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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T23:23:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man (50s) charged in connection with assault on TD Michael Healy-Rae in Dublin</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-deportation-detention-figures-7164419-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-18T00:10:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Up to a month in jail: nearly 500 held pre-deportation since O'Callaghan took over</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Dochas centre in Dublin is one of the facilities where women facing deportation have been held. ]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/data-centre-mayo-sally-rooney-7165952-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T23:35:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man who won appeal overturning Mayo data centre hopes it 'represents change in thinking'</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The project was initially approved by Mayo County Council]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/micheal-martins-to-be-first-foreign-leader-visit-andy-burnham-no-10-north-7166051-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T22:30:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Micheál Martin's going to be the first foreign leader to visit Andy Burnham in No 10 North</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Andy Burnham pictured at opening of No 10 North at Heron House in Manchester]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Micheál Martin's going to be the first foreign leader to visit Andy Burnham in No 10 North]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sydney-sweeney-novig-ad-7165153-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T22:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Everyone is talking about this ad, so does 'outrage marketing' work?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Advertising, Bad Sport, Marketing, novig, Outrage marketing, Sexism, Sports Betting, Sydney Sweeney</news:keywords>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/letters-trump-michael-oleary-parenting-energy-bills-7164885-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T21:30:28+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Letters to the Editor on... energy bills, Michael O'Leary and Trump (of course)</news:title>
            <news:keywords>letters to the editor, Your Thoughts</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Collage of Michael O'Leary; Donald Trump. ]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/heres-what-happened-today-thursday-78-7166006-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T21:22:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Thursday</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Caitriona Balfe and Daisy Edgar- Jones pictured at Irish premiere of Sense & Sensibility at The Stella Cinema. Sense & Sensibility is in cinemas from 25 September.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/mitigation-measures-put-in-place-to-contain-oil-leak-at-tolka-estuary-7165548-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T21:04:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Mitigation measures put in place to contain oil leak at Tolka Estuary in Dublin</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Image of the oil spill at the Tolka Estuary]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Mitigation measures put in place to contain oil leak at Tolka Estuary in Dublin]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-road-closures-friday-7166069-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T20:31:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Road closures on Friday and Saturday for EU presidency event with high-profile guests</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, Dublin Castle, Dublin city centre, European Union, Gardaí, Road closures, Traffic</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gardaí outside Dublin Castle while a protest was taking place earlier this year]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Road closures on Friday and Saturday for EU presidency event with high-profile guests]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/six-people-discovered-inside-lorry-trailer-at-rosslare-europort-7166065-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T20:04:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Six people discovered inside lorry trailer at Rosslare Europort</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Garda National Immigration Bureau, Rosslare Europort, Wexford</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of Rosslare Europort in Co Wexford]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Six people discovered inside lorry trailer at Rosslare Europort]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/school-refusal-2-7165000-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T20:00:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What do you do when 'I can’t face school today' becomes a daily struggle?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>a teacher's perspective, column, Education, Opinion, Primary School, reluctant pupils, School, school avoidance, Schools, Secondary School, Teachers, teaching, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[What do you do when 'I can’t face school today' becomes a daily struggle?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/psni-arrest-man-wanted-in-relation-to-rape-and-false-imprisonment-in-co-galway-7166046-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T19:34:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>PSNI arrest man wanted in relation to rape and false imprisonment in Co Galway</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arrest Warrant, Dungannon, extradition warrant, exual offences, Galway, Gardaí, PSNI, Rape, Sexual Offences</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/belfast-city-co-antrim-northern-ireland-february-17th-2023-signage-on-laganside-court-buildings-100ea7e7-d761-43bd-89c2-605532f10a37-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The man (70) is expected to appear before Laganside Extradition Court in Belfast tomorrow.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[PSNI arrest man wanted in relation to rape and false imprisonment in Co Galway]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/raco-pdforra-rdfra-operation-fianna-defence-national-security-irish-defence-forces-7165680-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T18:24:43+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Military group declares 'blatant exploitation' of personnel in operation to protect EU presidency</news:title>
            <news:keywords>conor king, eu presidency, ger guinan, Industrial Relations, National Security, Operation Fianna, pdforra, raco</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Irish soldiers recently training in the Glen of Imaal.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Military group declares 'blatant exploitation' of personnel in operation to protect EU presidency]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-whistleblower-claims-7165959-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T18:10:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Garda whistleblowers claim they were ‘sidelined and penalised’, says TD</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, Helen McEntee, Ireland, Pearse Doherty, protected disclousure, rté investigates, Whistleblowers</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Garda HQ in the Phoenix Park, Dublin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Garda whistleblowers claim they were ‘sidelined and penalised’, says TD]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/random-driving-test-rte-pj-gallagher-7164986-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T18:00:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>PJ Gallagher has been springing surprise driving tests on people. Here's how he got on</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Driving, DRIVING TEST READY, Ireland, pj gallagher, RSA, RTÉ, Television</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[PJ Gallagher [left] and former tester Brian Harnett [right] are seeing if experienced drivers can pass the driving test.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[PJ Gallagher has been springing surprise driving tests on people. Here's how he got on]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/politics-by-numbers-4-7165477-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T18:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>A million people can now vote in Seanad elections, but they're not signing up</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Dáil Éireann, Figures, Leinster House, Numbers, Opinion, politics by numbers, Statistics, Stats, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/leinster-house-kildare-street-dublin-the-seat-of-the-oireachtas-the-parliament-of-ireland-1fcc9f47-db1c-421c-819e-50b7d12a9008-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[A million people can now vote in Seanad elections, but they're not signing up]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/liam-neeson-siobhan-mcsweeney-and-mens-mayo-team-among-guests-late-late-show-7165809-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T17:39:25+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Liam Neeson, Siobhán McSweeney and men's Mayo team among guests on tomorrow’s Late Late Show </news:title>
            <news:keywords>all ireland winners, caitriona balfe, catherine corless, Danny O'Donoghue, It's back, Liam Neeson, Mayo, Patrick Kielty, RTÉ, siobhan mcsweeney, the late late, The Late Late Show, The Script, The Traitors, the traitors ireland, Traitors, traitors ireland, Tuam</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Late Late Show host Patrick Kielty]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Liam Neeson, Siobhán McSweeney and men's Mayo team among guests on tomorrow’s Late Late Show ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-citizenship-ceremonies-dublin-7165566-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T17:32:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>New Irish citizens elated at ceremonies, but sympathetic for friends facing stricter rules </news:title>
            <news:keywords>citizenship, Colm Brophy, Dublin, Fáilte, Immigration, Ireland, irish citizenship</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Minister for State Colm Brophy has said new citizenship application rules are expected to come into effect around the end of this year.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[New Irish citizens elated at ceremonies, but sympathetic for friends facing stricter rules ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-5-at-5-wednesday-122-7165821-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T17:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Thursday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5, The 5 at 5</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Thursday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-traitors-ireland-final-what-would-you-do-7164180-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T16:55:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>If you were on The Traitors right now, what would you do to win? We want to hear from readers</news:title>
            <news:keywords>RTÉ, Strategy Time, The Traitors, the traitors ireland</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[If you were a traitor like Carla or Pauric, what would your strategy be to win?]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[If you were on The Traitors right now, what would you do to win? We want to hear from readers]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/son-of-gerry-the-monk-hutch-must-reveal-income-and-assets-after-applying-for-free-legal-aid-7165688-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T15:39:12+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Son of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch must reveal 'income and assets' after applying for free legal aid</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Courts, Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Jason Hutch, Jason Murphy, Spain</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Photo shows armed gardai at Central Criminal Court as Jason Hutch was extradited from Lanzarote on organised crime charges last week]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Son of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch must reveal 'income and assets' after applying for free legal aid]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/rte-eurovision-broadcast-compete-gaza-7165319-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T15:03:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Eurovision: RTÉ won't compete in or broadcast next year's contest in Bulgaria</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Boycott, broadcast, Broadcaster, Bulgaria, Eurovision, Eurovision Song Contest, Gaza, Palestine, RTÉ</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dara from Bulgaria reacts as she holds the trophy after winning the Grand Final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Eurovision: RTÉ won't compete in or broadcast next year's contest in Bulgaria]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/paid-parking-blanchardstown-shopping-centre-an-coimisiun-pleanala-7165679-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T15:00:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Paid parking at Blanchardstown Shopping Centre gets green light despite local opposition</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Coimisiún Pleanála, Blanchardstown, blanchardstown centre, blanchardstown shopping centre, Dublin, Fingal County Council, Paid Parking, Parking, Price to pay, West Dublin</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/entrance-to-the-blanchardstown-shopping-centre-dublin-ireland-e8d3cc07-d5f6-49ab-89bd-9f3384af113f-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Blanchardstown Shopping Centre. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Paid parking at Blanchardstown Shopping Centre gets green light despite local opposition]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/rte-eurovision-7165622-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>2026-09-17T14:54:34+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Another Eurovision boycott: RTÉ, the FAI and Ed Sheeran are all learning you can't avoid politics</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Eurovision, Eurovision 2026, Gaza, ireland boycotts again, Israel, Opinion, Palestine, rte fai and ed sheeran, sheeran controversy, stop the game, taking a stand, voices, War, What's Another Year?</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/nakba-day-pro-palestine-protest-march-in-piccadilly-london-uk-eurovision-reference-placard-anti-israel-genocide-eb3f8b14-d367-4cbc-9030-fcac0130774b-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Another Eurovision boycott: RTÉ, the FAI and Ed Sheeran are all learning you can't avoid politics]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-doonbeg-visit-ireland-podcast-analysis-7165650-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T14:48:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Trump's visit was grubby, weird, but apparently a success</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Diplomacy, Donald Trump, Doonbeg, Podcast, The candidate, US-Ireland relations, Visit</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/3fh6pe7-20409c2f-9bb9-4478-bb37-0f95c0d6fdd0-630x329.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Trump's visit was grubby, weird, but apparently a success]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/eleanor-donaldson-to-appeal-trial-of-the-facts-verdict-7165587-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T14:31:40+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Eleanor Donaldson to appeal verdict that she aided and abetted husband's abuse</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Courts, Eleanor Donaldson, Jeffrey Donaldson, ni, Northern Ireland, trial of the facts</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/lady-eleanor-donaldson-arrives-at-newry-crown-court-for-a-no-bill-hearing-where-she-is-seeking-to-have-two-charges-dismissed-in-the-historical-sex-offences-case-involving-her-and-her-husband-sir-jeffr-c625862e-4005-4380-9a5b-55d446c99d2b-630x417.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Eleanor Donaldson pictured outside Newry Crown Court in February 2025.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Eleanor Donaldson to appeal verdict that she aided and abetted husband's abuse]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/petrol-and-diesel-costs-7165540-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T14:22:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Pressure mounts on government as prices at the pumps exceed €2 per litre for petrol and diesel</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget 2027, fuel costs, Fuel Prices, Helen McEntee, Home Heating Oil, pearse dohert, petrol diesel</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/img_4408-1-beab1c61-179e-4ae0-be8c-bffacc48c63c-630x896.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Prices at one forecourt in Dublin yesterday]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Pressure mounts on government as prices at the pumps exceed €2 per litre for petrol and diesel]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/michael-healy-rae-released-hospital-assault-dublin-7164946-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T13:35:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man arrested in connection with assault on TD Michael Healy-Rae while in his car in Dublin</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Assault, Dáil Éireann, Dublin, Gardaí, Irish Politics, Kerry, Michael Healy-Rae</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/independent-td-michael-healy-rae-leaves-leinster-house-dublin-after-fianna-fail-leader-micheal-martin-was-selected-by-members-of-the-dail-to-be-the-new-taoiseach-picture-date-thursday-january-23-1f424727-5df7-4b19-8daa-de0c70c15aee-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Michael Healy-Rae was assaulted while sitting in his car on Wednesday. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man arrested in connection with assault on TD Michael Healy-Rae while in his car in Dublin]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/money-diaries-spending-saving-100-7154367-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>2026-09-17T13:00:10+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>How is your budget looking at the moment? Would you like to keep a Money Diary for us?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Finances, HISMM, How I Spend My Money, Money diaries, Saving, Spending, spending and spending</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/money-diaries-artwork-bf45da8c-d7be-48fc-87cb-76f280a6c480-630x420.png</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[How is your budget looking at the moment? Would you like to keep a Money Diary for us?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/exclusive-air-defence-radar-and-weaponry-project-purchase-7164364-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T12:53:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Government signs order to buy French military radar systems for up to half a billion euro</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Air defence, Government to Government, Primary radar</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/amilitaryradarsystemstandstallagainstabackdropof-7d5d7ede-06fc-4f9b-a847-631ff6c99479-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A military radar system. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Government signs order to buy French military radar systems for up to half a billion euro]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/king-charles-princess-diana-comment-7165268-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T12:52:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Buckingham Palace hits back at claims King Charles said Diana would be forgotten 'soon enough'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Buckingham Palace, Charles Spencer, king charles, king charles iii, Memoir, Princess Diana, Royal Family, Royal Row, swan song</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/blurred-frame-18-9aeb6e66-155d-4942-8b19-a9b3bca37310-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Left, King Charles, and right, Diana's younger brother Charles Spencer.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Buckingham Palace hits back at claims King Charles said Diana would be forgotten 'soon enough']]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/what-to-watch-6-7164687-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T12:45:21+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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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/biohazard-diarrhoea-7164479-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>2026-09-17T12:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Hyrox diarrhoea drama: When nature calls, you really need to listen</news:title>
            <news:keywords>biohazard blues, column, Diarrhoea, Fitness, Hyrox, hyrox championship, Opinion, voices</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/cologne-germany-16th-apr-2026-athletes-prepare-for-a-hyrox-competition-at-the-fibo-2026-fitness-trade-fair-at-koelnmesse-new-trends-in-fitness-wellness-and-health-will-be-presented-at-the-trade-460d9288-a50b-4dba-a414-6b14d8c6d30f-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Hyrox diarrhoea drama: When nature calls, you really need to listen]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-sexual-assault-reporting-laws-blackout-debunked-7164610-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T11:58:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Debunked: The media publishes news about sexual assaults, reporting is not banned by ‘new laws’</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Anonymity, Asylum Seekers, Censorship, Crime, Fact check, FactCheck, Ireland, Media Law, Misinformation, Sexual Assault, Sexual Offences</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/image-6c8a8eb8-3d6b-4567-a5cb-ee56492f9abf-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of Gardaí at the scene of a serious incident in 2018.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Debunked: The media publishes news about sexual assaults, reporting is not banned by ‘new laws’]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/canada-eu-associate-membership-7164959-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T11:45:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Carney warns against beefed-up EU alliance becoming another global power ‘only with better manners’</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Canada, Donald Trump, European Union, mark carney, not so heated rivalry, Strasbourg, Trade, Ursula von der Leyen</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/canadas-prime-minister-mark-carney-delivers-a-speech-during-a-formal-sitting-at-the-european-parliament-in-strasbourg-eastern-france-thursday-sept-17-2026-ap-photopascal-bastien-e255ddfe-5b7c-449e-a9b5-70a6121ef8d2-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Carney addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg this morning.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Carney warns against beefed-up EU alliance becoming another global power ‘only with better manners’]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/catherine-connolly-donald-trump-united-ireland-7165150-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T11:35:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Catherine Connolly says Trump asked if she believed Ireland would be united during her lifetime</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Catherine Connolly, Chit-chat, Donald Trump, Irish Unity, small talk, trump visit, United Ireland</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/president-catherine-connolly-welcomes-us-president-donald-trump-as-he-arrives-for-a-meeting-at-aras-an-uachtarain-her-official-residence-in-phoenix-park-dublin-during-his-trip-to-the-republic-of-ir-11504c67-c84e-42ed-b263-143a8a09bd30-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The two presidents met on 12 September during Trump's two-day visit to Ireland. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Catherine Connolly says Trump asked if she believed Ireland would be united during her lifetime]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/holiday-homes-housing-crisis-empty-7164648-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T11:33:07+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Holiday homes: a theft that needs redressing to release housing stock?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>derelict ireland, holiday homes, Housing, property crisis, the housing essay</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/west-cork-ireland-c5f8ba5b-bbe8-4e8f-84b3-c215af43f888-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[West Cork is just one spot with a proliferation of seasonal homes that are not occupied year-round.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Holiday homes: a theft that needs redressing to release housing stock?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/catherine-connolly-king-charles-7164906-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T11:20:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Catherine Connolly says private meeting with King Charles was 'very interesting'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Catherine Connolly, DUMFRIES HOUSE, Ireland, John Swinney, king charles, Scotland</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/irish-president-catherine-connolly-during-a-visit-to-national-library-of-scotland-in-edinburgh-at-the-start-of-her-four-day-visit-to-scotland-picture-date-wednesday-september-16-2026-e1a0ef0a-0ed2-4029-b635-74c7c81b60db-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Connolly during a visit to National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh, at the start of her four-day visit to Scotland. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Catherine Connolly says private meeting with King Charles was 'very interesting']]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-transport-fare-increases-price-hike-nta-poll-7165044-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>2026-09-17T10:33:43+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Will fare increases change how often you use public transport?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bus Fares, Ireland, National Transport Authority, national trasnport authority, NTA, Poll, Public Transport, The Daily Poll, Train fares, Your Say</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/blackrock-dublin-ireland-november-12-2021-a-dublin-local-ril-service-dart-at-blackrock-station-passing-on-a-service-to-bray-5a273699-8fff-4508-8c27-3f41ea7bfc3e-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The National Transport Authority said that for every 10% fare increase, passenger numbers fall by 3%]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Will fare increases change how often you use public transport?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ucd-medieval-castle-discovery-7165024-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T10:27:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>UCD researcher discovers 'lost' medieval castle... on UCD campus</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Archaeology, Belfield, Dublin, good news, GoodNews, handy enough, Medieval history, Roebuck Castle, UCD, University College Dublin</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/fig_1-808c8556-50fb-406e-9249-90ecefd00bee-630x840.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The present Roebuck Castle, from the north-west.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[UCD researcher discovers 'lost' medieval castle... on UCD campus]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ibec-wage-increase-2027-7164890-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T09:40:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Irish workers can expect a pay increase of just over 3% next year</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Business, Economy, Employment, IBEC, Ireland, Pay, Wages</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/brown-male-wallet-full-of-cash-on-a-white-background-ab415d2c-526a-4831-8157-ef8ea01e610e-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[In 2026, 85% of businesses increased pay by an average of 3.5% across all sectors, the report said.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Irish workers can expect a pay increase of just over 3% next year]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-thursday-68-7164941-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T08:45:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Thursday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, Economy, Ed Sheeran, Ireland, king charles, Macklemore, Nine at Nine, Palestine, The 9 at 9, the nine at nine</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/eggs-cup-breakfast-morning-spoon-366908c1-4ad5-4436-93ca-4a07bce6511f-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Thursday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/classic-hits-radio-removes-ed-sheerans-music-macklemore-backlash-7164895-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T07:47:37+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Classic Hits Radio to remove Ed Sheeran music 'for foreseeable future' amid Macklemore row</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Backlash, Controversy, Ed Sheeran, Gaza, Israel, Macklemore, Music, Palestine, Robert Kraft, US</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/ed-sheeran-performs-during-the-iheartradio-music-festival-at-t-mobile-arena-on-september-20th-2025-in-las-vegas-nevada-usa-photo-by-anne-barsonabacapress-com-d2e6d2e1-f3a3-451b-8b8b-0ddbf4b505c8-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ed Sheeran performing in November 2025. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Classic Hits Radio to remove Ed Sheeran music 'for foreseeable future' amid Macklemore row]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sport-listings-brentford-7164553-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T07:15:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Feisty cross-channel football fixtures, and cycling's World Road Championships</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, Sports listings</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/esri-rreport-young-people-more-likely-to-miss-school-if-they-have-harsh-parents-or-lack-routines-7164498-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T06:30:01+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Young people more likely to miss school if they have harsh parents or lack routines</news:title>
            <news:keywords>ESRI, school absence, TESS, tusla</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/view-of-a-child-victim-of-school-bullying-in-france-f51fe476-469a-44d2-8c1b-5626ca296618-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The report found that not liking school is now more strongly predictive of absence than it was among the same age cohort a decade ago (file image).]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Young people more likely to miss school if they have harsh parents or lack routines]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/deemed-disposal-tax-ireland-7157045-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-17T00:05:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Harris likely to bow to pressure to tackle unpopular investment tax in upcoming budget</news:title>
            <news:keywords>deemed disposal, Department of Finance, ETFs, Investment tax, Ireland, Simon Harris, tax on investments, The Morning Lead</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/tanaiste-simon-harris-at-the-fine-gael-parliamentary-party-meeting-held-at-amber-springs-hotel-in-gorey-co-wexford-picture-date-thursday-september-10-2026-316a4681-1d88-486d-a600-81b26e6d617c-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Simon Harris, the minister for finance. His department recommended scrapping deemed disposal three years ago.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Harris likely to bow to pressure to tackle unpopular investment tax in upcoming budget]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/ed-sheeran-gaza-7163934-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>2026-09-16T23:55:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Opinion: Ed Sheeran says he’s apolitical. His Macklemore decision tells a different story</news:title>
            <news:keywords>artists against genocide, artists speaking out, column, Ed Sheeran, Gaza, Genocide, Netanyahu, october 7, Opinion, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/ed-sheeran-of-great-britain-seen-during-fifa-world-cup-2026-final-football-match-between-spain-and-argentina-at-metlife-stadium-731d502f-b054-4d31-8ed4-d19564e64457-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Opinion: Ed Sheeran says he’s apolitical. His Macklemore decision tells a different story]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/bus-company-modular-units-staff-dublin-7164857-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T22:53:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Council refuses planning for bus company looking to build modular units for staff</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, dublin 15, Eirebus, Housing Crisis, West Dublin</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/shannon-breeze-ferry-on-shannon-river-killimer-clare-county-munster-province-republic-of-ireland-europe-78a62a03-ed7d-4c13-906d-fd00101626e1-630x421.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of an Eirebus coach.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Council refuses planning for bus company looking to build modular units for staff]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/macklemore-ed-sheeran-7164828-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T22:03:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Macklemore to donate $1m of earnings from Ed Sheeran tour to Palestinian organisations</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ed Sheeran, Gaza, Macklemore, Middle East, Palestine</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/may-4-2019-seattle-washington-u-s-seattle-washington-social-justice-activist-and-author-deray-mckesson-leads-a-conversation-with-hip-hop-artist-macklemore-and-seahawks-wide-receiver-doug-bald-1cbbe7f8-3551-4eeb-8cfa-2e45ddedd0ec-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Macklemore issued a new statement on the controversy on Wednesday night.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Macklemore to donate $1m of earnings from Ed Sheeran tour to Palestinian organisations]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/robert-hamill-what-does-the-psni-say-7164790-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T20:49:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>PSNI accepts 'unacceptable failings' in how officers handled 1997 murder</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Northern Ireland, PSNI, Robert Hamill, The North</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/robert-hamill-inquiry-8c14c9b3-c7a3-4c6a-8f82-125ea97dcd60-630x871.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Undated handout photo of Robert Hamill, who was killed in Portadown in April 1997 ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[PSNI accepts 'unacceptable failings' in how officers handled 1997 murder]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-wednesday-september-4-7164768-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T20:46:27+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://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/9-no-fee-21st-edition-of-culture-night-8a38c83b-5f1f-47d5-9021-c9c82e3d8236-630x445.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Drag artist Neon Love (front), singer Asha Ari (middle) and Memphis Shell (back) pictured ahead of Culture Night, which takes place Friday. Thousands are expected to take part, with over 300 free events across Dublin City.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ed-sheeran-macklemore-podcast-explained-7164460-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T20:45:42+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Why are artists walking away from Ed Sheeran’s tour?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Artistic freedom, Concerts, Ed Sheeran, gilette, kraft, Macklemore, Music, Music Industry, Podcast, The Explainer, Zara Hedderman</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/shutterstock_192813236-89afe85b-6cf9-4b39-9851-3e5d6274fddd-630x329.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Why are artists walking away from Ed Sheeran’s tour?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/tharraing-gra-trump-deirinn-aontaithe-triobloid-7164653-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T20:30:11+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Tharraing ‘grá’ Trump d’Éirinn aontaithe trioblóid, ní hamháin in Éirinn ach ar fud an domhain</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Donald Trump, Gaeilge, Gaeltacht</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-2026-09-13-at-16-41-23-27e2d293-3e54-44aa-83a6-d9fdc4c4de10-630x368.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Screenshot of The Independent's front page.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Tharraing ‘grá’ Trump d’Éirinn aontaithe trioblóid, ní hamháin in Éirinn ach ar fud an domhain]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/planning-application-lodged-to-demolish-19th-century-cork-house-linked-to-2019-murder-7164760-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T19:58:58+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Planning application lodged to demolish 19th-century Cork house linked to 2019 murder</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Castlegreine House, Cork, Cork City Council, frankie dunne, ionut cosmin nicholescu, planning application</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/cork-b2751c4b-4f67-4652-a833-9c3dfc0628c0-630x388.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of Castlegreine House]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Planning application lodged to demolish 19th-century Cork house linked to 2019 murder]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/justice-minister-urged-to-resolve-solicitors-strikes-before-start-of-new-legal-year-7163737-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T19:31:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Justice minister rejects Law Society demands for mediator amid legal aid dispute </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Irish solicitors, Jim O'Callaghan, justice department, Justice Minister, Solicitors, solicitors strike, the bar of ireland</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-64-c0d7d3cf-decd-4cf3-b718-240aa60e8784-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Walkouts at the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin earlier this month.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Justice minister rejects Law Society demands for mediator amid legal aid dispute ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-who-died-in-cork-collision-remembered-as-a-good-soul-who-had-time-for-anyone-7164729-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T19:15:25+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man who died in Cork collision remembered as a 'good soul who had time for anyone'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Collision, Cork, Cork City, fatal collision, Knocknaheeny, RIP, Rory Ross</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/roryross1-96471246-932b-4d64-82b5-ac49f5ca1317-581x1000.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Rory Ross]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man who died in Cork collision remembered as a 'good soul who had time for anyone']]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/michael-healy-rae-assault-7164701-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T19:01:37+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>TD Michael Healy-Rae assaulted in his car while driving through Dublin</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, Kerry, Michael Healy-Rae</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/independent-td-michael-healy-rae-leaves-leinster-house-dublin-after-fianna-fail-leader-micheal-martin-was-selected-by-members-of-the-dail-to-be-the-new-taoiseach-picture-date-thursday-january-23-58ee9d84-1c9a-4882-8f06-6b1efe59cadd-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[TD Michael Healy-Rae has been hospitalised following an alleged assault in Dublin city this afternoon. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[TD Michael Healy-Rae assaulted in his car while driving through Dublin]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/lise-hand-column-7164367-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T19:00:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Lise Hand: In praise of Oprah and all wise women – we need them now more than ever</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Elderly, getting on, Irish Life, LIFE IN IRELAND, Lise Hand, old people, old women, Opinion, oprah comes to dublin, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/chicago-illinois-august-21-2024-oprah-winfrey-at-the-democratic-national-convention-37344c93-2e6e-45fd-b64b-4155120d9752-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dublin's 3Arena hosted an in-conversation event with Oprah Winfrey this week.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Lise Hand: In praise of Oprah and all wise women – we need them now more than ever]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/maurice-fehilly-inquest-7164700-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T18:49:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Inquest into death of biker killed by van driver hears call for stricter sentences</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Driving, driving disqualifications, Inquest, Maurice Fehilly, Road Safety</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/image1-e01db5f4-2f08-4751-b79a-fcef09913e31-630x472.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Friends Maurice Fehilly (left) and Thomas Traynor (right). ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Inquest into death of biker killed by van driver hears call for stricter sentences]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/galwaybeo-layoffs-7164491-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T17:59:29+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Layoffs at GalwayBeo criticised by National Union of Journalists</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Galway, GalwayBeo, National Union of Journalists, NUJ, Reach plc</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/person-holding-smartphone-with-logo-of-british-publishing-company-reach-plc-on-screen-in-front-of-website-focus-on-phone-display-e85fc6e9-8655-451b-9367-482dc566ee21-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The British publishing company Reach plc announced it would close GalwayBeo and two other online sites on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Layoffs at GalwayBeo criticised by National Union of Journalists]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/shane-flanagan-garda-sentencing-7164616-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T17:33:47+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Disgraced ex-garda gave confidential information on female motorists to his friend, court hears</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, Colm Meere, county clare, Courts, Ennis, ennis circuit court, pulse system, shane flanagan</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
    
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ev-scrappage-scheme-next-year-2-7164637-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T17:27:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>D’fhéadfadh scéim traipisithe seancharranna maidir le feithiclí leictreacha a bheith ar na bacáin do 2027</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Gaeilge, Thiománaithe lena seancharranna, Tiománaithe lena seancharranna</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/power-cord-charging-electric-car-at-station-a6ea1410-d610-41eb-9db9-e369cbb58856-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[D’fhéadfadh scéim traipisithe seancharranna maidir le feithiclí leictreacha a bheith ar na bacáin do 2027]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cool-to-be-irish-7164291-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T17:25:24+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The Feeder's Digest: Has Irishness finally become cool enough for the Great British table?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, feeders digest, food blog, food column, foodie, i'm so hungry, lads, Opinion, opinion piece, restaurants, Service Industry, Slainte, Sláinte lads, starving, the feeder's digest, voices, what's the craic, yum yum</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/people-celebrate-st-patricks-day-2017-during-the-parade-in-dublins-city-center-this-year-edition-of-st-patricks-festival-takes-place-from-march-16th-19th-and-brings-3000-artists-musicians-danc-560a030b-8a26-4c97-b04d-8e9d4057f01e-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The Feeder's Digest: Has Irishness finally become cool enough for the Great British table?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/quiz-how-much-do-you-know-about-gary-oldman-quiz-7161799-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T17:15:13+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Quiz: How much do you know about Gary Oldman?</news:title>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/london-uk-gary-oldman-at-the-2023-bafta-television-awards-with-po-cruises-at-the-royal-festival-hall-on-may-14-2023-in-london-ref-lmk11-j9911-251219-steve-bealing-landmark-media-bfc8082b-f157-4720-b642-f8e1884638ac-630x684.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gary Oldman at the 2023 BAFTA Television Awards ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Quiz: How much do you know about Gary Oldman?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ploughing-free-haircuts-movember-7164352-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T17:03:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Movember offers free haircuts at the Ploughing with 'cuts and conversations'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Charity, cuts and conversations, Ireland, Men's Health, Movember, National Ploughing Championships, Sams Barbers</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Movember barbershop at this year's National Ploughing Championships in Screggan, Co Offaly.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Movember offers free haircuts at the Ploughing with 'cuts and conversations']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-who-caused-family-to-hide-in-attic-for-five-hours-during-ballymena-riots-jailed-7164527-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T17:01:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man who caused family to ‘hide in attic’ for five hours during Ballymena riots jailed</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Adam Connolly, Antrim, Antrim Crown Court, ballymena, Ballymena Riots, Cullybackey</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-5-at-5-wednesday-121-7164557-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T17:00:01+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Wednesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5, The 5 at 5</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/no-5-on-a-building-73b0bbce-6a4c-4ae9-a28b-cbdd027418a2-630x412.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Wednesday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/united-ireland-andy-burnham-7164371-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T15:43:51+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Leaders questions returns with heated exchange on Irish unity in Dáil</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Andy Burnham, Leaders' Questions, Micheál Martin, Northern Ireland, United Ireland</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-transport-fare-hikes-7164363-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T15:29:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>It's official: transport authorities expect a drop in public transport use after fare hike</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bus, Cars, Commuters, National Transport Authority, NTA, off the rails, Public Transport, Rail, Roads</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/8500-class-commuter-train-passengers-rail-commuters-on-dart-dublin-area-rapid-transit-tara-street-station-railway-platform-dublin-ireland-a651d6a3-12e2-484d-b6a3-8b378db390dd-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Adult fares are set to rise by 15% on average.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[It's official: transport authorities expect a drop in public transport use after fare hike]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-politicians-von-der-leyen-state-of-the-union-eu-7164329-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T15:24:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Living in another world': Irish politicians divided over von der Leyen's latest EU vision</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Barry Andrews, Billy Kelleher, EU, EU said it, European Parliament, European Union, Kathleen Funchion, Simon Harris, State of the Union, von der leyen</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mixcollage-16-sep-2026-03-19-pm-6929-c4cd191a-d51f-4a0e-9546-e11ac679b22e-630x462.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[MEPs Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Kathleen Funchion, Barry Andrews and Billy Kelleher.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Living in another world': Irish politicians divided over von der Leyen's latest EU vision]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/pandas-fota-7164308-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T15:21:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ever wanted to name a baby panda? Fota’s adorable new arrivals need your help</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Animal news, Cork, Endangered Species, fota wildlife park, Panda Love, paws for thought, Red Pandas, wildlife conservation</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-2026-09-16-at-14-48-06-8ce411c3-763a-4d44-a6c9-e9334afe13a1-630x410.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Fota has welcomed some new family members ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ever wanted to name a baby panda? Fota’s adorable new arrivals need your help]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/three-appear-before-court-in-connection-with-mosque-model-placed-on-bonfire-tyrone-7164417-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T15:21:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Three men appear before court in connection with replica mosque placed on loyalist bonfire</news:title>
            <news:keywords>bonfire, Dungannon, loyalist bonfire, moygashel, Tyrone</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/a-bonfire-with-a-replica-mosque-is-built-in-moygashel-co-tyrone-ahead-of-events-to-mark-the-twelfth-july-picture-date-thursday-july-9-2026-6b864d84-8b1f-4cbf-bd85-9f5aec3b4793-630x840.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Bonfire with replica mosque in Moygashel, Co Tyrone, ahead of events to mark the Twelfth July.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Three men appear before court in connection with replica mosque placed on loyalist bonfire]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hose-pipe-ban-lifted-two-weeks-early-due-to-extraordinary-efforts-to-reduce-water-use-7164343-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T14:44:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Hosepipe ban lifted two weeks early due to ‘extraordinary efforts’ to reduce water use</news:title>
            <news:keywords>hosepipe ban, Uisce Éireann, Water Conservation, water conservation order</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-65-4f69ea6d-7087-41bc-b1ee-8216b37e83c0-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Uisce Éireann said continued conservation remains important in several areas even though the national picture has improved]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Hosepipe ban lifted two weeks early due to ‘extraordinary efforts’ to reduce water use]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/national-brown-bread-comp-ploughing-7164271-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T14:26:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Contestants battle it out at the Ploughing for the title of the nation's best brown bread</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Baking, battle of the breads, Brown Bread, Food, Ireland, National Brown Bread Baking Competition, National Ploughing Championships, use your loaf</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/image-07c6a73b-3027-43d9-8b5d-6664983fc9b2-630x401.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Contestants battle it out at the Ploughing for the title of the nation's best brown bread]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ed-sheeran-palestine-7164210-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T14:09:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Politicians call on FAI and government to be more like acts quitting Ed Sheeran's tour</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ed Sheeran, Gaza, Israel, Palestine, stop the game</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/img_0656-85a8c054-6441-47ce-a941-9ebcefba2e08-630x472.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Labour TD Alan Kelly (R) said Sheeran "threw his friend under the bus".]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Politicians call on FAI and government to be more like acts quitting Ed Sheeran's tour]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/micheal-martin-ploughing-championships-incident-7164247-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T14:07:13+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man arrested after incident involving Taoiseach at Ploughing Championships</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Gardaí, Micheál Martin, National Ploughing Championships, Offaly, Taoiseach, Tullamore</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/garda-lamp-on-the-side-of-a-garda-station-1a10f356-2101-4fa1-89eb-b48265fa71cb-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man arrested after incident involving Taoiseach at Ploughing Championships]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/uk-culture-secretary-says-she-has-enormous-sympathy-for-ed-sheeran-7164223-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T13:51:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>UK culture secretary says she has ‘enormous sympathy’ for Ed Sheeran as support acts leave tour</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Aaron Rowe, Amble, Biird, Ed Sheeran, Finneas, Lisa Nandy, lukas graham, Macklemore, US</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/ed-sheeran-performs-at-3arena-in-dublin-wearing-an-irish-football-jersey-featuring-ed-sheeran-where-dublin-ireland-when-03-oct-2014-9c7e3a78-8b20-4d28-a419-70c741ad7b67-630x504.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ed Sheeran performs at 3Arena wearing Irish football jersey on 3 Oct., 2014]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[UK culture secretary says she has ‘enormous sympathy’ for Ed Sheeran as support acts leave tour]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/eu-state-of-the-union-von-der-leyen-security-migration-ukraine-7164017-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T13:44:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Tánaiste welcomes plan to beef up EU security cooperation, but says Irish neutrality 'won't change'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Canada, European Parliament, european security council, European Union, Gaza, Migration, Online Safety, State of the Union, Ukraine, Ursula von der Leyen</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/european-commission-president-ursula-von-der-leyen-delivers-a-speech-at-the-annual-state-of-the-european-union-at-the-european-parliament-in-strasbourg-eastern-france-wednesday-sept-16-2026-ap-p-b299195a-9bcf-4978-b30f-d09f3574c165-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[European Commission President Ursula von dr Leyen delivered her State of the Union address this morning.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Tánaiste welcomes plan to beef up EU security cooperation, but says Irish neutrality 'won't change']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ed-sheeran-macklemore-tour-7164059-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T13:20:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Free Palestine': The Irish artists standing by Macklemore and pulling out of Ed Sheeran's US tour</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Aaron Rowe, beoga, Ed Sheeran, lukas graham, Solidarity</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-zoo-scam-warning-7164156-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T12:50:21+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Consumers warned of scammers impersonating Dublin Zoo doing fake 'giveaways' on social media</news:title>
            <news:keywords>CCPC, Consumer protection, Dublin Zoo, Ireland, Scam, Scams, Social Media</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mixcollage-16-sep-2026-12-46-pm-1586-6632c15f-dd88-4524-babb-c02919c7e814-630x525.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The social media posts often appear with images or videos featuring fake Dublin Zoo-branded content and big "giveaways".]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Consumers warned of scammers impersonating Dublin Zoo doing fake 'giveaways' on social media]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/lucan-firearm-seizure-arrest-7164103-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T12:00:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Male in late teens arrested and firearm seized after public order incident in Lucan</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arrest, Balgaddy, Crime, Dublin, firearm seizure, Gardaí, Lucan</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
    
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/metrolink-cabinet-tender-7163589-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T11:55:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>MetroLink to cost up to €17.5bn and take at least a decade to be ready for passengers</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cabinet, Dublin, Infrastructure, Ireland, Leinster House, Metrolink, mythical metro, Public Transport, Transport</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-2026-09-16-115754-e80f009f-c092-4d40-8dce-0a3a484cf55a-630x404.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[An artist's impression of a Metrolink tram. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[MetroLink to cost up to €17.5bn and take at least a decade to be ready for passengers]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ploughing-championships-2026-poll-7164101-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>2026-09-16T11:37:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Have you ever been to the Ploughing?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Agriculture, Events, Farming, National Ploughing Championships, Offaly, Poll, screggan, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/439national-ploughing-championships-2026_90755488-4d993fa7-6e1b-43fe-bc9e-6ffea08fe816-630x422.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Don't forget your wellies and jackets]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Have you ever been to the Ploughing?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/central-bank-report-building-7163991-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T10:18:37+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>It’s taking four years to build a home - twice as long as it did a decade ago</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Central Bank, Construction, Economy, Housing, Inflation, Ireland</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/tile-roofing-installation-on-new-home-under-construction-roof-work-with-builders-and-scaffolding-8ea8038d-837e-4ce0-9c1c-90ecae17ea7a-630x431.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Central Bank also said there has been a “welcome rise” in residential construction activity (file photo).]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[It’s taking four years to build a home - twice as long as it did a decade ago]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/climate-action-plan-delayed-ireland-emissions-7164018-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T09:56:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Activists call out government for failing to release this year's climate plan as 2026 nears end</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Big Delays, Climate, climate action plan, Climate Change, CLIMATE CRISIS</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/3a2rf5h2-9086a2cc-7427-4988-85c6-c0493faff596-630x477.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A coalition of climate campaign groups is questioning for Minister for Climate Darragh O'Brien has not yet released this year's climate action plan.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Activists call out government for failing to release this year's climate plan as 2026 nears end]]></image:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ursula von der Leyen and Mark Carney pictured together in June.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Making moves: EU wants to take 'special relationship' with Canada to the next level]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/met-eireann-weather-forecast-ireland-7163879-Sep2026/</loc>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Defence Forces members pictured during a ceremony for German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Dublin.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland losing out financially as Europe ramps up defence spending, minister admits]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/marion-mckeone-trump-jnr-7163454-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T05:53:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Donald Trump Jr, centre, speaks with his wife Bettina, left, as they wait for Trump to deliver remarks in Dublin last Saturday.
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Stars and Swipes: Donald Trump Jr, The Bahamas wedding and the Russian connection]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/spain-cannabis-clubs-data-irish-7150443-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-16T00:23:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Cannabis clubs are relatively common across Spain, where they allow admitted members to use smoke the drug while playing chess or engaging in other pursuits, as in the photo above from Barcelona. ]]></image:caption>
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