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            <news:title>Drumcree Orange Order march remains stalled after large crowd gathers to stop parade</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/solar-grant-new-builds-7174906-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T13:03:55+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Solar grant scheme to be extended to newer builds</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[It's one of a range of measures being brought to Cabinet next week.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/diy-renovation-cost-cutting-7173803-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T13:00:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>My husband wants to DIY some of our renovation. Good idea?</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/raf-fairford-arrests-7174882-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T12:03:29+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Men arrested for explosive offences near RAF base in the Cotswolds</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Police at a road block on the road to RAF Fairford after major incident has been declared, with armed police manning a cordon near the village of Whelford in Gloucestershire.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fai-board-stepping-side-7174842-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T11:23:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Sinn Féin and Social Democrats call for FAI board to step aside </news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The press conference room Nagyerdei Stadion in Hungary]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin and Social Democrats call for FAI board to step aside ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-identity-oasis-7173876-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T10:00:04+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Irish blood, English headstart in the battle of the bands</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Calling 353, Ireland in the UK, Irish identity, Irish-British bands, Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, Oasis</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[King of the castle; Noel Gallagher ahead of their 2009 Slane gig.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Irish blood, English headstart in the battle of the bands]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-headlines-2-7174834-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T09:10:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Sunday</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Sunday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/best-longreads-of-the-week-2-7169258-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T09:00:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Sitdown Sunday: Gangs are 'cuckooing' vulnerable people's homes</news:title>
            <news:keywords>7 deadly reads, Crime, Journalism, Longreads, sitdown sunday, Social Issues, wildlife</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[British drug dealing gangs are moving off the streets and into vulnerable people's homes.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Sitdown Sunday: Gangs are 'cuckooing' vulnerable people's homes]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/internet-diaries-dublin-city-winter-lights-christmas-7172040-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T08:00:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dublin's Winter Lights has moved to January, and the haters expect 'Ramadan lights' will follow</news:title>
            <news:keywords>algorithms, Christmas, Diary of a man on the internet, Dublin, Dublin City Council, Gavin Pepper, Internet Diaries, Social Media, winter lights</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dublin's City Hall lit up as part of the Winter Lights festival in 2019]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dublin's Winter Lights has moved to January, and the haters expect 'Ramadan lights' will follow]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/what-you-need-to-know-about-tall-tales-and-murder-2-7171033-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T08:00:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What you need to know about Tall Tales & Murder</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, watercooler moment</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/farming-in-ireland-and-cap-7171978-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>2026-09-27T07:30:18+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Taking CAP from 'hobby farmers' is not going to strengthen Ireland's food security problem</news:title>
            <news:keywords>active farmers, active farming, column, Common Agricultural Policy, EU, eu supports, Farmers, Farming, farming in ireland, food producers, hobby farmers, Irish farms, Opinion, support all farmers, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Taking CAP from 'hobby farmers' is not going to strengthen Ireland's food security problem]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/status-orange-warning-7174760-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T07:16:32+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Heavy rain to hit six Munster and Leinster counties under Status Orange warning this morning</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Met Éireann, rain warning, Weather Alert</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-2026-09-27t071428-364-401ebfab-46cd-4d6e-a1ed-5ad06993609c-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Cork, Waterford, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford and Wicklow are impacted.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Heavy rain to hit six Munster and Leinster counties under Status Orange warning this morning]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dcc-ireland-sale-7173623-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>2026-09-27T07:00:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland’s last conglomerate has just been sold for €7bn. Will the country ever create another?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Business, Conglomerates, DCC, Ireland, Irish Economy, private equity</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/no-cars-at-empty-certa-filling-station-by-dcc-plc-or-gas-station-or-petrol-station-pay-at-pump-fourcourt-new-network-and-facillity-at-deerpark-killarn-b661f67c-8a8b-4749-8085-5c940f5d81a7-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Certa is one of DCC's well-known brands.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland’s last conglomerate has just been sold for €7bn. Will the country ever create another?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/politics-ireland-7171975-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T06:30:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Winner winner, chicken dinner': Here are the winners and losers of the political week</news:title>
            <news:keywords>The week that was, Winners and Losers</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Mamdani and Martin play bingo. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Winner winner, chicken dinner': Here are the winners and losers of the political week]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/investigaties-your-stories-pregnancy-mental-health-support-7172118-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T00:05:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘I felt completely alone’: Readers share their stories accessing pregnancy mental health supports</news:title>
            <news:keywords>HSE, Investigates, Ireland, Mental Health, perinatal mental health, postnatal depression, Pregnancy, your stories</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[‘I felt completely alone’: Readers share their stories accessing pregnancy mental health supports]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/quiz-video-game-adaptations-7172239-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-26T22:00:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Quiz: How well do you know these video game adaptations? </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Fallout, Quiz, the last of us, Video Games</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Some of the most popular video games have been adapted in recent years.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Quiz: How well do you know these video game adaptations? ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/metrolink-builders-cif-7171909-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>2026-09-26T21:00:37+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>After years of delays, developers say they're still nervous about building homes along Metrolink line</news:title>
            <news:keywords>building summit, CIF, Construction Industry Federation, hype train, long planned, Metrolink, Transport</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Graphic depicting the Seatown stop in north coounty Dublin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[After years of delays, developers say they're still nervous about building homes along Metrolink line]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/aughinish-alumina-economic-security-council-of-ukraine-aluminium-ukraine-war-7164220-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-26T20:00:42+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ukrainian agency uses Russian tax documents to allege Limerick alumina used in cruise missiles</news:title>
            <news:keywords>aluminium, aughinish alumina, Economic Security Council of Ukraine, From Limerick to Russia, Kyiv, Roman Steblivskyi, Russian Cruise Missiles, Russian military industrial complex, Russian War Effort</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[General view of the Rusal Aughinish Alumina plant on the Shannon Estuary, County Limerick.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ukrainian agency uses Russian tax documents to allege Limerick alumina used in cruise missiles]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-26-09-26-7174651-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>2026-09-26T20:00:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Saturday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, News Fix</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/kieran-crowley-heimir-hallgrimsson-david-courell-and-john-martin-a2053c79-30d5-4820-87fa-076c055a27ca-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Communications manager Kieran Crowley, Manager Heimir Hallgrmsson, FAI CEO David Courell and FAI director of football John Martin at a press conference this afternoon.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Saturday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/hot-school-lunches-2-7169512-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-26T19:00:34+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Hot school lunches need a rethink. Could including cold options be the answer?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Child poverty, column, Education, hot school meals, ireland's schools, irish schools, nutrition, Opinion, school lunches, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Hot school lunches need a rethink. Could including cold options be the answer?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/drumcree-orange-order-march-injunction-7174350-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>2026-09-26T18:20:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Judge passes injunction stopping planned Orange Order march down Garvaghy Road</news:title>
            <news:keywords>drumcree, drumcree church, Garvaghy Road, High Court, Northern Ireland, orangemen, Parade, Parades Commission</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/the-garvaghy-road-residents-coalition-and-their-legal-team-arrive-at-belfast-high-court-where-the-garvaghy-road-residents-coalition-are-trying-to-bring-a-judicial-review-to-reverse-the-parades-commis-754f1e3e-c654-4a23-85be-7780a83fa910-630x488.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition and their legal team arrive at Belfast High Court.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Judge passes injunction stopping planned Orange Order march down Garvaghy Road]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/mark-feehily-sues-surgeon-westlife-weight-loss-7174594-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-26T17:59:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Westlife’s Mark Feehily sues surgeon over weight-loss operation</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Mark Feehily of Westlife performs on stage at Wembley Stadium, London]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Westlife’s Mark Feehily sues surgeon over weight-loss operation]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/criminal-legal-aid-dispute-fee-loss-7174582-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-26T17:33:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Solicitors in criminal legal aid fee row sustain €6.64m hit to income over two months</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Barristers, criminal legal aid, Department of Justice, Ireland, Jim O'Callaghan, Solicitors</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[More than 100 criminal defence solicitors walked out of the district courts in Dublin earlier this month following a unanimous vote last week to continue their withdrawal of services which began in June.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Solicitors in criminal legal aid fee row sustain €6.64m hit to income over two months]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/n4-crash-liffey-valley-7174520-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-26T16:45:10+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Emergency services at the scene of N4 crash near Liffey Valley junction</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, Gardaí, Liffey Valley, N4, Road Crash, Traffic</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The scene pictured this afternoon.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Emergency services at the scene of N4 crash near Liffey Valley junction]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ellen-cassidy-cork-marathon-sads-7174447-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-26T14:10:39+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Mother whose daughter died after marathon from SADS wants cardiac screening for teens</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cardiac screening, Cork, Cork city marathon, Heart Health, Ireland, SADS</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ellen Cassidy of Old Mallow Road in Co Cork collapsed at the city marathon on 1 June 2025.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Mother whose daughter died after marathon from SADS wants cardiac screening for teens]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jim-ocallaghan-munich-migration-7174429-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-26T13:35:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Jim O'Callaghan to attend meeting on EU border security in Munich today</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Asylum Seekers, Border Security, EU migration pact, European Union, Jim O'Callaghan, Migration</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/justice-minister-jim-ocallaghan-arrives-for-a-cabinet-meeting-at-government-buildings-in-dublin-picture-date-tuesday-may-19-2026-e4b5cf69-0915-4fac-b953-850ce555745c-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[O'Callaghan was invited by the German Federal Minister of the Interior Alexander Dobrindt.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Jim O'Callaghan to attend meeting on EU border security in Munich today]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/co-kerry-hit-and-run-7174282-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-26T12:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Van driver who left the scene of fatal hit-and-run in Co Kerry arrested</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Co Kerry, Hit-and-Run, Listowel, N69, Road Death, Road Safety</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-2026-09-26-091106-1c16d444-fd2f-4ec1-9de1-f58b59b575b2-630x291.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gardaí are seeking information from ayone who was travelling on the N69 between 2:30am and 4:00am on Saturday morning.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Van driver who left the scene of fatal hit-and-run in Co Kerry arrested]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-rain-warning-sunday-7174377-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-26T11:48:35+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Warning of 'thundery rain' on Sunday morning issued for 20 counties</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Flooding, Ireland, Met Éireann, rain warning, Status Yellow, Weather</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/dublin-ireland-14th-november-2025-a-woman-struggles-with-an-umbrella-from-a-gust-on-a-dublin-city-street-as-storm-claudia-brings-an-orange-weather-warning-with-heavy-rainfall-and-wind-in-the-iris-773dc22e-dc43-4107-bd70-3a272e01aae9-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The forecaster said heavy thundery rain is forecast with blustery conditions.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Warning of 'thundery rain' on Sunday morning issued for 20 counties]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-belfast-train-saturday-7174335-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-26T11:22:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dublin-Belfast train travelling every two hours after security alert, down from hourly service</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Belfast, Disruption, Dundalk, Irish Rail, Northern Ireland</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/northern-ireland-railways-201-class-enterprise-belfast-dublin-train-service-at-connolly-train-station-dublin-republic-of-ireland-06268c15-e055-48b0-bf27-02f8ef844efd-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of train departing for Belfast from Connolly Station]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dublin-Belfast train travelling every two hours after security alert, down from hourly service]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/women-with-disabilities-nigeria-experiences-7165604-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-26T10:00:13+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Forced sterilisation, sexual assault: Stories of abuse faced by women with disabilities in Nigeria</news:title>
            <news:keywords>disability rights, Disabled Women, gender-based violence, Nigeria, Women with disabilities, Women's Rights, none</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/view-of-a-person-in-profile-with-soft-lighting-and-dark-shadows-in-southwest-papua-indonesia-7bf43043-d256-498b-9daf-2ae4c5751b6d-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Women with disabilities face a 'double jeopardy' of discrimination, one expert said.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Forced sterilisation, sexual assault: Stories of abuse faced by women with disabilities in Nigeria]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-saturday-228-7174303-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-26T09:16:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Saturday</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/breakfast-served-food-with-beverage-coffee-orange-juice-on-table-in-the-morning-at-home-fresh-and-bright-continental-breakfast-healthy-6768d5a0-9286-4aa4-9ec4-d77b1773db12-630x399.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Saturday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/surrealing-in-the-years-137-7173183-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-26T09:00:07+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dublin City Council not at war with Christmas, but with basic organisation and communication</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, Football, Ireland, Surrealing in the Years</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/10thdecember2021dublinireland-winterlightsdublincityfeatures-388a71b6-c847-4d6a-9fb5-580c0202e6df-630x453.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dublin City Council not at war with Christmas, but with basic organisation and communication]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/drogheda-road-crash-7174257-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-26T08:47:18+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Young woman hospitalised with serious injuries after van and e-bike collide in Drogheda</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Co Louth, Drogheda, John Street, Road, road collision, Witness appeal</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/garda-road-closed-sign-f1ccc4cb-d315-49ba-ba15-81342e6a36f8-630x418.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[John Street is closed pending examination, while there is also a road closure in place between Meat Market Lane and the junction of Dyer Street.
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Young woman hospitalised with serious injuries after van and e-bike collide in Drogheda]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/stuart-carolan-tall-tales-and-murder-lovehate-7170624-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-26T08:00:29+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Love/Hate creator Stuart Carolan on Jim Sheridan's comments that RTÉ needs to 'get a bit dangerous'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>bbc northern ireland, Irish Television, Love/Hate, RTÉ, stuart carolan, Tall Tales and Murder</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Stuart Carolan]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Love/Hate creator Stuart Carolan on Jim Sheridan's comments that RTÉ needs to 'get a bit dangerous']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/youth-2-7171020-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-26T08:00:09+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Review: Is Sharon Horgan's new series Youth worth watching?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, deep dive review</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cnn-trump-7174245-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-26T07:50:58+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>CNN blocked from travelling with Trump on Air Force One</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Air Force One, CNN, Donald Trump, Media Relations, Trump, US politics</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-2026-09-26t074903-203-a809c443-0893-47f1-a134-4d604f80e25a-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A sign on the CNN booth at the White House earlier in September. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[CNN blocked from travelling with Trump on Air Force One]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/gra-garda-representative-association-discipline-threat-an-garda-siochana-7174025-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-26T07:15:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Garda management drops discipline threat against senior GRA official who spoke out publicly</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, garda discipline, Garda Representative Association, GRA</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A stock image of a garda lantern.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Garda management drops discipline threat against senior GRA official who spoke out publicly]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/citroen-ami-ireland-review-7173421-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-26T07:00:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>It doesn't make any sense, but I fell in love with this 'not-really-a-car' car </news:title>
            <news:keywords>car reviews, Cars, Citroen, Citroen Ami, electric vehicles, Ireland, Motoring, Paddy Comyn</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/default-33f81ee8-7f58-4eff-aa47-d7658887d618-630x408.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[It doesn't make any sense, but I fell in love with this 'not-really-a-car' car ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dunsink-7172436-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-26T06:30:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Dunsink homes won't get built': Developer says new Dublin town will be unaffordable for many </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ballymore, building summit, CIF, Dunsink, Housing, Housing Crisis, Planning</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Concept art for Dunsink when it's complete.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Dunsink homes won't get built': Developer says new Dublin town will be unaffordable for many ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/esb-waiting-times-housing-7173504-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-26T06:00:32+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Wait times for ESB connections in new housing estates are starting to shrink dramatically</news:title>
            <news:keywords>ESB, Housing, Infrastructure, infrastructure taskforce, ONE NEAT TRICK, Seán O'Driscoll</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/an-electrical-socket-in-the-wall-in-the-apartment-of-the-house-black-power-cord-cable-plugged-into-european-wall-outlet-plug-with-socket-connection-cb34801f-8481-45f5-a58d-f92156e1b24d-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The ESB said the wait times to get newly built homes connected to its network used to be six months or longer.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Wait times for ESB connections in new housing estates are starting to shrink dramatically]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-tds-ministers-lobbying-former-colleagues-7170656-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-26T00:05:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>How 63 former politicians and civil servants lobbied their one-time colleagues dozens of times</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Lobbying, lobbying register, Politics, Revolving Door, SIPO, Standards in Public Office Commission, The Morning Lead</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mixcollage-24-sep-2026-12-05-pm-754-797bd41f-8fa6-42e2-b7a8-4312e3d4c36a-630x411.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[How 63 former politicians and civil servants lobbied their one-time colleagues dozens of times]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/u2-secret-gig-inside-7173797-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T23:30:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Fly on the wall: Here's what it was like inside U2's 'secret' Mount Temple schoolyard gig </news:title>
            <news:keywords>50 years, adam, Bono, Edge, Larry, mount temple, School's Out, U2</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/yin7lqga-e610a157-5b69-4e77-979b-4012a75c967f-630x419.jpeg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Fly on the wall: Here's what it was like inside U2's 'secret' Mount Temple schoolyard gig ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/person-rescued-coast-guard-aran-islands-wormhole-7174176-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T22:10:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Person winched to safety from Aran Islands ‘wormhole’ after being swept onto ledge</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Aran Islands, Coast Guard, Hospital, Inis Mór, Rescue, RNLI, wormhole</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/irish-coast-guard-leonardo-aw189-search-and-rescue-sar-helicopter-displays-during-the-bray-air-display-2026-in-bray-county-wicklow-ireland-a5733ffe-4d21-4c7e-a86c-31893c4fa91a-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Aran Fire and Rescue services assisted in the rescue this afternoon.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Person winched to safety from Aran Islands ‘wormhole’ after being swept onto ledge]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T21:07:24+01:00</news:publication_date>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T21:00:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz]]></image:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[She may be making an announcement at the VMAs this weekend.]]></image:caption>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Bono and Adam Clayton performing at Bewley's.]]></image:caption>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Crowds assembled on Grafton Street to see a surprise performance by U2 this afternoon.]]></image:caption>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The debate has carried on for more than week across the internet.]]></image:caption>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Orangemen on parade in Portadown in 1999, during a protest march organised in response to the banning of the Orange Order parade from Drumcree church back along the nationalist Garvaghy Road.]]></image:caption>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T14:09:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What is an AI 'agent', how can it 'go rogue' and why the doomsday fears? Here's what to know</news:title>
            <news:keywords>AI, Anthropic, apocalypse how, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, claude, Elon musk, Hugging face, openai, sam altman</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of leading AI apps on a smartphone]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[What is an AI 'agent', how can it 'go rogue' and why the doomsday fears? Here's what to know]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/darina-allen-stop-farmed-salmon-pledge-7173397-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T12:55:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Darina Allen among famous chefs calling for ocean-farmed salmon not to be served in restaurants</news:title>
            <news:keywords>darina allen, Environment, Ireland, off the table, Salmon farming, sustainability, wild salmon</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/baked-half-salmon-fillet-open-faced-with-lemon-garlic-thyme-marinade-isolated-on-a-baking-sheet-closeup-4c2e73f4-9994-4701-b058-9b8b904de2ce-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Over 8,700 chefs and restaurants have pledged to stop serving salmon, including several in Ireland (file photo of baked salmon).]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Darina Allen among famous chefs calling for ocean-farmed salmon not to be served in restaurants]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/solar-panel-bid-rigging-investigation-7173413-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T12:50:25+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Solar panel businesses searched by gardaí and watchdog in bid-rigging investigation</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bid-rigging, CCPC, Competition Law, dawn raids, Gardaí, Ireland, Solar Energy</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of solar panels.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Solar panel businesses searched by gardaí and watchdog in bid-rigging investigation]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dhl-express-price-increase-7173375-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T12:20:55+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>DHL Express is raising its prices in the new year</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Business, DHL Express, Inflation, Ireland, Logistics, shipping</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/a-dhl-delivery-van-in-dublin-ireland-4a81bd7e-48b4-4fbe-81a1-723f41323416-630x508.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[As a business that operates in more than 220 counties and territories, it is influenced by developments across global markets, it said.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[DHL Express is raising its prices in the new year]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/oasis-slane-castle-tickets-2-7173227-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T11:48:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Some Irish fans have secured Oasis tickets as many more still anxiously wait for access codes</news:title>
            <news:keywords>any codes going?, Concerts, Ireland, Music, Oasis, slane castle, Ticketmaster</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mixcollage-25-sep-2026-11-18-am-2076-2264006f-144e-413c-8888-632f01ec6cf5-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Fans still have a chance to receive a code.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Some Irish fans have secured Oasis tickets as many more still anxiously wait for access codes]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sayed-abu-farchi-goal-7173268-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T11:07:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Israeli player sent off for goal celebration suggests he was mimicking pool, not firing a gun</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Austria, Football, goal celebration, Israel, Nations League, Sayed Abu Farchi, uefa nations league</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-7-13f7e302-d309-4191-beb5-8ee5d3a4c404-630x410.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Sayed Abu Farchi was sent off after his goal celebration.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Israeli player sent off for goal celebration suggests he was mimicking pool, not firing a gun]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/rubiks-cube-world-record-poll-lian-yunzhi-7173252-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>2026-09-25T10:33:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Can you solve a Rubik’s cube?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>China, Lian Yunzhi, Poll, Rubik's Cube, Speedcubing, The Daily Poll, World Cube Association, World Record, Your Say</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/child-hands-trying-to-solve-rubiks-cube-1f09d1c0-947d-4ee7-86f1-e51b88c30b07-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Six-year-old Lian Yunzhi can solve a cube in an average of just over four seconds]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Can you solve a Rubik’s cube?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-friday-76-7173063-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T08:48:54+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/yellow-number-one-on-blue-background-3d-render-4993e56a-d594-4b38-817b-3d8229c3d915-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Friday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/kilkenny-crash-teenager-7173093-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T08:36:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Teenager seriously injured in single-vehicle crash in Kilkenny</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Carrigeen, Gardaí, Kilkenny, n24, Road Crash, Waterford, Witness appeal</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/garda-road-closed-sign-in-ireland-acf4a6a9-8f50-4da3-8133-8f6f90d7408b-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Teenager seriously injured in single-vehicle crash in Kilkenny]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-citizenship-residency-rules-7172403-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T08:35:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Letters to the editor on... new citizenship rules, sinning against ecology and Dublin after dark</news:title>
            <news:keywords>citizenship, Dublin, Environment, Ireland, Letters, letters to the editor, Public Safety, Your Thoughts</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/dublinireland12-08-2024aerialviewofthecitycentreat-cf21deaa-a1ea-444c-aa33-86f2104fcdb7-630x412.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dublin, Ireland ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Letters to the editor on... new citizenship rules, sinning against ecology and Dublin after dark]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/susan-sarandon-arrested-un-protest-7173055-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T08:06:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Actor Hannah Einbinder said she hopes her arrest at Netanyahu protest draws attention to Gaza</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Benjamin Netanyahu, Hannah Einbinder, New York, New York City, Protests, susan sarandon, United Nations</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/hannah-einbinder-center-and-other-demonstrators-gather-to-protest-ahead-of-israeli-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahus-address-during-the-81st-session-of-the-united-nations-general-assembly-thursda-503ccd52-412f-4a9e-a2ce-eda479eeb022-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Hannah Einbinder, centre, and other demonstrators gather to protest ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address at the United Nations General Assembly.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Actor Hannah Einbinder said she hopes her arrest at Netanyahu protest draws attention to Gaza]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/slow-horses-2-7171051-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>2026-09-25T07:15:37+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Poll: What do you make of the new season of Slow Horses so far?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>any good recs?, Best of the Box</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
    
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/uniteed-nations-address-taoiseach-7172956-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T07:14:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Taoiseach tells UN the world will be shamed when 'true horrors' of Gaza are fully revealed</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Gaza, Israel, Micheál Martin, Palestine, Speaking out, UN, United Nations, United Nations General Assembly</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/un71154825-1ff6186c-2382-4729-a531-cbeca2b28b47-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Taoiseach received a round of applause from the chamber for his remarks on Palestine.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Taoiseach tells UN the world will be shamed when 'true horrors' of Gaza are fully revealed]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/nobody-needs-this-2-7172176-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T06:00:37+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Hard to be a Swiftie: When Taylor announced the new album, I knew I'd be forced to defend it</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Feature, new music, Nobody Needs This, Opinion, Taylor Swift, taylor swift new album, voices</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/new-york-usa-september-11th-2024-taylor-swift-arriving-at-the-mtv-video-music-awards-2024-ubs-arena-credit-doug-petersempicsalamy-live-news-c6251071-cbde-42c5-a1bf-5ac37cffc69c-630x929.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Hard to be a Swiftie: When Taylor announced the new album, I knew I'd be forced to defend it]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/larry-donnelly-2-7172383-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T00:10:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Trump keeps on Trumping as midterms approach, but that doesn't mean the Dems are a shoo-in</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Donald Trump, LARRY DONNELLY, Opinion, the while house, voices, Washington, White House, white house woes</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/washington-d-c-august-7-2023-the-james-s-brady-press-briefing-room-is-seen-at-the-white-house-in-washington-d-c-fbf2c020-a983-4757-96fd-bfe3b2528d15-630x417.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Trump keeps on Trumping as midterms approach, but that doesn't mean the Dems are a shoo-in]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url></urlset>