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            <news:title>Homelessness: Record number in emergency accommodation, including new high for children</news:title>
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            <news:title>Here’s how the weather is looking for your outdoor bank holiday weekend plans</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Some of the events on across the country this weekend include Forbidden Fruit, Cork marathon and Wexford Maritime Festival.]]></image:caption>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-29T15:59:19+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The seven women killed on the island of Ireland so far this year</news:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-29T15:15:11+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/company-medieval-banquets-temperature-controls-wrc-7055733-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-29T15:03:29+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Medieval banquet actors fainted from heat due to lack of air con and heavy costumes, WRC told</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/yuno-energy-price-increases-gas-electricity-7055805-May2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-29T14:52:50+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Yuno Energy latest supplier to hike gas and electric prices as bills set to rise by €3 a week</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Electric Ireland, Electricity, Gas, prepay power, Price increase, price shock, Yuno Energy</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The firm said that the increase was due to the impact of conflict in the Middle East.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Yuno Energy latest supplier to hike gas and electric prices as bills set to rise by €3 a week]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sinead-gibney-melanoma-sunscreen-cancer-7055716-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-29T14:45:21+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'I feel very different in the sun now': Sinéad Gibney says melanoma diagnosis had 'big impact'</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA['I feel very different in the sun now': Sinéad Gibney says melanoma diagnosis had 'big impact']]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jeffrey-donaldson-trial-cross-examination-complainant-a-7055663-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-29T13:36:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Donaldson's letter of 'regret' to alleged victim had 'nothing to do with allegations', court told</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson arriving at Newry Crown Court this morning.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Donaldson's letter of 'regret' to alleged victim had 'nothing to do with allegations', court told]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/uber-passengers-audio-record-trip-safety-feature-7055382-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-29T11:55:40+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Uber app now allows passengers to audio record their journey if they feel unsafe</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Uber said the audio will be encrypted and stored on the passenger's device and neither they nor the driver will be able to listen to it.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Uber app now allows passengers to audio record their journey if they feel unsafe]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/climate-change-and-heatwaves-7054392-May2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-29T10:30:29+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>John Gibbons: The planet is burning, but Ireland still isn't taking climate change seriously</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Climate, climate breakdown, Climate Change, climate chaos, column, Global Warming, Opinion, voices</news:keywords>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/russian-drone-hits-apartment-block-romania-nato-eu-7055434-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-29T10:11:47+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>EU and Nato condemn 'reckless' Russia after drone hits apartment block in Romania</news:title>
            <news:keywords>drone attack, EU, European Union, galati, NATO, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine War, War in Ukraine</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[This photo released by Romania's Department for Emergency Situations shows a fire on top of a block of flats after the drone crash caused an explosion and fire on impact, in Galati, eastern Romania near the Ukrainian border.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[EU and Nato condemn 'reckless' Russia after drone hits apartment block in Romania]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/train-services-suspended-fault-irish-rail-7055390-May2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-29T09:05:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dart and other suburban train services resume after suspension due to signal fault</news:title>
            <news:keywords>back on track, DART, Irish Rail, Rosslare, Sligo, Train network</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A Dart train ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dart and other suburban train services resume after suspension due to signal fault]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/headlines-friday-7055337-May2026/</loc>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-29T08:49:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Friday</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A barista making a latte]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Friday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/post-mortem-to-be-carried-out-masuma-sohrabi-clifden-galway-7055333-May2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-29T07:51:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Truly devastating': Tributes paid to Masuma Sohrabi after stabbing in Clifden</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Clifden, Galway, Gardaí, Masuma Sohrabi, Post-mortem, tributes</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Masuma Sohrabi.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Truly devastating': Tributes paid to Masuma Sohrabi after stabbing in Clifden]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/what-did-you-think-of-the-series-ponies-2-7053357-May2026/</loc>
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            <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>2026-05-29T07:15:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Poll: What did you make of the series PONIES?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>any good recs?, Best of the Box</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Poll: What did you make of the series PONIES?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/cerebral-palsy-7051735-May2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-29T07:00:50+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Mother and carer: You don't appreciate public services until your child needs them to survive</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Carer, Carers, Cerebral Palsy, column, Disability, disability and caring, life as a carer, Opinion, Parenting, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Stephanie with her son, Oliver.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Mother and carer: You don't appreciate public services until your child needs them to survive]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/emer-mclysaght-airport-security-queue-7054632-May2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-29T06:30:04+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>I pride myself on being a lickarse in the airport security queue. The person in front of me is not</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, emer mclysaght, Nobody Needs This, Opinion, Reddit, security queue</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[50% lickarses, 50% people who have never been in an airport before]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[I pride myself on being a lickarse in the airport security queue. The person in front of me is not]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/calls-for-vat-to-be-scrapped-on-sunscreen-7053989-May2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-29T00:05:10+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Skin cancer is not cosmetic': Calls for 23% VAT on sun cream to be scrapped</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Health, HSE, Ireland, Irish Cancer Society, Sun cream, Sunscreen, The Morning Lead, VAT</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/england-london-supermarket-display-of-suntan-lotions-e98ad636-63ac-481b-88f5-87a6bb9045d5-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A 200ml bottle of a leading brand of factor 50 SPF sunscreen can set you back by around €20, €4.60 of which would be VAT.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Skin cancer is not cosmetic': Calls for 23% VAT on sun cream to be scrapped]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-galway-murder-woman-stabbed-7054291-May2026/</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>2026-05-28T21:59:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Woman who died in stab attack in Clifden, Co Galway named locally</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Clifden, Galway, Garda</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Woman who died in stab attack in Clifden, Co Galway named locally]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/michael-d-higgins-ireland-israel-palestine-7055147-May2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-28T21:54:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Michael D Higgins calls on Ireland to recover the 'moral standing' of the EU during its presidency</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Gaza, Genocide, Israel, Michael D Higgins, Palestine, Sadaka, Trinity College</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Michael D Higgins speaking at a Sadaka event in Trinity College Dublin ]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-jailed-for-15-years-over-plot-to-attack-taylor-swift-concert-in-austria-7055181-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-28T21:33:24+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man jailed for 15 years over plot to attack Taylor Swift concert in Austria</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Austria, Taylor Swift, Vienna</news:keywords>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-headlines-thursday-7055033-May2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-28T20:50:13+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Thursday</news:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-28T19:22:09+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Brothers acquitted of attempted murder at halting site]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/summer-programme-july-provision-department-of-education-7046682-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-28T19:20:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Department of Education said there is no evidence that the change in the timeline has impacted on applications.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Applications for July Provision to reopen after parents and schools missed one-week window]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jeffrey-donaldson-trial-first-witness-to-give-evidence-7054100-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-28T19:08:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Jeffrey Donaldson wrote letter to alleged victim expressing regret, trial hears</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson arriving at Newry Crown Court this morning. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson wrote letter to alleged victim expressing regret, trial hears]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/sinn-fein-right-wing-7054116-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald speaking to the media during the count for the Dublin Central by-election at the RDS, Dublin. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Left or right? Sinn Féin's fence-sitting may be about playing the long game]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garrymore-gob-dispute-tom-macdonnell-foreign-security-irish-farmer-misinformation-bord-na-mona-bnm-high-court-7053553-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-28T19:00:21+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Debunked: Far-right figures spread untrue claim foreigners were taking over a farmer's land</news:title>
            <news:keywords>BnM, Bord na Móna, co laois, debunked, FactCheck, Far-right, garrymore bog, Ireland, Kildare councillor, Misinformation, Mountmellick, Tom McDonnell</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File Photo: The Bog Of Allen in Kildare, Leinster.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Debunked: Far-right figures spread untrue claim foreigners were taking over a farmer's land]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/nicola-sturgeon-husband-7054999-May2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-28T18:58:24+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Nicola Sturgeon tells Listowel festival she was ‘misled and betrayed’ by ex-husband's fraud</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland, Scottish National Party</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/nicola-sturgeon-leaves-holyrood-45df914b-a91d-4d2d-b57d-95397b5954c5-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon said she has had ‘probably the worst week’ of her life after her former husband admitted embezzling cash from the SNP.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Nicola Sturgeon tells Listowel festival she was ‘misled and betrayed’ by ex-husband's fraud]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/south-lebanon-bombing-hezbollah-israeli-defence-forces-unifil-7054200-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-28T18:34:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Major bombing raids across southern Lebanon as strike hits town where Irish monument located</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A man checks the site of destroyed buildings that were hit in Israeli airstrikes in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Major bombing raids across southern Lebanon as strike hits town where Irish monument located]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/gorse-fire-dublin-mountains-tallaght-7054070-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-28T18:19:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Crews have been tackling gorse fires with whirling vortices in Dublin Mountains since 2am </news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The whirling vortices seen on Dublin Mountains]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Crews have been tackling gorse fires with whirling vortices in Dublin Mountains since 2am ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/pobal-moslamach-na-heireann-agus-an-ghaeilge-7054162-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-28T17:26:44+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Úsáid bainte as leagan Gaeilge de pháidir thábhachtach na Moslamach den chéad uair</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[D'fhógair an Shaykh Dr Umar Al-Qadri an Takbir  as Gaeilge den gcéad uair ag searmanas Eid ul-Adha i bPáirc an Chrócaigh an tseachtains seo.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Úsáid bainte as leagan Gaeilge de pháidir thábhachtach na Moslamach den chéad uair]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ftd-brothers-final-marathon-dublin-7054040-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-28T17:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Cian and Jordan Adams have run a marathon in every county in Ireland over the last month to raise awareness and funds for dementia research and support services.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Emotional scenes at Dublin's Merrion Square, as brothers complete 33rd charity marathon]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/byelections-podcast-7054857-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-28T16:57:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Just how big could the Social Democrats get?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>holly cairns, Mary-Lou McDonald, Podcast, Sinn Féin, Social Democrats, The candidate</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-5-at-5-thursday-119-7054856-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-28T16:53:29+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Thursday</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/your-stories-private-vs-public-maternity-care-7054415-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-28T16:33:42+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Public and private maternity care: We want to hear your stories]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/just-15-pages-a-day-and-trinity-college-says-youll-be-done-by-end-of-summer-7054395-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-28T14:33:12+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ulysses in 80 days: Just 15 pages a day and Trinity College says you’ll be done by end of summer</news:title>
            <news:keywords>James Joyce, TCD, trinity, Trinity College, Ulysses</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Woman reading Ulysses at James Joyce Centre.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ulysses in 80 days: Just 15 pages a day and Trinity College says you’ll be done by end of summer]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/rotunda-hospital-private-maternity-care-7054351-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-28T14:04:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Harris weighs in on Rotunda dispute, says public-only contracts must be upheld</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Hospitals, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Maternity Hospital, private maternity care, Rotunda Hospital, Simon Harris, women's healthcare</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Harris weighs in on Rotunda dispute, says public-only contracts must be upheld]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/electric-ireland-price-increase-2-7054302-May2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-28T13:51:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Electric Ireland to raise electricity prices by €138 a year and gas prices by €117 </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Electric Ireland, Electricity Bills, gas bills, IRAN WAR, Middle East</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Electricity and gas bills are set to rise ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Electric Ireland to raise electricity prices by €138 a year and gas prices by €117 ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-by-dusk-tonight-information-7054060-May2026/</loc>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-28T13:43:11+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Twelve museums and galleries opening late tonight as first 'Dublin by Dusk' begins</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dublin's Ha'penny Bridge at sunset.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Twelve museums and galleries opening late tonight as first 'Dublin by Dusk' begins]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/catherine-ardagh-new-minister-of-state-7054217-May2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-28T12:52:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>FF’s Catherine Ardagh named junior justice minister as Niall Collins takes Healy-Rae role</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Agriculture, Catherine Ardagh, Junior Ministers, Justice, New Jobs, Niall Collins</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin with newly announced Minister of State Catherine Ardagh.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[FF’s Catherine Ardagh named junior justice minister as Niall Collins takes Healy-Rae role]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/iran-strikes-us-base-in-retaliatory-attack-7053872-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-28T12:48:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The US and Iran have been attacking each other in the most serious clashes since the ceasefire</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of US Navy forces in the Persian Gulf.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The US and Iran have been attacking each other in the most serious clashes since the ceasefire]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/what-to-watch-on-streaming-tv-this-weekend-3-7053370-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-28T12:45:38+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Our top 5 watches this weekend</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, top 5 picks</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Our top 5 watches this weekend]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/eu-bloom-festival-garden-7054014-May2026/</loc>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-28T12:43:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The people behind the EU garden at Bloom say it's about 'common shade' not 'throwing shade'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>bloom festival, common shade, European Commission, European Union, Ireland, June Bank Holiday, no tea no shade, Phoenix Park</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[According to the commission, these trees invite festival attendees to "reflect on the EU"]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The people behind the EU garden at Bloom say it's about 'common shade' not 'throwing shade']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/captain-americas-grafton-street-closing-7054098-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-28T11:46:37+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Landmark Grafton Street restaurant Captain Americas is closing down on Sunday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>captain americas, closing down, Dublin City, Grafton Street, O Captain My Captain, restaurant</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The sign for Captain Americas on Grafton Street.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Landmark Grafton Street restaurant Captain Americas is closing down on Sunday]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-blackwater-wexford-fire-arson-arrest-suspect-7054065-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-28T11:14:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gardaí arrest suspect for petrol bombing of County Wexford garda station</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arson, Blackwater, blackwater garda station, Fire, Garda, Wexford, Wexford/Wicklow Serious Crime Unit</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/member-of-an-garda-siochana-in-new-uniform-on-patrol-in-west-cork-ireland-b7b467bf-b4ad-4dab-b6c6-34f0dd1547f2-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A stock image of a garda.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Gardaí arrest suspect for petrol bombing of County Wexford garda station]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/albert-manifold-responds-removal-bp-statement-7053947-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-28T10:28:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ousted Irish BP chairman says claims about his conduct are a 'false narrative'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Albert Manifold, BP, Hitting back</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/file-photo-dated-952012-of-albert-manifold-who-has-been-named-by-bp-as-its-incoming-chairman-replacing-helge-lund-after-seven-years-in-the-role-manifold-who-was-chief-executive-of-crh-for-10-year-acb4023d-2178-4d17-8f51-06a8164e98ba-630x416.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Albert Manifold joined BP in September 2025.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ousted Irish BP chairman says claims about his conduct are a 'false narrative']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/gavan-reilly-politics-by-numbers-dublin-central-7052752-May2026/</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>2026-05-28T09:30:38+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gavan Reilly: The Gerry Hutch 37.1% share of the vote in the shadow of the IFSC</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Dublin Central, dublin central by-election, Opinion, Politics, politics by numbers</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
    
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/government-should-consider-taxing-heavy-cars-more-just-transition-commission-says-7053948-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-28T09:03:50+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Government told to consider hiking tax on bigger cars and ditching universal EV grants</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Car Tax, Climate Change, electric vehicles, Ireland, Public Transport, SUVs, Transport</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/image-5a39ca3c-0009-4e16-a623-ce8c0b5991cf-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The commission also said the government should create more targeted supports for electric vehicles and charging.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Government told to consider hiking tax on bigger cars and ditching universal EV grants]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-eight-at-eight-thursday-7053922-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-28T08:56:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Thursday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, Nine at Nine</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/bowl-of-granola-and-fresh-fruit-for-healthy-breakfast-fe892e4b-2740-49d9-988f-afe8b5b4b5ab-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Thursday]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/would-you-pay-40e-to-visit-bloom-7053891-May2026/</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>2026-05-28T07:51:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Would you pay €40 to visit Bloom?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bloom, bord bia bloom, Phoenix Park, Poll, The Daily Poll, Your Say, none</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/members-of-the-public-view-the-marie-keating-fondations-catching-cancer-early-garden-at-the-bloom-festival-in-dublins-phoenix-park-picture-date-friday-june-2-2023-ce93d2d4-5649-463a-9edf-7757c71c0f2d-630x403.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the public at Bloom in 2023. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Would you pay €40 to visit Bloom?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/workers-to-protest-outside-meta-and-covalen-offices-over-job-losses-7053895-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-28T07:44:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Workers to protest outside Meta and Covalen offices over job losses</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Artificial Intelligence, Communicaton Workers' Union, Covalen, Ireland, Layoffs, Meta, tech industry</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/dublin-ireland-7th-may-2026-covalen-workers-and-cwu-union-members-protest-outside-leinster-house-over-700-announced-meta-related-job-losses-b3ef7594-1724-476e-8618-8528bd4319d2-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Covalen workers and CWU union members protest outside Leinster House over 700 announced Meta-related job losses.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Workers to protest outside Meta and Covalen offices over job losses]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ai-scams-promoting-fake-state-backed-investment-schemes-contribute-to-20-rise-in-investment-fraud-7053793-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-28T07:30:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>AI scams promoting fake state-backed investment schemes contribute to 20% rise in investment fraud</news:title>
            <news:keywords>AI, AI scam, Banking &amp; Payments Federation Ireland, bpfi, Fraudsmart, investment fraud, Scam</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/river-7-28f7f57f-8b35-42fb-8cd0-61030cece9c1-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The BPFI said fraudsters are 'exploiting recent news coverage of a planned state-backed savings']]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[AI scams promoting fake state-backed investment schemes contribute to 20% rise in investment fraud]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/weekend-sports-listings-7053342-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-28T07:15:34+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Can Arsenal win their first Champions League? Our pick of this weekend's sports on TV</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, Sports listings</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/3edfr5w-63dbb067-c1eb-4ad2-bf7e-ae6d18232ed0-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Can Arsenal win their first Champions League? Our pick of this weekend's sports on TV]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/ebola-on-the-rise-7052248-May2026/</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>2026-05-28T07:00:24+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ebola on the rise: Why the latest outbreak should concern all of us</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Africa, column, Disease, disease spread, EBOLA, Opinion, pandemic, voices</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/close-women-washing-their-hands-when-enterring-the-safe-space-by-trocaire-donors-in-zaba-1-1f28ac24-ac12-4229-8c9b-41b95a11d697-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Women washing hands entering the safe space built by Trócaire.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ebola on the rise: Why the latest outbreak should concern all of us]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/school-uniform-costs-2-7053309-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-28T06:30:32+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Extremely expensive': Schools told to avoid 'bespoke crested’ uniforms and exclusive suppliers</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Back To School, Back to school costs, c), CCPC, consumer protections, consumer watchdog, school uniform, school uniform costs, Schools</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/logo-of-the-special-trains-of-the-rhaetian-railway-switzerland-festina-lente-latin-means-hurry-with-calm-or-travel-comfortably-here-on-the-conductors-jacket-on-the-alpine-classic-pullm-7edef234-9cf9-4748-855e-30216a026d21-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Extremely expensive': Schools told to avoid 'bespoke crested’ uniforms and exclusive suppliers]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/online-racist-sexist-abuse-byelection-candidates-7053141-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-28T06:00:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Candidates targeted with racist and misogynistic abuse in build-up to byelection, report finds</news:title>
            <news:keywords>byelections 2026, Dublin Central, Far-right, galway west, helen ogbu, Hope and Courage Collective, Janice Boylan, Online abuse, Racism, Social Media</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/businessmantypingrecentupdatesonlaptopkeyboardondesk-41500c9e-94dd-4e38-a705-08e4bda520b2-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Hope and Courage Collective report noted this is a continuing trend around election time. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Candidates targeted with racist and misogynistic abuse in build-up to byelection, report finds]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/data-centres-and-climate-7052694-May2026/</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>2026-05-28T05:23:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland's data centre energy drain: How Big Tech added €1.4bn to household electricity bills</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Climate, column, DATA CENTRE CONSTRUCTION, Data Centres, IRELAND CLIMATE TARGETS, irish state, new research, Opinion, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/london-uk-28th-feb-2026-protestors-hold-placards-and-a-large-banner-during-the-march-against-the-machines-protest-uk-activist-groups-protested-against-data-centre-expansion-the-demonstration-0831fc8b-c7a3-434d-987e-df53d7e8fa27-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland's data centre energy drain: How Big Tech added €1.4bn to household electricity bills]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/children-as-young-as-five-referred-to-agency-for-young-people-displaying-troubling-sexualised-behaviour-7052175-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-28T00:05:40+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Children as young as five referred to state agency over troubling sexualised behaviour </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Harmful Sexual Behaviour, NIAPP, Pornography, Technology, The Morning Lead, tusla</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/young-man-using-his-cell-phone-8339945a-cbe1-4be2-9db9-19d65beb9378-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A teenager on his phone.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Children as young as five referred to state agency over troubling sexualised behaviour ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/matthew-perrys-live-in-personal-assistant-jailed-for-role-in-stars-ketamine-death-7053863-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T22:32:19+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Matthew Perry’s live-in personal assistant jailed for role in Friends star’s ketamine death</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Friends, Kenneth Iwamasa, ketamine, Los Angeles, matthew perry</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/river-9-f93e2caf-b273-4fa8-9c57-6a41f8aa0096-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Matthew Perry died in 2023]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Matthew Perry’s live-in personal assistant jailed for role in Friends star’s ketamine death]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/psni-noah-donohoe-inquest-7053840-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T22:03:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>PSNI never followed up reports of screaming near culvert where Noah Donohoe was found, inquest told</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Belfast, Cavehill, Inquest, NOAH DONOHOE, PSNI</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/river-8-e5f5cd6b-c3ee-4555-b5a0-05ee6c04783d-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Noah Donohoe, 14, was found dead in June 2020.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[PSNI never followed up reports of screaming near culvert where Noah Donohoe was found, inquest told]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/one-off-housing-rules-7053804-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T21:49:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Simon Harris promises 'biggest overhaul' of one-off housing rules in decades</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget, Budget 2027, Housing, Housing Crisis, one off housing rules, one-off housing, Rural housing</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/river-41-926ce410-e2c7-4cda-95e1-570381d4ea33-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Simon Harris made the announcement at the Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting tonight.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Simon Harris promises 'biggest overhaul' of one-off housing rules in decades]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hot-weather-climate-change-met-eireann-7053188-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T21:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Weird weather: Met Éireann expert says current hot spell would be 'unusual for July'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Climate Change, coldest spring of the rest of your life, Environment, Heatwave, Ireland, Met Éireann, Weather</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/sunbathers-soak-up-the-sunshine-at-burrow-beach-in-dublin-as-warm-conditions-continue-under-a-met-eireann-yellow-weather-warning-picture-date-tuesday-may-26-2026-b50bfef0-bca1-4027-92f9-d870ca677d93-630x382.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Flattery said we are a "much warmer" and a "much wetter" country now]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Weird weather: Met Éireann expert says current hot spell would be 'unusual for July']]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/evening-fix-wednesday-may-3-7053766-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T20:02:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, News Fix</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/no-fee-orpheus-in-the-garden-12-012f0338-3060-4a26-94a8-ba05a6a6bd64-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Schoolchildren from Ballymun and Finglas take centre stage alongside professional performers in Music Network’s outdoor opera Orpheus in the Garden at National Botanic Gardens ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/further-guilty-verdicts-in-trial-of-six-men-accused-of-sexual-abusing-deaf-relative-7053749-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T19:08:04+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Further guilty verdicts in trial of six men accused of sexually abusing deaf relative</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Courts, Sexual Abuse</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/river-5-c8d66855-b7c5-4575-b264-ff2ed704287e-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The jury returned verdicts in relation to three men, one uncle of the main complainant and two of her younger brothers.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Further guilty verdicts in trial of six men accused of sexually abusing deaf relative]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/myeloma-7046302-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T19:00:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Living with myeloma: 'I chose not to fight this blood cancer, but to instead live alongside it']]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/college-green-pedestrianisation-plans-council-dublin-7053713-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T18:56:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Council to plough ahead with planning, as majority support College Green pedestrianisation</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Council to plough ahead with planning, as majority support College Green pedestrianisation]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/playstation-and-x-box-games-with-irish-language-content-coming-to-a-consol-near-you-7051966-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T18:25:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Video games with Irish language content are now being played – and enjoyed – globally</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/carlow-threatening-email-schools-7052986-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T18:19:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Schools across Carlow close after 'threatening' emails warn of shooting</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[One school is missing its school tour today due to the threat.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Schools across Carlow close after 'threatening' emails warn of shooting]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/judge-warns-social-media-users-identifying-teens-charged-over-alex-coughlan-attack-7053668-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T18:09:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Judge warns social media users identifying teens charged over Alex Coughlan attack</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Mr Coughlan, who was 37, suffered serious injuries after he was assaulted on Mill Road on 17 May, and later died in hospital.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Judge warns social media users identifying teens charged over Alex Coughlan attack]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/leinster-rugby-alan-spicer-alleged-nightclub-assault-case-adjourned-7053635-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T17:59:18+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Leinster rugby player accused of assaulting woman in Copper Face Jacks nightclub has case adjourned</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Alan Spicer (21) pictured at the Criminal Courts of Justice after he appeared before the Dublin District Court.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Leinster rugby player accused of assaulting woman in Copper Face Jacks nightclub has case adjourned]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jeffrey-donaldson-trial-newry-crown-court-7053100-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T17:55:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Prosecution opens against Jeffrey Donaldson in sexual offences trial</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson arriving at Newry Crown Court.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Prosecution opens against Jeffrey Donaldson in sexual offences trial]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/legal-burden-for-determining-suicide-report-7053538-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T17:48:54+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'I bottled it within myself': Minister opens up about mental health struggles at self-harm prevention launch</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and Independent Minister of State Kevin Boxer Moran speaking to the media in Government Buildiings at the launch of the Ireland Strategy to Reduce Suicide and Self-harm.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['I bottled it within myself': Minister opens up about mental health struggles at self-harm prevention launch]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/met-eireann-could-reach-31c-status-yellow-heat-warning-7052617-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T17:35:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Eight counties now under yellow thunderstorm warnings with potential for hail damage</news:title>
            <news:keywords>clouds on the horizon, heat warning, high temperature warning, Hot stuff, Met Éireann, thunderstorm warning, Warm Weather, Weather, Weather Warning</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[View from East Hill in Cobh, Co Cork]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Eight counties now under yellow thunderstorm warnings with potential for hail damage]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/quiz-how-much-do-you-know-about-john-travolta-7050900-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T17:15:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Quiz: How much do you know about John Travolta?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, show quizness</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Quiz: How much do you know about John Travolta?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-wednesday-the-journal-2-7053526-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T16:58:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Wednesday</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Wednesday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/climate-targets-missed-7053033-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T16:50:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>O’Brien doubles down on climate progress claim against accusations of 'spin' and being 'delusional'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Climate, Climate Change, Darragh O'Brien, Ding Dong, EPA, Leaders' Questions</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Darragh O'Brien said there's no need to be 'despondent' about Ireland's climate progress.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[O’Brien doubles down on climate progress claim against accusations of 'spin' and being 'delusional']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/labour-leadership-hopeful-andy-burnham-promises-to-respond-to-tony-blairs-critique-of-party-7053440-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T16:39:42+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Blair pens 5,700-word critique of Labour 'failures' as would-be leader Burnham pledges response</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Andy Burnham (left) and Tony Blair]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Blair pens 5,700-word critique of Labour 'failures' as would-be leader Burnham pledges response]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ebola-outbreak-explained-podcast-7053411-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T16:06:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Why is the latest Ebola outbreak so hard to stop?</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/woman-who-witnessed-father-being-shot-by-ira-was-unlawfully-denied-troubles-payment-scheme-7053356-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T16:04:25+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Woman who witnessed father being shot by IRA unlawfully denied Troubles payment scheme, judge rules</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Belfast, co down, High Court, ITA, Jeanitta Larkin, Jeanitta McCabe, Newry, peter mccabe, The Troubles, TPDP, Troubles, Troubles Permanent Disabilities Payment</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jeanitta Larkin with her father Peter McCabe]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Woman who witnessed father being shot by IRA unlawfully denied Troubles payment scheme, judge rules]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fischluichi-le-gaeilge-ar-an-playstation-agus-an-x-box-is-steam-7047638-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T16:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[One of the most well-known masculinity influencers is Andrew Tate. Tate, left, and his brother Tristan leave the tribunal in Bucharest, Romania.]]></image:caption>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Labour leader Ivana Bacik (centre) chose not to contact Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald (R) about working together on a Seanad candidate.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Friction on the left over who should be included in left-wing Seanad election pact ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/high-court-activists-end-occupation-former-ardee-pub-dublin-liberties-7053287-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T15:37:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>High Court orders housing activists to end trespass of former pub in Dublin's Liberties</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[High Court orders housing activists to end trespass of former pub in Dublin's Liberties]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/radio-marketing-exec-arrested-controlled-delivery-cannabis-us-courts-7053240-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T15:00:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Seafra O'Donovan outside the Criminal Courts of Justice. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Radio executive was arrested after 'controlled delivery' of €111k cannabis to Bauer Media offices]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/canada-elections-alberta-7052067-May2026/</loc>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/mike-gaine-murder-accused-michael-kelley-appears-in-court-and-is-sent-for-trial-7053084-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T13:36:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Mike Gaine murder accused Michael Kelley appears in court and is sent for trial</news:title>
            <news:keywords>court news, Courts, Kenmare, Kerry, mike gaine, Murder</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/3dw7m6c-ff024d6b-81df-4396-b0aa-cbee3eb5af96-630x445.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Michael Kelley]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Mike Gaine murder accused Michael Kelley appears in court and is sent for trial]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/central-bank-financial-stability-review-energy-shock-war-middle-east-7052805-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T12:46:11+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Risk to Irish economy from the Middle East war and expansion of AI has intensified</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Central Bank, Finances, Financial Stability, financial stability review, Gabriel Makhlouf, Money</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/river-2026-05-27t124205-923-d7ca7715-1d17-431d-805e-a8589255c2c2-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Central Bank's headquarters in Dublin's Docklands.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Risk to Irish economy from the Middle East war and expansion of AI has intensified]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-dies-bicycle-incident-limerick-7052795-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T11:34:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>​Teenage motorcyclist death is the third road fatality in the country since Monday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, Clare, Garda Appeal, Limerick, Limerick City, Road Deaths, Road Safety, Wexford</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/river-5a0023bc-5ae8-44e6-8e6a-03147883d83a-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[​Teenage motorcyclist death is the third road fatality in the country since Monday]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fitness-to-practice-7052884-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T11:11:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Retired GP who claimed Covid-19 was 'created on a computer' faces fitness-to-practise inquiry</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cavan, Covid-19, Fitness to Practise, Medical Council, michael mcconville, Professional Misconduct, none</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/pastedimage-27319-4fadb8e2-ac5e-4fed-ba81-bcd606e1d757-630x459.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[McConville left the inquiry claiming he had “a bus to catch”.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Retired GP who claimed Covid-19 was 'created on a computer' faces fitness-to-practise inquiry]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/poll-should-sunbeds-be-banned-7052842-May2026/</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>2026-05-27T10:43:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Should sunbeds be banned?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Health, Ireland, melanoma, Poll, Public Health, Skin Cancer, Sunbeds, Your Say</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/interior-indoor-tanning-center-for-the-rest-6dd8952a-579d-4909-99a2-10b96146bb29-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The World Health Organization has previously classified sunbeds as carcinogenic. (File photo)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Should sunbeds be banned?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-wachdog-fiosru-annual-report-7052334-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T10:30:11+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Garda watchdog finds majority of 2025 complaints focused on unhappiness with garda investigations</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Emily Logan, Fiosrú, garda complaints, Garda Ombudsman, garda watchdog</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/wexford-town-county-wexford-ireland-25th-august-2025-garda-lantern-at-wexford-town-garda-station-f88e3d65-417a-4618-b656-e3e539b74a2f-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A stock image of a garda lantern.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Garda watchdog finds majority of 2025 complaints focused on unhappiness with garda investigations]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/want-to-move-to-the-moon-nasa-has-unveiled-plans-for-its-first-moon-base-7052747-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T10:13:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Want to move to the moon? Nasa has unveiled plans for its first moon base</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Artemis program, long commute, Lunar South Pole, Moon, NASA, Science, Space Exploration</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/screenshot-2026-05-27-at-09-50-40-25bf951e-21e0-4991-b9a8-eacdf3f655c2-630x608.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[An illustration of the proposed moon base.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Want to move to the moon? Nasa has unveiled plans for its first moon base]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-8-at-8-wednesday-27-may-7052633-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T08:52:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Wednesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, Nine at Nine</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/oatmeal-porridge-bowl-of-oatmeal-porridge-with-berries-f6b87038-23b5-4b88-bb4b-84f3e602dca8-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Wednesday]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fianna-fail-members-approve-bill-to-lift-ban-on-nuclear-power-7052653-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T08:21:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Fianna Fáil members approve bill to lift ban on nuclear power in Ireland</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Energy Policy, Fianna Fáil, Going Nuclear, Ireland, James O'Connor, Micheál Martin, Nuclear Energy</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/cooling-towers-electricity-pylons-of-tricastin-nuclear-power-plant-or-nuclear-power-station-rhone-valley-france-81c9765f-db09-462f-9543-4cc7e0bdcc19-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Cooling towers and electricity pylons of Tricastin nuclear power plant, Rhône Valley, France.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Fianna Fáil members approve bill to lift ban on nuclear power in Ireland]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/calls-for-ban-on-sunbeds-melanoma-7052647-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T08:07:01+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>A group of doctors and cancer charities is calling for sunbeds to be banned in Ireland</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Coalition Against Sunbeds, Ireland, Irish Cancer Society, melanoma, Public Health, Skin Cancer, Sunbeds</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/man-lying-on-a-sunbed-image-shot-052007-exact-date-unknown-922755c7-8daf-4583-9d65-e636245228e5-630x413.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The newly launched Coalition Against Sunbeds says sunbeds are directly linked to melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[A group of doctors and cancer charities is calling for sunbeds to be banned in Ireland]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/around-160-irish-peacekeepers-arrive-home-from-lebanon-7052600-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T07:14:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Around 160 Irish peacekeepers arrive home from Lebanon</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin Airport, Ireland, Irish Defence Forces, Lebanon, Peacekeeping, UNIFIL, United Nations, Welcome home</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/oisin-duff-with-fiancee-and-family-at-dublin-airport-terminal-2-as-peacekeepers-from-the-127th-infantry-battalion-return-home-after-their-deployment-to-lebanon-as-part-of-the-united-nations-interim-fo-f28ab70f-81d5-433a-b8f0-ac1fbe58ab71-630x474.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Oisin Duff with fiancee and family at Dublin Airport Terminal 2.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Around 160 Irish peacekeepers arrive home from Lebanon]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/construction-roundtable-7052551-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T06:15:13+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Builders tell minister that widespread skills shortage is delaying projects</news:title>
            <news:keywords>builders of the roundtable, builders RoundTable, Housing, Infrastructure, Infrastructure crisis, James Lawless, RoundTable</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/river-40-eb399fab-dc17-4949-9e61-043e6353dcbf-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[There is a growing demand for AI and digital engineering according to the construction firms. File photo.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Builders tell minister that widespread skills shortage is delaying projects]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-on-track-to-deliver-only-half-the-reductions-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-needed-by-2030-7052024-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-27T00:05:07+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland on track to deliver only half the reductions of greenhouse gas emissions needed by 2030</news:title>
            <news:keywords>climate action, Climate Change, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, EPA report, greenhouse gas, Greenhouse gas emissions, The Morning Lead</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/river-2026-05-26t150229-441-b79643db-21af-414a-9e29-4ef0f1d9c2df-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Climate Action Plan calls for greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced by just over 50%, but Ireland is on course to reduce emissions by only 25%.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland on track to deliver only half the reductions of greenhouse gas emissions needed by 2030]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url></urlset>