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            <news:title>Patients reimbursed for ADHD medication quadruples in 10 years, says new research</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-six-counties-rain-warnings-overnight-7177544-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T23:02:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dublin among six counties placed under overnight rain warning as thousands remain without power</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A rain warning in Dublin will be in effect until 6am tomorrow.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-ai-white-house-executives-regulation-7177524-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T22:32:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>After a packed-out White House lunch, Trump and tech bosses agree to ‘self-police’ AI</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Trump pictured wth several top executives from AI firms in the East Room of the White House.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garvaghy-road-stand-off-7176305-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T21:51:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Garvaghy Road residents launch fresh legal bid to stop parade as talks fail to reach resolution</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A banner reading Garvaghy Road Says No displayed on Garvaghy Road (Liam McBurney/PA)
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/high-protein-food-prices-7176630-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T21:33:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The protein premium: how much extra do we pay, and how stupid are we to pay it?</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The protein zone in a Lidl in Dublin city centre.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-tuesday-99-7177432-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T21:25:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's what happened today: Tuesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, News Fix</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Members of Orange Order gather near Drumcree Church as standoff over contentious Drumcree parade continues in Portadown.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/bookshop-an-post-bookshop-of-year-longlist-2026-7177415-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T21:12:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Is your favourite bookshop on this list? They may win a national award</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Post, Award, Books, Bookshop, bookworms</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Is your favourite bookshop on this list? They may win a national award]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/drimcree-parade-garvaghy-road-1990s-orange-order-7176960-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T21:00:34+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Riots, intimidation and murders: Drumcree standoff brings back bleak memories of mid-90s violence</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[British Army troops in full riot gear beside Drumcree Road in 1998, as tension rises between loyalists and security forces on day 6 of Orange Order standoff. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Riots, intimidation and murders: Drumcree standoff brings back bleak memories of mid-90s violence]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jennifer-carroll-macneill-yoseph-haddad-idf-israel-ireland-match-7177343-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T20:41:37+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Minister for Health defends old photograph with man who led IDF chants at Ireland-Israel match</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill pictured with Yoseph Haddad in 2022.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Minister for Health defends old photograph with man who led IDF chants at Ireland-Israel match]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/data-centre-naas-7177246-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T20:30:01+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Naas residents plan to fight data centre plan at 'every step' after council defeat</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Data Centres, Kildare, Kildare County Council, Microsoft, Naas, Planning Permission, Power Struggle</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Louise Griffiths and Councillor Chris Pender at the entrance to the site proposed for a data centre campus in Jigginstown outside Naas.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Naas residents plan to fight data centre plan at 'every step' after council defeat]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/parades-commission-rationale-for-allowing-march-7176757-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T20:00:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>How the Parades Commission came to allow this year's Drumcree Parade after 28 years</news:title>
            <news:keywords>drumcree, Explainer, Garvaghy Road, Orange Order, Parade Rationale, Portadown, Portadown District Loyal Orange Lodge Number One, Rationale</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/orange-men-gather-near-drumcree-church-as-police-form-a-barricade-to-prevent-them-entering-the-garvaghy-road-where-members-of-the-orange-order-were-due-to-take-part-in-the-first-return-parade-on-the-3054aba8-7e93-4ebb-a545-3dddf578a245-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Orange men gather near Drumcree Church as police form a barricade to prevent them entering the Garvaghy Road, where members of the Orange Order were due to take part in the first return parade on the road for almost 30 years.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[How the Parades Commission came to allow this year's Drumcree Parade after 28 years]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/data-centres-7176749-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T19:00:51+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Data centres and the midterms: Trump’s AI gamble is becoming a political liability</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Data Centres, data centres usa, Opinion, Stars and Stripes, Stars and Swipes, Trump, US politics, USA, voices, White House</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Data centres and the midterms: Trump’s AI gamble is becoming a political liability]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/michelle-oneill-portadown-law-protest-parades-factcheck-explainer-7177106-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T18:54:43+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Explainer: Did Michelle O’Neill break the law by going to Portadown?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>DUP, FactCheck, Michelle O'Neill, Northern Ireland, Orange Order, Portadown, Sinn Féin</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[O'Neill at the protest on Sunday. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Explainer: Did Michelle O’Neill break the law by going to Portadown?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/court-case-boy-unrestricted-access-devices-defilement-7177308-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T18:42:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Boy (15) who engaged in sexual acts with child (12) had unrestricted access to devices</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Central Criminal Court, Child Protection, court news, Courts, Internet Safety, Ireland, Sexual Offences</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/the-criminal-courts-of-justice-building-in-parkgate-street-dublin-it-is-the-principal-criminal-court-in-ireland-1b4eb880-0e19-4b32-a631-52648e95db1f-630x480.jpg</image:loc>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Boy (15) who engaged in sexual acts with child (12) had unrestricted access to devices]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/weather-forecast-rain-wind-warning-7176306-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T18:40:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Thousands without power as weather warnings remain in place across 12 counties</news:title>
            <news:keywords>blocked roads, fallen trees, Potential flooding, Power Outages, Rain, rain warning, Weather, Weather Warning, Wind Warning</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A person with an umbrella in Bantry, Co Cork.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Thousands without power as weather warnings remain in place across 12 counties]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-tuesday-29-september-2026-7177002-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T18:00:39+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Tuesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5, five at five</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Tuesday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/eu-handling-fee-2-euro-separate-items-refund-7177228-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T17:52:19+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>A new EU ‘handling fee’ will apply to each item in a parcel separately, and it won't be refundable</news:title>
            <news:keywords>charge, customs duty, Delivery, EU, fee, Handle with care, handling fee, Revenue</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/stress-opening-box-793c07c4-0e16-4da4-99d3-b02e3e14ef84-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The fee will come into effect on 1 November.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[A new EU ‘handling fee’ will apply to each item in a parcel separately, and it won't be refundable]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/asian-hornet-sighting-ringaskiddy-7177212-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T17:51:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>An Asian hornet has been spotted for the first time this year (but luckily it's been captured) </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Asian Hornet, Buzz Off, Co Cork, Ringaskiddy</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[An Asian hornet has been spotted for the first time this year (but luckily it's been captured) ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-kinahan-drugs-gang-member-drugs-debt-tallaght-dublin-7177102-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T17:38:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gardaí believe man was kidnapped and tortured over drug debt by gang linked to Kinahans</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, Drugs, KOCG, Tallaght</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A member of the Garda Armed Support Unit. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Gardaí believe man was kidnapped and tortured over drug debt by gang linked to Kinahans]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/bono-itamar-ben-gvir-row-7177047-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T17:30:40+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Bono and Israeli minister in fierce row after musician likens him to Hitler's right-hand man</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Bono and Itamar Ben-Gvir.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Bono and Israeli minister in fierce row after musician likens him to Hitler's right-hand man]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/bertie-ahern-opinion-drumcree-7176959-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T15:55:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern said a stand-off over Drumcree was inevitable (Niall Carson/PA)]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/brendan-mullin-court-perfume-brown-thomas-cctv-7176949-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T15:45:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>CCTV footage in perfume theft case of ex-rugby star Brendan Mullin 'inconclusive', says solicitor</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Brendan Mullin (62) pictured outside the Criminal Courts of Justice.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[CCTV footage in perfume theft case of ex-rugby star Brendan Mullin 'inconclusive', says solicitor]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/west-waterford-gaa-mark-zuckerberg-donation-7176795-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T14:16:39+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Waterford GAA clubs 'delighted' by €150,000 donation from billionaire Mark Zuckerberg</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Waterford GAA clubs 'delighted' by €150,000 donation from billionaire Mark Zuckerberg]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/woman-assaulted-belmayne-7176333-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T14:15:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man (20s) arrested in connection with serious assault on woman in Dublin </news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of Beaumont Hospital in Dublin ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man (20s) arrested in connection with serious assault on woman in Dublin ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/court-of-appeal-nbci-investigation-7176637-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T12:39:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dublin couple charged with perjury over alleged false statement given for Conor McGregor's appeal</news:title>
            <news:keywords>charge, Conor McGregor, Court, Courts, Dublin, Garda, Nikita Hand, samantha o'reilly, steven cummins, none</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Stephen Cummins and Samantha O'Reilly pictured leaving the Criminal Courts of Justice this afternoon.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dublin couple charged with perjury over alleged false statement given for Conor McGregor's appeal]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/drumcree-dispute-garvaghy-road-armagh-portadown-7176571-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T11:45:37+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Drumcree: How might the crisis be solved? Could Stormont collapse?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Armagh, drumcree, drumcree church, emma little pengelly, Garvaghy Road, gavin robinson, Jamie Bryson, John Finucane, Michelle O'Neill, Portadown</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the Orange Order discuss options regarding their determination to march down the Garvaghy Road, watched by members of the PSNI.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Drumcree: How might the crisis be solved? Could Stormont collapse?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/graeme-dott-jailed-7176644-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T11:33:22+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuse</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Graeme Dott arriving at court in August (Jane Barlow/PA)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuse]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/light-house-cinema-planning-permission-7176500-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T11:24:18+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dublin's Light House Cinema has applied for planning permission to build two new screens</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cinema, Dublin, element pictures, light house cinema, Planning Permission, Smithfield</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A screening during the 2019 Chinese International Film Festival at the Light House]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dublin's Light House Cinema has applied for planning permission to build two new screens]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dennis-haskins-dies-7176569-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T11:07:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dennis Haskins, who played Principal Richard Belding in Saved by the Bell, has died aged 75</news:title>
            <news:keywords>dennis haskins, entertainment, Mr Belding, Obituary, RIP, Saved by the Bell, Television</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Haskins as school principal Richard Belding in Saved by the Bell ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dennis Haskins, who played Principal Richard Belding in Saved by the Bell, has died aged 75]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ranulph-fiennes-explorer-7176491-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T10:45:43+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Britain's King Charles among friends 'concerned' for explorer after he disappeared from public life</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bear Grylls, Britain, Explorer, Joanna Lumley, king charles, Ranulph Fiennes, Whereabouts unknown</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[British explorer Ranulph Fiennes pictured in May 2023]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Britain's King Charles among friends 'concerned' for explorer after he disappeared from public life]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/replying-to-messages-madonna-sabrina-carpenter-vmas-poll-7176522-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T10:44:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Do you think you're good at replying to messages?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Madonna, Music, Poll, Sabrina Carpenter, Texting, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[And if you've ever had to wait longer than you expected for a reply, so has Madonna...]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Do you think you're good at replying to messages?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/home-heating-oil-gas-prices-budget-2027-7176478-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T10:33:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Harris wants to cut home heating oil and gas prices but says one budget can only do so much</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget, Budget 2027, Budget Day, excise, Gas, Home Heating Oil, Kerosene, Simon Harris</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Harris wants to cut home heating oil and gas prices but says one budget can only do so much]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/tusla-and-how-its-information-on-foster-carers-didnt-add-up-7170755-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T09:30:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Tusla and how some of its data on foster carers didn't add up</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[When the wrong answer - or even no answer - is the story.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Tusla and how some of its data on foster carers didn't add up]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/eddie-vedder-florence-road-7176402-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T08:56:44+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder helps out Wicklow band Florence Road after gear was stolen </news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Eddie Vedder pictured with Florence Road members Lily Aron, Emma Brandon, Ailbhe Barry and Hannah Kelly.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder helps out Wicklow band Florence Road after gear was stolen ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-headlines-9-at-9-7176408-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T08:56:34+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Tuesday</news:title>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/bird-greeting-the-dawn-c5198eb3-caf1-44dd-8e6c-d18d3331ae1c-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Good morning ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Tuesday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/base-jumper-dies-utah-7176370-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T08:23:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Base jumper dies in Utah after plummeting more than 200m due to wingsuit failure </news:title>
            <news:keywords>BASE Jumping, base jumping accident, Leetham’s Hollow, Millville Canyon, USA, Utah, Wingsuit</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of a base jumper in a canyon in Utah, USA ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Base jumper dies in Utah after plummeting more than 200m due to wingsuit failure ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/irish-immigration-7172318-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T07:00:44+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland can't move forward unless its young people stay and it embraces migration</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Irish Life, kelly earley, LIFE IN IRELAND, modern ireland, Opinion, RANDOM THOUGHTS, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/ireland-border-crossing-derry-and-donegal-91c0b881-1b4d-4759-bf65-6f4d892ab13b-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland can't move forward unless its young people stay and it embraces migration]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/marco-rubio-says-suspected-terror-plot-at-uk-air-base-involved-a-foreign-actor-7176290-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T06:50:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Marco Rubio says suspected terror plot at UK air base involved ‘a foreign actor'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bomb, England, Marco Rubio, RAF, Terrorism, UK</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/police-guard-a-road-leading-to-raf-fairford-in-fairford-england-monday-sept-28-2026-ap-photoalastair-grant-258fb70c-8bb0-4e25-9f87-98a410741602-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Police guard a road leading to RAF Fairford, in Fairford, England]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Marco Rubio says suspected terror plot at UK air base involved ‘a foreign actor']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/esri-quarterly-report-ai-energy-costs-inflation-7176224-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T06:45:40+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>AI boom meets energy squeeze as Ireland’s economy pulled in two directions</news:title>
            <news:keywords>AI, Artificial Intelligence, boom and gloom, Cost of Living, Crossed Wires, Economic and Social Research Institute, energy costs, ESRI, Power Struggle</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The ESRI also warned that an AI downturn could pose risks to Ireland’s economy, jobs and public finances.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[AI boom meets energy squeeze as Ireland’s economy pulled in two directions]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/meps-maternity-leave-voting-right-reforms-7175908-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T06:30:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>New rules to see MEPs delegate voting rights to another during pregnancy and maternity leave</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Electoral Act, European Parliament, Helen McEntee, holly cairns, James Browne, Maternity Leave, MEPs, Mothers, Pregnancy</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[European Parliament holds voting in July.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[New rules to see MEPs delegate voting rights to another during pregnancy and maternity leave]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/battery-solar-panel-grants-7175923-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T06:00:01+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Grants worth €600 for solar panel batteries to be signed off by government today</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cabinet, Climate, Energy, energy grants</news:keywords>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-climate-council-report-7175797-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-29T00:05:35+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Government urged to stop treating 'extreme events as one-off emergencies' by climate council]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/u2-5-7175583-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T22:56:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Are U2 still cool? Were they ever?</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Are U2 still cool? Were they ever?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-jailed-court-threat-garda-7176243-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T22:33:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man jailed for two months after threatening garda that he would rape his mother</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/oberstown-strike-staff-wrc-talks-7176184-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T21:04:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Oberstown staff to stage 72-hour strike next week as industrial action resumes</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Oberstown staff pictured during a protest last month.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Oberstown staff to stage 72-hour strike next week as industrial action resumes]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-28-09-26-7176172-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T21:03:07+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Monday</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Monday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/rory-oconnor-listowel-hit-and-run-7176153-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T20:25:09+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Tributes paid to boy killed in hit-and-run hours after his 17th birthday</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Rory O'Connor, a popular young man from Athea, died after he was struck by a van as he was walking in Listowel, Co Kerry.

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        <image:title><![CDATA[Tributes paid to boy killed in hit-and-run hours after his 17th birthday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/luas-closed-abbery-street-lower-7176150-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T20:23:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Luas stop closed as gardaí attend the scene of an alleged assault in Dublin city centre</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Abbey Street Lower ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Luas stop closed as gardaí attend the scene of an alleged assault in Dublin city centre]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/mary-immaculate-college-graduation-postponed-7176121-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T20:02:25+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Anger as October graduation ceremonies at Limerick college pushed to next spring</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The ceremonies were due to take place between 17 October and 30 October.

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        <image:title><![CDATA[Anger as October graduation ceremonies at Limerick college pushed to next spring]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-wheelie-bin-protest-7175833-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T20:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'They're not giving us any support': D7 residents bring anti-wheelie bin protest to City Hall</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dublin 7 residents criticised the new rules and communication from Dublin City Council ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['They're not giving us any support': D7 residents bring anti-wheelie bin protest to City Hall]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/farm-trailer-cattle-jeep-land-rover-7175543-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T19:00:09+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'I have four kids, a farm and a busy life - now I need two new vehicles'</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA['I have four kids, a farm and a busy life - now I need two new vehicles']]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/court-limerick-child-building-father-7176105-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T18:42:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Two-year-old child found alone on three-storey roof ledge and ‘covered in faeces’, court hears</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The child was recovered by neighbours before gardaí arrived at the Limerick apartment complex.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-woman-killed-workplace-accident-offaly-7175857-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T18:23:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man (50s) and woman (20s) killed in workplace incident in Co Offaly</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gardaí and emergency services remain at the scene.]]></image:caption>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sheridans-cheesemongers-wrc-vegetarian-7175651-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T18:00:39+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>A vegetarian took a discrimination case over being offered pâté by a cheesemonger. She lost.</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garvaghy-road-residents-to-meet-ni-secretary-talks-drumcree-parade-7175350-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T17:55:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>As it happened: Drumcree standoff continues as Garvaghy protesters seek international mediator</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Orange Order members pictured speaking to PSNI officers.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[As it happened: Drumcree standoff continues as Garvaghy protesters seek international mediator]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-cork-hill-assaulted-dublin-castle-7175856-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T17:12:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Garda taken to hospital after she was assaulted on duty at Dublin Castle</news:title>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/newcomen-bank-at-night-this-building-is-a-former-georgian-bank-at-castle-street-and-lord-edward-street-in-historic-city-centre-of-dublin-ireland-136d883c-b53a-49a8-a7fc-6853762f551a-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-28-09-26-7175987-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T17:00:40+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Monday</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Monday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/ireland-v-israel-football-7175796-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T17:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland says it stands with Palestine. So why did we play Israel?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Banjamin Netanyahu, column, FAI, FAI failures, Football, Football Association of Ireland, Gaza, Genocide, IDF, ireland vs israel, Irish Football Team, Opinion, Palestine, voices, Zionism</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mixcollage-28-sep-2026-02-47-pm-5103-7072a60c-7b54-4475-b4da-22ba2ee7e839-630x630.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ireland beat Israel last night in a tense match.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland says it stands with Palestine. So why did we play Israel?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-vs-israel-fan-experience-7175830-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T16:48:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'They called us Irish bastards, but then Parrott scored': One fan's experience at the Israel game</news:title>
            <news:keywords>FAI, Football, Hungary, ireland v israel, Israel, Republic Of Ireland, Troy Parrott</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Frank O'Connor (centre front) with friends and fellow supporters at the match in Debrecen, Hungary]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['They called us Irish bastards, but then Parrott scored': One fan's experience at the Israel game]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/raf-fairford-terror-plot-7175958-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T16:21:54+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Five UK nationals arrested over suspected bomb plot at RAF base are released on bail</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A police checkpoint near RAF Fairford after major incident was declared on Sunday, with armed police manning a cordon near the village of Whelford in Gloucestershire, near RAF Fairford which is used by the United States Air Force (USAF). Picture date: Monday September 28, 2026.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Five UK nationals arrested over suspected bomb plot at RAF base are released on bail]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/drumcree-march-7175661-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T16:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Burnham's new man in Belfast hasn't been here long enough to grasp how big a 's***show' this is</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, drumcree, drumcree standoff, DUP, IRA, Loyalism, loyalists, MARCHING, North, Northern Ireland, Opinion, Parades, Parades Commission, PSNI, Sinn Féin, Unionism, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Burnham's new man in Belfast hasn't been here long enough to grasp how big a 's***show' this is]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/michelle-oneill-garvaghy-road-7175811-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T15:46:35+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Days of unionist supremacy are gone': O'Neill defends standing with protesters in Stormont row </news:title>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/portadown-northern-ireland-27-september-2026-sinn-fein-vice-president-and-first-minister-michelle-oneill-and-sinn-fein-president-mary-lou-mcdonald-speak-during-a-protest-against-a-planned-march-by-0e022344-78bc-49ab-9f68-31da57d41661-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[First Minister of Northern Ireland Michelle O'Neill at a protest where over two thousand people have gathered near Drumcree and blocked the Garvaghy Road in protest over a Orange Order Parade on Sunday morning.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Days of unionist supremacy are gone': O'Neill defends standing with protesters in Stormont row ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/drumcree-church-garvaghy-road-portadown-7175664-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T14:54:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>20 minutes' walk separates Drumcree and Garvaghy Rd; both sides are digging in for the long haul</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Armagh, Carla Lockhart, drumcree, drumcree church, DUP, Garvaghy Road, Jamie Bryson, John Finucane, Portadown, Sinn Féin, none</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The scene this morning on the Garvaghy Road, as residents keep watch after a tense weekend.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[20 minutes' walk separates Drumcree and Garvaghy Rd; both sides are digging in for the long haul]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-charged-connection-with-fatal-hit-and-run-listowel-kerry-7175363-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T14:33:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man (37) appears in court over hit-and-run that killed teen pedestrian in Co Kerry on Saturday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, Charged, court news, fatal collision, Hit-and-Run, Kerry, Listowel, N69, none</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-50-85f87e44-515b-48d6-a76e-05840c176212-630x410.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A male pedestrian, aged in his late teens, was killed after he was hit by a van shortly after 3am on Saturday on the N69 in Listowel. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man (37) appears in court over hit-and-run that killed teen pedestrian in Co Kerry on Saturday]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-marathon-live-on-tg4-7175761-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T14:24:25+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Are you running the Dublin Marathon this year? You might make the telly</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Athletics, Dublin, Dublin Marathon, Running, Sport, TG4</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-2026-09-28-at-14-18-14-e324154f-7691-43c5-8391-c2bfec9fe8d8-630x412.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Athletes Killian Mooney and Meghan Ryan at the announcement the 2026 Irish Life Dublin Marathon will be broadcast live on TG4.  ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Are you running the Dublin Marathon this year? You might make the telly]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/barings-ires-reit-offer-7175697-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T13:58:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland’s biggest landlord could be sold to US investors for a whopping €727m</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Barings International, Business, cashing in, For Sale, Ireland, ires reit, Property, Real Estate</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/pastedimage-11339-0475d6f4-15ad-46ee-9133-4d3379308af3-630x416.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Ires Reit-owned Baker's Yard apartment complex in Dublin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland’s biggest landlord could be sold to US investors for a whopping €727m]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-israel-viewing-figures-7175696-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T13:38:38+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Over 470,000 average viewers for Ireland-Israel match, says RTÉ</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Football, Ireland, Israel, Nations League, RTÉ, Viewing figures</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/troy-parrott-with-raz-shlomo-2d148ec1-8438-48eb-b38e-e70233a100cb-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Troy Parrott with Israel's Raz Shlomo at Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Over 470,000 average viewers for Ireland-Israel match, says RTÉ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/chi-commission-of-investigation-7175579-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T13:00:58+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Government to carry out commission of investigation into spinal care instead of public inquiry</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Chi, CHI Inquiry Scoping Exercise, Children's spinal surgeries, scoliosis, Spina Bifida</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
    
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/lidl-connect-mobile-ireland-7175618-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T12:34:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Lidl to launch its mobile network next week with 'price for life' offering</news:title>
            <news:keywords>eir, Ireland, Lidl, Lidl Connect, Mobile networks, Telecommunications</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/lidl-plus-supermarket-app-on-smartphone-screen-e36270ab-6450-42da-bba7-2399de047a80-630x443.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Lidl Connect will be available only through its Lidl Plus app.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Lidl to launch its mobile network next week with 'price for life' offering]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-garda-witness-appeal-7175569-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T11:45:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Woman (30s) hospitalised with serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Dublin</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, Dublin, Garda Appeal, Mater Hospital, North Wall Quay, Road Traffic Collision</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/irish-police-car-garda-an-garda-siochana-3d9f0c90-0700-4a7d-9662-8f5ff7d0cb0b-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gardaí are appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision to come forward.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Woman (30s) hospitalised with serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Dublin]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/drumcree-garvaghy-road-7175542-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T11:34:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Poll: Do you support Michelle O'Neill in standing with Garvaghy Road protesters?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>drumcree, Poll, The Daily Poll, Your Say, none</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/27092026-portadown-northern-ireland-first-minister-of-ni-michelle-oneill-and-sinn-fein-party-president-mary-lou-mcdonald-at-a-protest-where-over-two-thousand-people-have-gathered-near-drumcree-1a846405-426c-4d0c-b93f-c664f21a75ef-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Poll: Do you support Michelle O'Neill in standing with Garvaghy Road protesters?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/weather-warnings-7-7175525-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T11:07:11+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Flood warning as Status Yellow alerts issued for several Munster counties</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Flooding, Ireland, Met Éireann, Status Yellow, Weather, Wind Warning</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/rosscarbery-west-cork-ireland-27th-jan-2026-storm-chandra-has-hit-west-cork-hard-with-high-winds-and-enormous-waves-rosscarbery-pier-was-battered-by-the-waves-this-morning-credit-ag-newsalam-be616842-4e8b-4498-8db2-1be123a561ed-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of waves at Rosscarbery Pier in West Cork.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Flood warning as Status Yellow alerts issued for several Munster counties]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/colin-farrell-taylor-swift-video-7175438-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T10:36:43+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Colin Farrell stars as toxic partner who 'killed' Taylor Swift in newly released music video</news:title>
            <news:keywords>colin farrell, dakota johnson, entertainment, MTV Video Music Awards, music video, Taylor Swift, Video Music Awards, VMA</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-2026-09-29-at-15-18-43-0c8fca55-c991-4cec-b66e-4609bf0dc5e3-630x286.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[In Patient Zero, Swift warns a woman about her partner, with whom the singer had a toxic relationship.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Colin Farrell stars as toxic partner who 'killed' Taylor Swift in newly released music video]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sense-and-sensibility-2026-remake-poll-7175475-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T10:24:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Will you watch the new adaptation of Sense and Sensibility?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>caitriona balfe, Cinema, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Film, JANE AUSTEN, Movies, Poll, sense and sensibility, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/release-date-october-16-2026-united-states-title-sense-and-sensibility-studio-focus-features-director-georgia-oakley-plot-from-focus-features-and-working-title-comes-an-irresistible-new-take-o-238e77f0-7d9e-40c1-977e-f7f79cf4aa85-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Bodhi Rae Breathnach as Margaret Dashwood, Daisy Edgar-Jones as Elinor Dashwood and George MacKay as Edward Ferrars]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Will you watch the new adaptation of Sense and Sensibility?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-vs-israel-nations-league-3-7175376-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T09:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>FAI president defends handling of Ireland's Nations League fixture against Israel</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Debrecen, FAI, Football, Ireland, Israel, Nations League, paul cooke</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/fai-president-paul-cooke-arriving-at-leinster-house-dublin-for-an-appearance-at-the-public-accounts-committee-which-is-looking-at-matters-related-to-the-oversight-and-governance-of-funding-to-the-f-504ad48c-09e2-4ee0-9adb-e5ad641c2bef-630x445.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The FAI president also paid tribute to the "courage" of the Irish team.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[FAI president defends handling of Ireland's Nations League fixture against Israel]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/morning-headlines-nine-at-nine-7175423-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T08:43:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Monday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, FAI, Football, Housing, International News, Ireland, Nine at Nine, Northern Ireland, The 9 at 9, the nine at nine</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/eggs-cup-breakfast-morning-spoon-78b6ab66-527d-45ed-ab1c-281e08e1a6f8-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Monday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/shopping-as-a-mum-7171730-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T08:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>When did filling the supermarket trolley become an ethical head melt?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Animal Cruelty, childhood, Children, column, Cost of Living, Food, food choices, food selection, Healthy Eating, Opinion, Parenting, parenting column, RAISING THEM RIGHT, series, Supermarket, Supermarket Sweep, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/shopping-and-consumerism-portrait-of-a-young-mother-holding-her-baby-in-her-arms-and-posing-at-aisle-of-supermarket-the-concept-of-family-shopping-1c940936-de63-44ce-87eb-158513ec24e5-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[When did filling the supermarket trolley become an ethical head melt?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/daft-report-7175032-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T06:00:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Slowdown in Dublin house prices amid a fall in demand from homebuyers</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Daft, Daft Report, Housing, Housing Crisis</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/houses-on-housing-estate-illustrating-the-irish-housing-crisis-in-skibbereen-west-cork-ireland-8c28601f-448d-41fc-8e21-e5b6c1b647fe-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Slowdown in Dublin house prices amid a fall in demand from homebuyers]]></image:title>
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