single-vehicle crash near Killarney overnight]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-wednesday-68-7080181-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T08:55:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Wednesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, The 9 at 9</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/close-up-of-female-worker-in-cafe-serving-takeaway-coffee-in-recycled-holder-made-from-used-carton-3f38bef7-65f7-42ef-a151-7e5e25e603db-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Wednesday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/starmer-burnham-7080158-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T08:16:19+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Starmer and Burnham hold face-to-face talks to discuss transition of power</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Andy Burnham, awkward enough, Keir Starmer, UK, UK Politics</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/river-66-14cedee7-8de1-4ea2-881c-729e8bf4707a-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Andy Burnham is expected to take Keir Starmer's job as prime minister and Labour leader.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Starmer and Burnham hold face-to-face talks to discuss transition of power]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/temperature-hot-spell-weather-forecast-ireland-7080143-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T08:14:42+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland’s all-time high temperature record could be broken tomorrow</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Heat, hot spell, Met Éireann, temperature, temperature record, Weather</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The temperature forecast for 4pm tomorrow, with highest forecast in Connacht. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland’s all-time high temperature record could be broken tomorrow]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/madrid-heatwave-7079520-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T07:30:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>An Irishman melting in Spain: Life in a 40°C city is no joke</news:title>
            <news:keywords>climate breakdown, climate catastrophe, Climate Change, column, europe's heat dome, Heat, Heatwave, Opinion, soaring temperatures, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/tourists-drinking-water-during-summer-buen-retiro-park-parque-del-buen-retiro-madrid-spain-5a8767d6-dd64-4115-ba6f-b83a0497ea82-630x464.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[An Irishman melting in Spain: Life in a 40°C city is no joke]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/big-increase-in-number-of-irish-medium-schools-needed-survey-suggests-7079850-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T07:15:43+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'500 extra Gaelscoileanna' needed to meet demand</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Roinn Oideachais agus Óige, Dóchas na dTuismitheoiri, Education, Gaeilge, Gael Oideachas, Gaeltacht, Parental Choice</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/meadu-mor-ar-lion-na-ngaelscoileanna-a-eileamh-tar-eis-foilsiu-thorthai-shuirbhe-na-bunscoile-7079706-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T07:14:55+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'500 gaelscoil breise de dhíth chun an t-éileamh a shásamh' - ceannaire oideachais</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Roinn Oideachais agus Óige, Dóchas na dTuismitheoiri, Gaeilge, Gael Oideachas, Gaeltacht</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/over-60000-disclosures-of-domestic-violence-and-abuse-made-to-womens-aid-last-year-7079996-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T06:15:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Over 60,000 disclosures of domestic violence and abuse made to Women's Aid last year</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Domestic Violence, Family justice, gender-based violence, Ireland, record high, Social Issues, Women's Aid</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/rear-view-of-woman-talking-on-mobile-phone-ea2cb1c3-62ba-4ca7-a673-aa84d5cf52bf-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Over 60,000 disclosures of domestic violence and abuse made to Women's Aid last year]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/catholic-schools-ireland-abuse-scandals-7079116-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T00:10:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ivana Bacik: Religious orders must now be compelled to pay redress for child abuse</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Abuse, Catholic Church, Child Abuse, child abuse in schools, child abuse in the church, column, Opinion, Redress, Survivors, Victims, voices</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/government-data-centre-report-higher-electricity-prices-7079259-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-24T00:05:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Government data centre report didn’t examine prospect of higher electricity bills</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Data Centres, Department of Enterprise, Electricity prices, Energy, Ireland, KPMG, The Morning Lead</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/data-center-castle-it-39b3bd54-4383-49c4-a08f-4ec135e8a864-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Department of Enterprise spent over €100,000 to produce the report.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Government data centre report didn’t examine prospect of higher electricity bills]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/dogs-in-the-hot-weather-7079283-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T23:55:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dogs and the heat: A complete guide to keeping your furry friends safe in hot weather</news:title>
            <news:keywords>animals and heat, caring for dogs in sunshine, column, Dogs, dogs overheating, Heatwave, Opinion, Pawsing For Shade, Sunshine, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/three-girls-and-a-dog-in-garden-paddling-pool-05ba2994-5811-4c59-a4d4-8cad88ef731a-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dogs and the heat: A complete guide to keeping your furry friends safe in hot weather]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/instagram-and-facebook-down-for-thousands-as-major-outage-reported-7080007-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T23:12:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Instagram and Facebook down for thousands, as major outage reported</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Facebook, Instagram, Ireland, Meta, Outage, Social Media</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/bangkok-thailand-november-11-2019-iphone-7-showing-its-screen-with-instagram-application-25f35541-f144-4089-a1f9-5293b17ee9eb-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Person holding a phone with Instagram loading]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Instagram and Facebook down for thousands, as major outage reported]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/civil-servant-accused-of-leaking-to-hostile-foreign-power-denied-high-court-bail-7079990-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T22:21:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Civil servant accused of leaking to 'hostile' foreign power denied High Court bail</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Civil Service, Dublin, Garda, High Court, Ireland, National Security</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Four Courts, Dublin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Civil servant accused of leaking to 'hostile' foreign power denied High Court bail]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/momentum-building-for-eu-ban-on-childrens-social-media-use-taoiseach-tells-roberta-metsola-7079978-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T22:06:39+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘Momentum building’ for EU ban on children’s social media use, Taoiseach tells Roberta Metsola</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin Castle, European Union, Ireland, Micheál Martin, Online Safety, Roberta Metsola, Social Media</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/taoiseach-micheal-martin-greets-president-of-the-european-parliament-roberta-metsola-as-they-arrive-at-dublin-castle-for-a-meeting-ahead-of-ireland-assuming-the-presidency-of-the-council-of-the-europ-92989ab2-7225-41c4-a243-ba2de831b5bb-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheal Martin greets President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola as they arrive at Dublin Castle for a meeting]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[‘Momentum building’ for EU ban on children’s social media use, Taoiseach tells Roberta Metsola]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/heres-what-happened-today-tuesday-78-7079942-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T20:35:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, News Fix, The Fix</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/pres-connolly-aras-garden-pty-mx-5-5a207ee8-e722-4201-869a-784c704113cb-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/nancy-guthrie-note-7079105-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T19:55:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>A ransom note was sent to CNN claiming Nancy Guthrie died in February</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Kidnapping, kidnapping mystery, Mystery, Nancy Guthrie, savannah guthrie</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/download-9-786e03c3-f665-4e75-a44c-725ec019c0d1-630x839.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A photograph of Nancy Guthrie.

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        <image:title><![CDATA[A ransom note was sent to CNN claiming Nancy Guthrie died in February]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/mark-keane-johnson-johnson-court-award-7079915-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T19:24:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Former Limerick hurler sees €950K damages award reduced on appeal</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Court of Appeal, Courts, High Court, Johnson &amp; Johnson, Limerick, Mark Keane, Payout, Plassey</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/river-1-913e8a0d-df57-4f9d-87a9-04a26feae845-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Mark Keane playing for Limerick in 2006. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Former Limerick hurler sees €950K damages award reduced on appeal]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-tourism-tax-7079877-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T19:10:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Minister 'fully' supports introduction of a Dublin tourism tax</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Accommodation, fianna fáíl tensions, Hotels, jack chambers, local authorites, tourism tax, Tourists</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/minister-for-public-expenditure-and-public-service-reform-jack-chambers-speaks-to-the-media-outside-government-buildings-in-dublin-after-a-labour-employer-economic-forum-picture-date-friday-april-17-b8e05a18-e846-46cf-ba61-969b2a185c75-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Proposed legislation would allow for authorities to make the decision on whether it would like to impose the levy, rather than automatically introducing it.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Minister 'fully' supports introduction of a Dublin tourism tax]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/teen-social-media-ban-7077815-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T19:00:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Kelly Earley: Social media bans for teens make the internet a worse place for all of us</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, kelly earley, online porn, online pornography, Opinion, Pornography, smartphone apps, Smartphones, social media addiction, social media app, traumatic content, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/child-tired-but-using-phone-in-bed-at-night-kid-sleepy-with-phone-in-bed-at-night-teenager-watching-movie-on-phone-in-bed-at-night-child-resting-688f5797-8b7b-4c5c-9269-76d072f7508c-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Kelly Earley: Social media bans for teens make the internet a worse place for all of us]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/covid-inquiry-taoiseach-questioned-7079890-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T18:55:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Covid inquiry quizzes Taoiseach in extensive question session on pandemic decision-making</news:title>
            <news:keywords>covid inquiry, Covid-19, Micheál Martin, pandemic</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/taoiseach-micheal-martin-left-and-paul-reid-ceo-of-the-hse-at-a-press-conference-during-a-visit-to-the-citywest-covid-19-vaccination-centre-in-dublin-for-a-briefing-and-tour-of-the-facility-irela-a41fdbed-f5a2-43d9-b0c4-3703b341cb99-630x404.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheal Martin at a press conference during the Covid-19 pandemic.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Covid inquiry quizzes Taoiseach in extensive question session on pandemic decision-making]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/temperature-hot-spell-warning-weather-7079058-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T18:40:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Temperatures could hit 31 degrees this week, hottest in 'midlands and west'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Heat, hot spell, Met Éireann, orecast, temperature, Weather</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/image-f866261b-3247-42b3-9b0e-5015f423fc4f-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Hot weather will increase the risk of heat stress, and people are being urged to follow health advice.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Temperatures could hit 31 degrees this week, hottest in 'midlands and west']]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/stormont-mlas-blast-evil-sexual-predator-amid-calls-for-donaldsons-knighthood-to-be-removed-7079836-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T18:35:44+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Stormont MLAs blast ‘evil sexual predator’, amid calls for Donaldson's knighthood to be removed</news:title>
            <news:keywords>DUP, Jeffrey Donaldson, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Assembly, Sexual Offences, Stormont</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/featureimage-507441a7-6822-4045-8a48-b9a365298975-630x362.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Sinn Fein MLA Emma Sheerin ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Stormont MLAs blast ‘evil sexual predator’, amid calls for Donaldson's knighthood to be removed]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-city-council-10-7079825-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T18:23:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dublin City Councillors back rezoning of commercial sites for housing</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, Dublin City Council, Dublin Port, Housing, housing targets, Planning, rezoning</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/an-aerial-view-of-east-point-business-park-dublin-ireland-a-success-story-of-the-celtic-tiger-years-71280e4a-341c-463a-8bec-c0b3d25fd8a8-630x451.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[An aerial view of East Point Business Park, Dublin Ireland, one of the sites that has been rezoned.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dublin City Councillors back rezoning of commercial sites for housing]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/triple-lock-martin-7079280-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T18:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Taoiseach rules out referendum on triple lock despite concern from party TDs</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Fianna Fáil, Micheál Martin, Neutrality, triple lock</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/river-65-8f22187e-549d-48ed-8574-239af5d30825-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Triple Lock sets out the conditions under which more than 12 Irish troops can participate in overseas peacekeeping operations (file image) ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Taoiseach rules out referendum on triple lock despite concern from party TDs]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/israel-genocide-gaza-killing-children-7079759-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T17:53:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Israel continues genocide in Gaza by deliberately killing children, UN inquiry finds</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Benjamin Netanyahu, Blood Libel, Gaza, Genocide, ICC, ICJ, Inquiry, Israel, Palestine, South Africa, West Bank</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/nuseirat-refugee-camp-central-gaza-strip-june-2026-residents-of-nuseirat-refugee-camp-face-increasing-difficulties-in-obtaining-drinking-water-and-municipal-water-supplies-amid-ongoing-shortages-995d17f6-2c3f-4cd6-a354-24426e34c001-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[People in Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza queue for water, which is scarce in the Palestinian enclave. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Israel continues genocide in Gaza by deliberately killing children, UN inquiry finds]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/zelenskyy-visit-ireland-2026-7079686-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T17:33:29+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Planning underway for possible Zelenskyy visit during initial weeks of EU Presidency </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Incoming</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/ukrainian-president-volodymyr-zelensky-speaks-to-the-media-during-a-press-conference-with-taoiseach-micheal-martin-at-the-government-buildings-in-dublin-during-his-visit-to-ireland-picture-date-tue-e2c1ce57-7a69-4081-8695-678d278ec2e7-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Dublin in December. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Planning underway for possible Zelenskyy visit during initial weeks of EU Presidency ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/former-sports-coach-trial-sexual-abuse-four-girls-7079610-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T17:27:32+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Former sports coach goes on trial accused of sexually abusing four girls in 1970s and 1980s</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Central Criminal Court, Court, Courts, Trial</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/the-criminal-courts-of-justice-building-in-parkgate-street-dublin-it-is-the-principal-criminal-court-in-ireland-88fad1a6-e3e5-4ac3-9958-081f7e5cc4df-630x480.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Former sports coach goes on trial accused of sexually abusing four girls in 1970s and 1980s]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-housing-essay-ronan-lyons-gap-listing-selling-7079307-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T17:00:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Market heat: 5.5% typical gap between the price a home lists for - and then sells</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Data, House Prices, Housing Crisis, Ronan Lyons, series, the housing essay</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/contrast-size-house-cf4595ce-9038-46a7-bffa-3fabf9a11136-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Mind the (price) gap. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Market heat: 5.5% typical gap between the price a home lists for - and then sells]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-23-06-26-7079755-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T17:00:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Tuesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5, five at five, The 5 at 5</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/focus-time-in-clock-of-five-oclock-for-the-design-in-your-business-concept-and-design-in-your-work-b61fcf67-11f3-41de-9506-ae5e98919eec-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Tuesday]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/far-right-irish-freedom-party-loses-party-status-7079220-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T16:38:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Far-right Irish Freedom Party loses registered party status</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Electoral Commission, Far-right, hermann kelly, irish freedom party, Political Party, Registrar, none</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/hermann-kelly-the-president-of-the-irish-freedom-party-addresses-the-crowd-during-an-anti-vaccination-and-anti-lockdown-rally-on-day-39-of-the-nationwide-level-5-lockdown-on-saturday-november-28-8bf90758-0123-43a3-82a5-139e7ab6b2bf-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Irish Freedom Party leader Hermann Kelly.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Far-right Irish Freedom Party loses registered party status]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fuel-protests-simon-harris-7079352-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T16:08:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Coalition doesn't want to see sharp rise in fuel prices when excise reductions expire</news:title>
            <news:keywords>eu presidency, Fuel, fuel costs, fuel protests, Simon Harris</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/file-photo-dated-010921-of-an-e10-petrol-pump-at-a-petrol-station-drivers-in-most-parts-of-the-uk-are-missing-out-on-benefiting-from-supermarket-fuel-price-wars-according-to-new-analysis-the-aa-s-9a45e92e-13b3-4324-8705-f7968df14141-630x404.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The protests ended in April when the government announced a €500 million relief package, but these measures are set to expire at the end of next month.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Coalition doesn't want to see sharp rise in fuel prices when excise reductions expire]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ryanair-houses-attacked-7079535-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T15:01:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Swords homes owned by Ryanair set alight in early hours of this morning</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Boroimhe, Boroimhe estate, Dublin, Fostertown, Ryanair, ryanair houses, Swords</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/img_4589-94bde3e6-5e6c-4440-9f49-44542c2a67e7-630x628.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A still from a clip of the fires in the Boroimhe estate last night.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Swords homes owned by Ryanair set alight in early hours of this morning]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/government-flag-of-truce-auction-7079538-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T14:43:22+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 1916 'Flag of Truce' is up for auction, and at least one TD wants the State to buy it</news:title>
            <news:keywords>1916 rising, Cathal Crowe, Easter Rising, handkerchief, the republican party</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/screenshot-2026-06-23-at-14-39-37-19537259-74e9-47f3-b297-03dcee316f3f-630x699.png</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 1916 'Flag of Truce' is up for auction, and at least one TD wants the State to buy it]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/niall-barry-judge-ni-chulachain-online-harassment-case-druids-glen-golf-club-7079449-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T14:42:28+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Judge tells accused in online harassment case that she is 'truly horrified' by his actions</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bray, Coco's Law, Druids Glen Golf Club, Judge Ní Chulacháin, Niall Barry, online harassment case, trolling, Wicklow Circuit Criminal Court</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/niall-barry-be1d5e92-107a-4744-8393-678ebd7b01a0-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Niall Barry (73) of Greystones, Co Wicklow leaving Wicklow Circuit Criminal Court today.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Judge tells accused in online harassment case that she is 'truly horrified' by his actions]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/diageo-job-cuts-7078122-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T13:54:22+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Diageo to axe around 150 jobs Ireland under new chief executive's cost-cutting plan</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Business, dave lewis, Diageo, Diageo Ireland, Drastic Dave, Guinness, Ireland, Job Cuts</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/dublin-ireland-20th-march-2026-diageo-ireland-guinness-steel-kegs-seen-lined-up-on-a-footpath-as-a-man-walks-by-in-dublin-city-depicting-a-street-scene-in-the-irish-capital-on-a-sunny-pleasant-af-66ff5fd2-9c52-43aa-91a1-7b2ab0a4faa1-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Diageo, which produces Guinness, Baileys, Johnny Walker, Smirnoff and other renowned alcoholic beverages, underwent a slump in revenue as its profits dipped in the US and Chinese markets.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Diageo to axe around 150 jobs Ireland under new chief executive's cost-cutting plan]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/gpo-redevelopment-plans-7078681-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T13:54:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>While the GPO undergoes a makeover some government offices could move to O'Connell Street </news:title>
            <news:keywords>1916, Dublin City Taskforce, GPO, O'Connell Street, Pearse Doherty, Post Office, Redevelopment, Simon Harris</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/dublin-general-post-office-in-oconnell-street-dublin-ireland-f0011e11-6be9-49ce-b4e7-e6a13e28024b-630x432.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The GPO Dublin.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[While the GPO undergoes a makeover some government offices could move to O'Connell Street ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-court-crash-donegal-mother-daughter-7079479-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T13:41:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man charged with deaths of mother and six-year-old daughter in Donegal crash</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Carndonagh, Courts, Crash, Donegal, Ella McLaughlin, glentogher, Natalie McLaughlin</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/photo-2adb1b0a-6d06-494c-a569-ed99e2a6e402-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[ Natalie McLaughlin and her 6-year-old daughter Ella McLaughlin.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man charged with deaths of mother and six-year-old daughter in Donegal crash]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/over-73-of-households-with-kids-in-single-sex-schools-want-co-education-survey-finds-7079217-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T13:35:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Over 73% of households with kids in single-sex schools want co-education, survey finds</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Co-education, Department of Education, Education, Ireland, primary school survey, Primary Schools, primary schools survey, Single-sex schools</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/image-5e183ed5-218a-48e1-a1d5-0f83dbf03068-630x425.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Schools can now tell the Department of Education if they would like to make changes based on the survey results.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Over 73% of households with kids in single-sex schools want co-education, survey finds]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/riad-bouchaker-court-cctv-garda-interview-7079468-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T13:13:58+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man accused of Parnell Square attack says victims 'did nothing to deserve what happened'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>CCTV, Court, Courts, Garda, Parnell Square, parnell square attack, Riad Bouchaker, Trial</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/trial-8c2045b7-9eaa-4995-af8f-986326be6ca7-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[An Garda Síochána and emergency services at the scene of the 2023 attack on Parnell Square East.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/foi-files-public-interest-7078049-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T13:00:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The FOI Files: When is withholding information in the public interest?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>FOI Act, Freedom of Information, Information, information integrity, series, The FOI Files, the journal investigates</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Information is in the public interest, right? Not always, it seems.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The FOI Files: When is withholding information in the public interest?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/france-heatwave-drownings-7079403-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T12:58:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Forty people drown in France as heatwave shuts schools and limits transport across Europe</news:title>
            <news:keywords>drownings, Europe, France, heat warnings, red heat warning</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tourists and Parisians cool off at the Eiffel Tower amid a heatwave in Paris.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Forty people drown in France as heatwave shuts schools and limits transport across Europe]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/homeless-numbers-4-7079125-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T11:15:47+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Housing minister says he has stopped estimating when homeless numbers will drop</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Gavan Reilly, Housing, Housing Crisis, Housing minister, James Browne</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[James Browne on Monday with Gavan Reilly]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Housing minister says he has stopped estimating when homeless numbers will drop]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dressing-for-work-warm-weather-heat-poll-7079158-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T10:36:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Do you struggle to dress for work in warm weather?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dress Code, Fashion, Heatwave, Ireland, Poll, The Daily Poll, Weather, Workplace, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Have you switched out any of your usual work clothes for the summer?]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Do you struggle to dress for work in warm weather?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/swim-warning-south-dublin-rainfall-beaches-forty-foot-7079136-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T10:11:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Swimming in south Dublin this week? Here's why warnings are up at the Forty Foot and other hotspots</news:title>
            <news:keywords>advisory warning, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Forty Foot, Killiney, Rainfall, Sandycove, sea swim, sea swimming, Swimming</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Swimmers pictured at the Forty Foot.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Swimming in south Dublin this week? Here's why warnings are up at the Forty Foot and other hotspots]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/peter-murrell-court-7079144-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T10:10:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Former SNP chief Peter Murrell jailed for stealing from party</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Peter Murrell, Scotland, SNP</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Peter Murrell arrives in a prison van at Edinburgh High Court for sentencing on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Former SNP chief Peter Murrell jailed for stealing from party]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/your-stories-marriage-housing-crisis-7072169-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T10:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Has the housing crisis impacted your relationship? We want to hear your stories </news:title>
            <news:keywords>CSO, Housing Crisis, Ireland, Marriage, Property Prices, Renting, your stories, none</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/couple-watching-the-sunset-over-the-mediterranean-ocean-b016c7cc-5e64-4289-83cd-fd0feb2a4019-630x539.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA["I can assure you the biggest obstacle to couples getting married today is housing. It’s huge," Bishop Denis Nulty told The Irish Catholic.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Has the housing crisis impacted your relationship? We want to hear your stories ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-tuesday-65-7079097-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T08:55:58+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Tuesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, Nine at Nine</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/fried-egg-with-grilled-sausage-for-breakfast-e30a9e80-ca4e-4657-9118-6ccec75c13a9-630x553.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Tuesday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/barnardos-report-7079079-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T08:28:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>One in five families cutting back on food due to tighter cost of living</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Barnardos, Barnardos report, Children, Cost of Living</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/akw4f6-a6b1c9cf-e7d3-4907-be49-8dc8802a8134-630x945.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Barnardos report raised concerns about families cutting back on meals.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[One in five families cutting back on food due to tighter cost of living]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/courts-man-jailed-rape-coersive-control-7079083-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T08:21:51+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man jailed for 17 years for rape and 'deliberate' control of former partner</news:title>
            <news:keywords>coersive control, Courts, Jailed, maurice magner, Rape</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/the-insignia-for-lady-luck-and-the-scales-of-justice-on-the-wall-of-the-criminal-courts-of-justice-in-parkgate-street-dublin-ireland-2e013bbe-76b6-432d-aa78-caff0291f271-630x433.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The man was found guilty of multiple counts of rape and sexual assault between 2019 and 2021.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man jailed for 17 years for rape and 'deliberate' control of former partner]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/uk-front-pages-burnham-7079057-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T07:55:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'He thinks it's all over': UK papers spotlight the rise of Andy Burnham (and slag off Starmer)</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Andy Burnham, Front Pages, Keir Starmer, UK, UK Politics</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/lcimg-265832ab-6328-492f-a285-f195a30d892b-f4b81e40-47ee-455f-b8c0-0fbecfe389e0-630x801.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Today's Daily Star]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['He thinks it's all over': UK papers spotlight the rise of Andy Burnham (and slag off Starmer)]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jeffrey-donaldson-named-northern-ireland-republic-difference-in-laws-7074656-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T07:15:29+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Explainer: Why were the media allowed publish Jeffrey Donaldson's name as soon as he was charged?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Criminal Law, Explainer, irish courts, irish judiciary, Jeffrey Donaldson, Northern Ireland, northern ireland law, northern irish judiciary</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/sir-jeffrey-donaldson-arrives-at-newry-crown-court-where-he-and-his-wife-lady-eleanor-donaldson-are-accused-of-historical-sexual-offences-picture-date-tuesday-may-26-2026-4bd8bae0-da07-495a-b534-bfc8ac898e9d-630x428.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson being photographed arriving at Newry Crown Court last month.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Explainer: Why were the media allowed publish Jeffrey Donaldson's name as soon as he was charged?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/irelands-eu-presidency-7078573-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T07:00:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>European Parliament president: This is Ireland’s moment to take the lead for Europe</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, EU, European politics, European Union, ireland EU presidency, Ireland in the EU, IRELAND'S EU PRESIDENCY, Opinion, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/european-union-flag-waving-on-blue-sky-b1446fb1-114b-4153-a809-200211a8b0be-630x428.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[European Parliament president: This is Ireland’s moment to take the lead for Europe]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/free-contraception-scheme-pharmacists-7078577-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T07:00:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Pharmacists to renew contraception prescriptions under expanded State service</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cabinet, common conditions scheme, free contraception, free contraception scheme, GPs, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Women's Health</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/a-selection-of-contraceptive-pills-for-female-contraception-uk-image-shot-062007-exact-date-unknown-d05ee7db-4877-4ed9-86b1-94419f245da8-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Women aged between 17 and 35 can avail of the free contraception scheme.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Pharmacists to renew contraception prescriptions under expanded State service]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/house-prices-urban-rural-inflation-7078680-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T06:30:44+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Latest Daft.ie report shows 'two-speed' housing market emerging between Dublin and other counties</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Daft.ie, House Prices, Housing, Ireland, Property, Real Estate</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/mans-hand-holding-house-key-and-fob-re-home-buyers-buying-housing-ladder-property-market-mortgages-owners-ownership-rates-uk-89972e54-94ce-49d3-8358-316079f5a918-630x407.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Latest Daft.ie report shows 'two-speed' housing market emerging between Dublin and other counties]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jeffrey-donaldson-newry-crown-court-verdict-7075774-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T06:01:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's what it was like in Newry Courthouse as the Donaldson verdicts were announced</news:title>
            <news:keywords>DUP, Eleanor Donaldson, Jeffrey Donaldson, jeffrey donaldson trial, Newry Crown Court, stunned silence</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/court-artist-drawing-by-elizabeth-cook-of-sir-jeffrey-donaldson-in-the-witness-box-at-newry-crown-court-where-he-and-his-wife-lady-eleanor-donaldson-are-accused-of-historical-sexual-offences-picture-99641f3b-facc-4744-adeb-ede3988da22a-630x450.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Court artist's sketch of Jeffrey Donaldson in the dock in Newry Crown Court]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's what it was like in Newry Courthouse as the Donaldson verdicts were announced]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/housing-bill-social-housing-changes-7078734-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T06:00:07+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Charities 'greatly disturbed' new housing bill is being 'rushed' through the Oireachtas</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Charities, Homelessness, Housing, housing bill, Housing Crisis, Social Housing</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/urban-cityscape-with-traditional-irish-houses-cork-city-ireland-europe-5a0a4bf6-6de3-4f26-9226-ddd54c2078fc-630x369.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Charities 'greatly disturbed' new housing bill is being 'rushed' through the Oireachtas]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/redress-7078832-Jun2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-06-23T05:00:04+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Women abused by same principal as Louise O'Keeffe say suing the State is only route to redress</news:title>
            <news:keywords>child sexual abuse, Department of Education, Human Rights, Ireland, Louise O'Keeffe, redress scheme</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/image-22-06-2026-at-16-03-modified-c6f9ef3b-a559-42c6-bbd0-d38a4405ec14-630x477.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[An image of the original Dunderrow National School building from Cork County Council planning documents.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Women abused by same principal as Louise O'Keeffe say suing the State is only route to redress]]></image:title>
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    </url></urlset>