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            <news:title>Driver arrested after boy (2) dies after hit-and-run involving jeep in Co Limerick</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/katie-taylor-croke-park-fight-3-7153896-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T21:40:28+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>For the women in Croke Park, Katie Taylor's biggest night of all is more than a boxing match</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/carbon-tax-budget-darragh-obrien-7153801-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T20:58:28+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Another delay in Carbon Tax hike 'on the table' for budget, says Transport Minister</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget, Darragh O'Brien, Irish Road Haulage Association</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Minister of state for transport Seán Canney, transport minister Darragh O'Brien and Mayor of Kerry Mikey Sheehy]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Another delay in Carbon Tax hike 'on the table' for budget, says Transport Minister]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/evening-fix-saturday-5-september-2026-7153782-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T20:01:37+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Saturday </news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Minister Jack Chambers with Dublin airport customs officer Brenda Curtis and Lusai the dog on National Services Day. ]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/political-party-think-ins-7152937-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T20:00:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>It's political party think-in season, but what's the point of it all?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Analysis, Enda Kenny, Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Leo Varadkar, Political Analysis, Think-In, Think-in season, Thinking Big</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Fianna Fail party think-in last year in Cork.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[It's political party think-in season, but what's the point of it all?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/katie-taylor-fans-gather-croke-park-7153716-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T19:34:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'A massive night for Ireland': Thousands of fans gather for 'heroine' Katie's Croker takeover</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Boxing, Co. Dublin, Croke Park, Fans, FINAL FIGHT, flora pilli, Katie Taylor, what a buzz</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Katie Taylor fans outside Croke Park before the big fight tonight.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cancer-survivors-mortgage-protection-ireland-7150353-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T19:30:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'You're going to struggle': Cancer survivors on the roadblocks to getting a mortgage</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cancer, Insurance, Ireland, Irish Cancer Society, mortgage protection, right to be forgotten</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[In August, legislation was agreed upon to change the seven-year wait for cancer survivors to secure mortgage protection to five years.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['You're going to struggle': Cancer survivors on the roadblocks to getting a mortgage]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/assault-oconnell-street-arrest-7153797-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T19:05:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man (40s) arrested following assault on O'Connell Street that put man in hospital</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin City centre.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man (40s) arrested following assault on O'Connell Street that put man in hospital]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/lindsay-clancy-trial-7153600-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T19:00:07+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Postpartum psychosis: What expectant parents and families should know</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Doctors, Lindsay Clancy, Medicine, Mental Health, Opinion, Postpartum psychosis, Psychiatry, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Postpartum psychosis: What expectant parents and families should know]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sean-canney-2-7153748-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T18:56:04+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Everybody's hard-pressed': minister dismisses criticism of public transport fare hikes</news:title>
            <news:keywords>haulage conference, hauliers conference, IRHA, Irish Road Haulage Association, Public Transport, Sean Canney</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Road safety junior minister Seán Canney in Killarney on Saturday ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Everybody's hard-pressed': minister dismisses criticism of public transport fare hikes]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-arrested-strabane-dangerous-driving-7153662-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T18:36:50+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man (29) arrested after car travelling at high speed collides with another in Co Tyrone</news:title>
            <news:keywords>co tyrone, Melmount road, Northern Ireland, Police, PSNI, Strabane</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Man (29) arrested after car travelling at high speed collides with another in Co Tyrone]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/frank-mcdonald-death-7153656-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T17:31:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Journalist and environmental campaigner Frank McDonald dies aged 76</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Campaigner, Death, Frank McDonald, Irish Times, Journalist, RIP</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/1232015-frank-mc-donald-banking-enquiries-959a839a-9a70-4807-b736-e04b7aecb725-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Frank McDonald arriving at Leinster House in Dublin ahead of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis in Dublin in 2015.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Journalist and environmental campaigner Frank McDonald dies aged 76]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/celebrities-wish-katie-taylor-good-luck-7153613-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T16:40:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'An Irish woman like never before' - celebs share messages of support before Katie Taylor's big fight </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bono, Ed Sheeran, FINAL FIGHT, Good luck katie, Katie Taylor, Michael Flatley, Rhasidat Adeleke, Rory McIlroy</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-2026-09-05-at-16-36-08-0c75657f-9335-4633-9e3f-45ed625eb71b-630x412.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Bono, Rory McIlroy and Ed Sheeran are among the celebrities wishing Katie Taylor good luck.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['An Irish woman like never before' - celebs share messages of support before Katie Taylor's big fight ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-kushner-witkoff-russia-ukraine-new-plan-to-end-war-7153363-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T15:30:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Putin orders three-day pause of strikes on Kyiv ahead of meeting with Trump envoys</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Donald Trump, jared kushner, Russia, Steve witkoff, Trump, Ukraine, Ukraine War, War in Ukraine</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/jared-kushner-left-and-steve-witkoff-special-envoy-for-peace-missions-listen-as-vice-president-jd-vance-speaks-during-a-news-conference-after-meeting-with-representatives-from-pakistan-and-iran-su-bccd5a83-f709-4852-8fdf-95f1ffeab4c0-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Putin orders three-day pause of strikes on Kyiv ahead of meeting with Trump envoys]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/death-toll-sinking-cyprus-ferry-rises-13-search-rescue-operations-7153561-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T14:25:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Death toll from Cyprus ferry sinking rises to 13</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cyprus, Kyrenia, Search and Rescue, Turkey, turkish republic of northern cyprus</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/a-turkish-ship-and-helicopter-take-part-in-a-search-operation-for-people-missing-two-days-after-a-ferry-disaster-off-the-coast-of-cyprus-near-the-port-of-kyrenia-in-the-turkish-occupied-northern-part-9c48ff3b-8b1d-44cd-8dac-31b3661a7791-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A Turkish ship and helicopter taking part in a search operation for people missing after the ferry disaster off the coast of Cyprus.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Death toll from Cyprus ferry sinking rises to 13]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/michael-healy-rae-family-7153501-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T14:23:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Michael Healy-Rae talks up old friends in government as hauliers tell him of their family rifts</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Fuel, fuel protests, haulage meeting, hauliers, hauliers conference, IRHA, Kerry, Killarney, Michael Healy-Rae</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Micheal Healy-Rae in Killarney on Friday night]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Michael Healy-Rae talks up old friends in government as hauliers tell him of their family rifts]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/anti-immigrant-protestors-dover-7153533-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T13:55:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Masked anti-immigrant protesters block roads at Dover port</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Anti-immigrant, Channel Crossing, Dover, Kent, Port, protestors, small boats, tommy robinson</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Protesters at Dover Priory train station after black-clad and masked anti-illegal migrant demonstrators blocked roads in the port (Oscar Rihill/PA)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Masked anti-immigrant protesters block roads at Dover port]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dromcollogher-cinema-fire-7150474-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T13:03:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The Burning in Dromcollogher: State commemoration 100 years from Limerick cinema fire</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Centenary, commemoration, Dromcollogher cinema fire, Ireland, Irish History, Limerick, The Burning, none</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/file-dromcollogher-aftermath-173c7fa3-2ae6-4cb3-8a2e-8bc57df83889-630x457.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Coffins piling up at the site where 48 men, women and children lost their lives the night of the Dromcollogher Cinema Fire. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The Burning in Dromcollogher: State commemoration 100 years from Limerick cinema fire]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/bryan-lowe-death-co-clare-7153478-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T12:52:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Tributes pour in for teenager killed in hit-and-run in Co Clare</news:title>
            <news:keywords>bryan lowe, Co Clare, Hit-and-Run, RIP</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Bryan Lowe (16).]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Tributes pour in for teenager killed in hit-and-run in Co Clare]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/heather-humphreys-sectarian-abuse-presidential-campaign-7153437-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T11:32:09+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Humphreys questioned if there was 'hierarchy of Irishness' after sectarian abuse during Áras run</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Heather Humphreys, Northern Ireland, Politics, prejudice, Sectarian Abuse, Sectarianism, Unionism, United Ireland</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Heather Humphreys.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Humphreys questioned if there was 'hierarchy of Irishness' after sectarian abuse during Áras run]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/teenage-boy-on-ebike-dies-hit-and-run-clare-7153407-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T11:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Teenage boy killed in hit-and-run in Co Clare</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Clare, Collision, fatal collision, Hit-and-Run, l3050, Witness appeal</news:keywords>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T00:05:55+01:00</news:publication_date>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-04T21:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-04T20:30:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>If you have a Netflix subscription the price you pay will go up within weeks</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Memorial service to be held for Wicklow teenager killed in Icelandic crash]]></image:title>
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            <news:title>Russian ambassador is 'not in a position to lecture anybody', says Taoiseach</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Yuri Filatov, left, and Micheál Martin, right, entered a war of words today.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Russian ambassador is 'not in a position to lecture anybody', says Taoiseach]]></image:title>
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            <news:title>Operation involving 60 gardaí results in seizure of drugs, ammunition and boat engine</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sse-airtricity-price-hike-2-7152806-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-04T18:14:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>SSE Airtricity customers' bills to increase as 'unwelcome' price hike announced</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A typical electricity customer's bill will increase by 8.9% as a result, totalling €3.31 per week.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[SSE Airtricity customers' bills to increase as 'unwelcome' price hike announced]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-04-09-26-7152984-Sep2026/</loc>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/newshound-quiz-13-7151364-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-04T16:30:54+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz</news:title>
            <news:keywords>News, Newshound, Newshound Quiz, Quiz</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/festivalgoers-during-the-electric-picnic-festival-at-stradbally-in-co-laois-picture-date-sunday-august-30-2026-ef822b06-0319-4e3f-9e3f-86a0a57723f2-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Festival-goers during the Electric Picnic festival at Stradbally]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-seaweed-harvesting-rights-explained-7152809-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-04T16:30:04+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Who’s after 14,000 hectares of Ireland’s coast?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Environment, Ireland, Licensing, Podcast, seaweed, The Explainer, the journal investigates</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/shutterstock_2166544781-afe3bae3-5714-412d-bf60-005b7049ae10-630x460.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Who’s after 14,000 hectares of Ireland’s coast?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/nigel-farage-undercover-report-foreign-donations-7152311-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-04T16:05:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Reform UK: Nigel Farage dismisses foreign donations claim as ‘loose pub talk’</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Birmingham, Channel 4, Channel 4 News, Nigel Farage, Reform, Reform UK, richard tice</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-2026-09-04-at-08-58-54-9f700366-4f46-486d-a0d0-6db59adcc6a9-630x401.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Farage during the undercover report.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Reform UK: Nigel Farage dismisses foreign donations claim as ‘loose pub talk’]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/nta-fare-increases-committee-7152740-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-04T15:48:09+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>NTA to be grilled on fare increases before Oireachtas committee</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cost of Living, Ireland, National Transport Authority, Oireachtas, Public Transport, Transport Fares</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/dublin-bus-buses-lined-up-in-the-broadstone-depot-phibsboro-in-dublin-ireland-dublin-bus-is-the-major-passenger-bus-carrier-in-dublin-313aa929-0e87-49f7-ae9f-0380e95a8051-630x289.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[It was announced on Thursday that adult fares for public transport are to increase by an average of 15% in January.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[NTA to be grilled on fare increases before Oireachtas committee]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-archbishop-dermot-farrell-housing-crisis-7152728-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-04T15:43:22+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dublin Archbishop says ‘young people have all but given up hope of having a home of their own’ </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Archbishop Dermot Farrell, Archbishop Farrell, Archbishop of Dublin, Catholic Church, France, Housing Crisis, Lourdes</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[(Left to right) Archbishop Dermot Farrell, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, Bishop Paul Dempsey and Deacon Michael O’Connor at Grotto in Lourdes before Mass today ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dublin Archbishop says ‘young people have all but given up hope of having a home of their own’ ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/debunked-factcheck-ursula-von-der-leyen-epstein-photo-ai-7152731-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-04T15:28:51+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Debunked: Pictures of Ursula von der Leyen with Jeffrey Epstein are AI-generated</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Artificial Intelligence, European Commission, Fact check, FactCheck, jeffrey epstein, Misinformation, Ursula von der Leyen</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/russell-howard-launches-foundation-in-honour-of-baby-son-who-died-shortly-after-birth-7152688-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-04T15:04:25+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Comedian Russell Howard launches foundation in honour of baby son who died shortly after birth</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Russell Howard, The Felix Foundation</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of comedian Russell Howard]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Comedian Russell Howard launches foundation in honour of baby son who died shortly after birth]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/labour-party-think-in-michael-d-higgins-7152415-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-04T13:00:24+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Aloha Galway! Michael D brings star power to Labour's Hawaiian-themed barbecue </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Catherine Connolly, Galway, Labour Party, labour party think-in, Think-In</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/photo-2026-09-04-11-30-14-54c6cc70-efe8-415b-877c-b8efd522eec3-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina arriving at the Labour think-in dinner in Galway last night.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Aloha Galway! Michael D brings star power to Labour's Hawaiian-themed barbecue ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/greater-dublin-drainage-project-archeological-finds-7152493-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-04T11:40:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Medieval fort and Bronze Age flint unearthed during drainage project excavations in Co Dublin</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Archeology, bronze age flint, greater dublin drainage project, keep digging, medieval, National Monuments Service, ringfort, Uisce Éireann</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Archaeologists at work on the site in Abbotstown.
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Medieval fort and Bronze Age flint unearthed during drainage project excavations in Co Dublin]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/celebrity-gogglebox-ireland-poll-7152451-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>2026-09-04T10:22:28+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Have you ever watched Gogglebox?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Gogglebox, gogglebox ireland, Poll, The Daily Poll, TV, virgin media, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/sophie-kaylom-chloe-2-9442619c-bff0-4212-bec1-0a0066ddf454-630x472.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The popular British series has been adapted in a number of countries – including Ireland (Still from an earlier series)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Have you ever watched Gogglebox?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/all-gates-and-roads-of-phoenix-park-to-close-from-thursday-to-saturday-for-trump-visit-7152435-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-04T10:18:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Trump visit to close Phoenix Park and Dublin Zoo for two days next week</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Áras an Uachataráin, bear with us, Catherine Connolly, Donald Trump, Dublin Zoo, maga-fauna, No way in, park life, Phoenix Park, trump visit</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/united-states-president-donald-j-trump-makes-remarks-as-he-hosts-republican-lawmakers-for-an-end-of-summer-bbq-in-the-rose-garden-of-the-white-house-in-washington-dc-usa-on-september-2-2026-cre-405ae014-9649-4978-a64c-6b1e6fa235b6-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Donald Trump speaking from Rose Garden of the White House this week]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Trump visit to close Phoenix Park and Dublin Zoo for two days next week]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/over-800-barrels-of-guinness-stolen-from-two-trailers-in-english-depot-7152389-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-04T09:15:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Over 800 barrels of Guinness worth around €135k stolen from English depot</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cheshire, Guinness, guinness is good for you, Guinness theft, Liverpool City region, Runcorn, Splitting with the G</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/a-perfectly-poured-pint-of-guinness-sits-on-the-bar-of-ray-prendergasts-bar-in-castlebar-co-mayo-ireland-f192fa0d-adab-4b7f-8180-d52d38b48465-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Guinness was stolen by two men who connected lorries to HGV trailers containing the famous stout (file image)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Over 800 barrels of Guinness worth around €135k stolen from English depot]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/bernard-dunne-irish-leaving-cert-7152392-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-04T09:11:24+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Nearly as bad as a title fight': Bernard Dunne did his Irish Leaving Cert exam this year</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bernard Dunne, Boxing, Gaeilge, Irish, Irish language, Katie Taylor, Never too old</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/2624-european-games-athletes_90574429-c0948178-2230-42c5-9f89-7d2dc5f705fc-630x945.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Former world champion boxer Bernard Dunne photographed in 2019]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Nearly as bad as a title fight': Bernard Dunne did his Irish Leaving Cert exam this year]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-headlines-today-friday-7152371-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-04T08:49:42+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Friday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, Nine at Nine, The 9 at 9, the nine at nine</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/cup-of-coffee-with-newspaper-and-glasses-on-a-bright-sunny-morning-a76b47d7-aabf-46cc-a299-7e41f0f1dabd-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Friday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/wet-and-cloudy-weekend-in-store-but-highs-of-up-to-22-degrees-on-sunday-7152373-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-04T08:37:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Wet and cloudy weekend in store but highs of up to 22 degrees on Sunday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Met Éireann, Weather, Weekend Weather</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/wide-mountain-landscape-in-connemara-national-park-in-ireland-with-scattered-rocks-wet-ground-and-distant-hills-beneath-heavy-clouds-219ff134-b46d-48c0-9fe6-51866624b1b1-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of a cloudy day at Connemara National Park]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Wet and cloudy weekend in store but highs of up to 22 degrees on Sunday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/israeli-athletes-removed-from-triathlon-in-derry-after-concerns-raised-over-participation-7152324-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-04T07:55:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Israeli athletes removed from triathlon in Derry after concerns raised over their participation</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Derry, Europe Triathlon, Europe Triathlon Cup, Israel, North West Triathlon Club, triathlon ireland</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/united-kingdom-northern-ireland-county-londonderry-derry-the-peace-bridge-on-the-foyle-river-231224a2-8615-4530-9148-84ee83823429-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of Peace Bridge on the Foyle River in Derry]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Israeli athletes removed from triathlon in Derry after concerns raised over their participation]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/javier-milei-argentina-falklands-7152337-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-04T07:51:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Argentinian leader says 'winds of change' from the US favour his country's claim to Falklands</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Argentina, Donald Trump, falklands, Javier Milei, Las Malvinas, UK, USA</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/santiago-chile-03rd-sep-2026-argentine-far-right-president-javier-milei-delivers-the-opening-speech-at-the-5th-regional-meeting-of-the-foro-madrid-in-san-carlos-de-apoquindo-santiago-chile-on-se-8806d876-02f6-4cda-b130-e8329c4a7fb9-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Argentine president Javier Milei ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Argentinian leader says 'winds of change' from the US favour his country's claim to Falklands]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/new-e-scooter-rules-helmets-7152326-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-04T07:35:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>New e-scooter rules in effect today, meaning riders must wear helmets and high-vis clothing</news:title>
            <news:keywords>e-scooters, Fines, helmets, High-vis clothing, New Rules</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of an e-scooter ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[New e-scooter rules in effect today, meaning riders must wear helmets and high-vis clothing]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/house-price-report-esri-7151426-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-04T06:30:55+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Houses on the Irish market are 'significantly overvalued', report confirms</news:title>
            <news:keywords>affordability, ESRI, House Prices, Housing Crisis</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/terraced-properties-brookvale-road-donnybrook-dublin-4-d4-dublin-republic-of-ireland-0ad8ad3c-c3c4-4980-b9f8-6a0943ad3d34-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Houses in Donnybrook, Co Dublin. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Houses on the Irish market are 'significantly overvalued', report confirms]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/facebook-meta-m9-social-media-videos-7152256-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-04T06:15:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Facebook owner Meta agrees to attend Oireachtas committee meeting on car theft gang videos</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Alan Kelly, Facebook, Google, M9, media committee, Meta, oireachtas media committee, Social Media, tiktok</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/stuttgart-germany-july-20-2023-facebook-and-meta-logo-social-media-on-a-mobile-phone-and-computer-screen-in-stuttgart-germany-14d5b0d9-5444-48bd-a9d6-41d1d78592bf-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Facebook owner Meta agrees to attend Oireachtas committee meeting on car theft gang videos]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/mr-moonlight-series-7151666-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-04T06:01:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>New RTÉ drama series to tell the story of The Murder of Mr Moonlight</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Mr Moonlight, Tipperary, true crime tipperary, none</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Brendan Coyle as Bobby Ryan in The Murder of Mr. Moonlight.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[New RTÉ drama series to tell the story of The Murder of Mr Moonlight]]></image:title>
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