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            <news:title>'Not good enough': TikTok and social media companies grilled at Oireachtas media committee</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-traitors-ireland-season-two-review-what-we-think-7170545-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T13:35:37+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>I asked my friends and coworkers what they thought of this season of The Traitors</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/alcohol-loyalty-card-ban-7170970-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T15:13:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Minister moves to ban supermarkets from offering loyalty-card discounts on alcohol </news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has moved to disallow price reductions or discounts awarded in respect of an alcohol product on the basis of possessing a loyalty card or membership of a loyalty scheme or club.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/secret-shannon-meeting-john-ratcliffe-and-volodymyr-zelenskyy-7170411-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T15:04:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Zelenskyy and CIA chief's secret meeting at Shannon was planned at 'short notice'</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/taylor-swift-new-songs-7170907-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T14:45:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Taylor Swift is doing that thing again: releasing another version of her album</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore is out on Friday]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Taylor Swift is doing that thing again: releasing another version of her album]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/victorias-secret-grafton-street-3-7170909-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T14:40:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dublin city council approves Victoria’s Secret overhaul into premium beauty retailer</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, Dublin City Council, Grafton Street, Retail, Space NK, Victoria's secret</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Victoria's Secret on Grafton Street in Dublin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dublin city council approves Victoria’s Secret overhaul into premium beauty retailer]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/scadan-carraige-7170912-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T14:27:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Tá Lidl ag díol 'scadán carraige' nach ronnach é i ndáiríre – cad atá ar siúl?</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Tá Lidl ag díol 'scadán carraige' nach ronnach é i ndáiríre – cad atá ar siúl?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/unga-taoiseach-budget-7170848-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T14:25:11+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'We can't do everything for everyone': Taoiseach seeks to manage expectations around budget</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget, Budget 2027, Cost of Living, Don't get too excited, Ireland, Micheál Martin, New York, UNGA, Zohran Mamdani</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['We can't do everything for everyone': Taoiseach seeks to manage expectations around budget]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sex-assault-rape-ceannt-station-galway-7170877-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T14:09:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>New sexual assault charges for two men accused of rape at Galway's Ceannt Station</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[It is alleged the woman was assaulted at Ceannt Station in Galway city centre.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[New sexual assault charges for two men accused of rape at Galway's Ceannt Station]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/omagh-bombing-inquiry-3-7170861-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T13:59:07+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Omagh Bombing Inquiry hears evidence about more than 20 ‘key individuals'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Belfast, Northern Ireland, Omagh Bombing, omagh bombing inquiry, Real IRA, The Troubles</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The aftermath of the 1998 Omagh bombing ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Omagh Bombing Inquiry hears evidence about more than 20 ‘key individuals']]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hurricane-polo-mexico-7170832-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T13:49:12+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Hurricane Polo off Mexican coast is 'one of the strongest storms ever'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>El Nino, Hurricane Polo, Mexico, national hurricane centre, Natural Disasters, Weather</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Hurricane Polo in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico (NOAA via AP)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Hurricane Polo off Mexican coast is 'one of the strongest storms ever']]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/oasis-slane-castle-tickets-7170689-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T13:26:24+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Oasis announce more shows in UK &amp; Europe as Irish fans anxiously await codes to buy tickets </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ireland, Live Music, Oasis, slane castle, some might slane, Ticketmaster, UK</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[There is no general sale for the gigs; only fans who receive one of these access codes will be given the chance to buy tickets.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Oasis announce more shows in UK &amp; Europe as Irish fans anxiously await codes to buy tickets ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/construction-industry-data-centres-7169719-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T13:23:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Top government adviser calls for data centres to be housed in purpose-built energy parks</news:title>
            <news:keywords>building summit, CIF, Construction Industry Federation, Data Centres, Infrastructure, infrastructure taskforce, Seán O'Driscoll</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/billy-berclau-france-30th-may-2023-acc-worker-employee-inside-the-gigafactory-of-automotive-cells-company-acc-a-joint-venture-of-stellantis-totalenergies-and-mercedes-during-its-inauguration-2ada2b37-7eba-48a3-978b-361bf32b577e-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of data centre under construction in France ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Top government adviser calls for data centres to be housed in purpose-built energy parks]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-teen-child-pornography-court-7170747-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>2026-09-23T13:14:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dublin teenager pleads guilty to possessing and producing 1,700 child abuse images and videos</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Child Pornography, Crime, Dublin, Dublin Children's Court, Garda, Ireland</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/the-insignia-for-lady-luck-and-the-scales-of-justice-on-the-wall-of-the-criminal-courts-of-justice-in-parkgate-street-dublin-ireland-e4cf6522-7aa6-4c48-828f-66969dd06df9-630x433.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Many of the videos were self-generated, or screenshot recordings of the boy speaking to girls believed to be aged 13 to 16, the court heard.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dublin teenager pleads guilty to possessing and producing 1,700 child abuse images and videos]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/miscarriage-leave-ireland-7170661-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>2026-09-23T12:34:09+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘We’re not sick’: Labour calls for 20 days statutory leave for early miscarriage</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Employment Law, Ireland, Labour Party, miscarriage leave, Pregnancy Loss</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/labours-miscarriage-and-fertility-leave-legislation-979acb00-3ca3-47a0-b461-f38ee3e094b2-630x405.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Marie Sherlock, presenter Anna Daly and Labour Party leader Ivana Bacik outside Leinster House, Dublin.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[‘We’re not sick’: Labour calls for 20 days statutory leave for early miscarriage]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/transport-committee-road-safety-incidents-rsa-tii-7170376-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T11:49:24+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Driving tests or lessons should 'absolutely' include motorway work, committee hears</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Oireachtas Committee, Road Safety, Road Safety Authority, RSA, Transport, Transport Committee, Wrong way driving</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of the M4 in Lucan.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Driving tests or lessons should 'absolutely' include motorway work, committee hears]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/new-books-ireland-7169385-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>2026-09-23T11:12:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Vincent Browne’s Magill: The magazine that changed the face of Irish journalism</news:title>
            <news:keywords>BOOK RELEASES, Books, column, Haughey, Journalist, Magill, new book release, new books, Opinion, TV3, Vincent Browne, vincent browne magill, voices</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-july-2026-drought-research-climate-change-7170451-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T11:02:35+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Climate change worsened Ireland's July drought conditions, new research suggests </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Agriculture, Climate Change, Drought, DRY JULY, Global Warming, Ireland, Met Éireann</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A parched vegtible field in County Kildare during the summer.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Climate change worsened Ireland's July drought conditions, new research suggests ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/free-public-transport-under-25s-ireland-poll-7170471-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>2026-09-23T10:34:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Would you support free public transport for people under 25?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget, Cost of Living, Ireland, National Youth Council of Ireland, Poll, Public Transport, The Daily Poll, young people, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/dublin-county-dublin-ireland-may-25-2026-passengers-disembark-from-a-train-after-arriving-at-connolly-station-at-night-705429a4-e5cc-412a-a235-0da49c8effd2-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Connolly Station in Dublin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Would you support free public transport for people under 25?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cancer-patient-costs-ireland-7170343-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T09:07:55+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Parking in the Mater is astronomical': Patients on how a cancer diagnosis racks up costs</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget 2027, Cancer, healthcare costs, hospital parking, Ireland, Irish Cancer Society</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/iv-on-the-background-of-a-hospital-room-selective-focus-54b796a7-41a7-41f7-8688-2478d73c4a36-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Those affected by cancer lose an average of €16,200 in annual income.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Parking in the Mater is astronomical': Patients on how a cancer diagnosis racks up costs]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/burnham-trump-ai-safety-un-7170340-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>2026-09-23T08:21:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Burnham wants UK to lead on developing AI safety, after Trump dismisses concerns as a 'hoax'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>AI Safety, Andy Burnham, Artificial Intelligence, Donald Trump, G20, General Assembly, UN, UN General Assembly, UNGA, United Nations</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/new-york-united-states-22nd-sep-2026-prime-minister-united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland-andy-burnham-speaks-at-the-un-general-assembly-81st-session-general-debate-in-un-general-as-f333510d-8c0c-45c0-84a1-237a9684ca9a-630x452.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks at the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Burnham wants UK to lead on developing AI safety, after Trump dismisses concerns as a 'hoax']]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/child-trafficking-ireland-report-7170310-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>2026-09-23T07:37:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Child trafficking significantly under-identified in Ireland, human rights body warns</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Child Protection, Child Trafficking, Human Trafficking, IHREC, Ireland, Liam Herrick</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Just 10 child victims were formally identified in 2024 and 18 in 2025.

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        <image:title><![CDATA[Child trafficking significantly under-identified in Ireland, human rights body warns]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/are-you-earning-less-than-e44k-and-struggling-to-make-ends-meet-we-want-to-hear-your-stories-7168647-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T07:30:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Are you earning less than €44k and struggling to make ends meet? We want to hear your stories</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA["People struggling to keep their heads above water on incomes below €44,000 a year also need support," Cian O'Callaghan said.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Are you earning less than €44k and struggling to make ends meet? We want to hear your stories]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/traitors-ireland-finalists-interview-7170182-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T07:18:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>IVF plans, secret chats and no hard feelings: The Traitors finalists on how it all played out</news:title>
            <news:keywords>anna, carla, Diego, Faithful, no hard feelings, pauric, slane castle, the cloaks are off, the traitors ireland, Traitors</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Traitors Ireland finalists pictured with host Siobhán McSweeney.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[IVF plans, secret chats and no hard feelings: The Traitors finalists on how it all played out]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/harris-fuel-excise-duty-cuts-november-budget-7170275-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T07:13:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Fuel excise cut likely to be extended beyond November as Harris says it'd be 'sensible'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget 2027, energy costs, EXCISE CUTS, excise duty, Fuel Prices, Simon Harris, Tánaiste</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/tanaiste-simon-harris-speaking-to-members-of-the-media-before-a-cabinet-meeting-at-government-buildings-dublin-picture-date-monday-september-21-2026-b01928a8-1d7d-4f79-bb90-3fe1852b8ee6-630x474.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Harris added that said the government was also examining the taxation of home-heating oil and gas.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Fuel excise cut likely to be extended beyond November as Harris says it'd be 'sensible']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hot-school-meals-scheme-7169242-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T07:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Banning goujons and slashing costs with new cold options: what's really happening to school meals?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>blowing hot and cold, Child poverty, Consumer, Consumer Issues, Consumers, Dara Calleary, Education, Ireland, nutrition, Price Point, SCHOOL MEALS</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/sausages-and-mashed-potato-with-mushy-peas-meal-in-a-take-away-box-on-a-wooden-background-60699b03-15e1-4d60-92c9-0e19194cbb17-630x418.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Sausages are one of the top two most popular options but the government has told providers to stop serving them. Stock image.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Banning goujons and slashing costs with new cold options: what's really happening to school meals?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/more-in-common-ireland-poll-defence-neutrality-international-aid-7169391-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T01:00:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Most Irish people expect EU would defend us, but a minority would send military help the other way</news:title>
            <news:keywords>EU, Future Advocacy, International Aid, Ireland, More in Common, More in Common poll, US</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/shoulder-patch-of-a-soldier-from-the-irish-army-5ac55af6-ae1d-44be-88f7-bfadfc1ca624-630x418.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[New polling has found only a third think Ireland should be prepared to militarily support another EU country if it is attacked.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Most Irish people expect EU would defend us, but a minority would send military help the other way]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/investigates-mother-and-baby-unit-delays-7166850-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-23T00:05:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Location of mother and baby psychiatric unit still not decided after almost ten years of delays</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Department of Health, HSE, Investigates, Ireland, Maternal mental health, Mental Health, mother and baby unit</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Location of mother and baby psychiatric unit still not decided after almost ten years of delays]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/stars-and-swipes-7169946-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>2026-09-22T23:55:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Trump’s war with the press has finally met some resistance</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Donald Trump, marion mckeone, Opinion, Stars and Swipes, US politics, USA, voices, White House</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/members-of-the-white-house-press-pool-and-white-house-tv-watch-as-president-donald-trump-walks-to-board-air-force-one-monday-sept-21-2026-joint-base-andrews-md-ap-photojulia-demaree-nikhinson-a7a50fcd-311c-4f35-8d5f-2865cd85e2d2-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the White House press pool and White House TV watch as President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One, Monday, 21 Sept.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Trump’s war with the press has finally met some resistance]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/traitors-ireland-rte-player-streaming-season-3-7170266-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T23:00:39+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Traitors Ireland just smashed its streaming figures last year, and there’s another season on the way</news:title>
            <news:keywords>applications, faithful viewers, Kevin Bakhurst, RTÉ, RTÉ Player, season three, slane castle, Streaming, the traitors ireland, Traitors</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/the-traitors-ireland-ep-5-siobhan-mcsweeney-3-f2ade088-7f69-4d0d-a78e-88e0ff02cb45-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Siobhán McSweeney hosts the show.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Traitors Ireland just smashed its streaming figures last year, and there’s another season on the way]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/player-ratings-traitors-2026-7169982-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T22:55:12+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Player ratings: How did you rate the performances of the Traitors finalists ... and Siobhán? </news:title>
            <news:keywords>rate the players, Traitors, traitors ireland</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/siobhan-74e63b8a-a41c-46cf-a66f-dde7e322c860-630x402.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Player ratings: How did you rate the performances of the Traitors finalists ... and Siobhán? ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-traitors-ireland-winner-season-two-rte-7169951-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T22:40:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The Traitors Ireland crowns its winner (or winners?) after dramatic finale</news:title>
            <news:keywords>and the winner is?, anna, carla, Diego, finale, pauric, RTÉ, siobhan mcweeney, The Traitors, the traitors ireland</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/the-traitors-ireland-s2-ep-12-finalists-c-evan-doherty-11-8da215ac-fc3f-482a-9a70-19331ab114a6-630x471.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The four finalists were Pauric, Carla, Anna and Diego]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The Traitors Ireland crowns its winner (or winners?) after dramatic finale]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/mcentee-unga-7170224-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T22:10:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>McEntee says she has 'always adhered to the legislation' on whistleblowers as pressure continues</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Helen McEntee, New York, Protected Disclosures, UN, UNGA, United Nations</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/img_0822-ecca1389-ec7c-4c63-84fd-ff60cd341090-630x531.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Minister Helen McEntee]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[McEntee says she has 'always adhered to the legislation' on whistleblowers as pressure continues]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/waking-ned-devine-premiere-glen-hansard-7170228-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T21:48:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Musical featuring music and lyrics by Glen Hansard to premiere next year </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Belfast, Glen Hansard, Lyric Theatre, Marketa Irglova, Musical, Waking Ned Devine</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-2026-09-22-at-21-46-01-23a69b49-f8b2-4bca-ac9d-dd0f5216e0f9-630x408.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Glen Hansard.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Musical featuring music and lyrics by Glen Hansard to premiere next year ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-traitors-ireland-final-murder-banished-players-interviews-7169649-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T21:07:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The traitors' final murder victim: 'Accept someone else won and be happy? Absolutely not'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>RTÉ, The Traitors, the traitors ireland</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/the-traitors-ireland-s2-ep-10-mission-4-c433ba03-df41-4882-8fe5-e45cad8cbf36-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The traitors' final murder victim: 'Accept someone else won and be happy? Absolutely not']]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/national-childrens-hospital-bam-extra-money-7170133-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T20:38:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>BAM secures €108m in additional payments over claims made on National Children's Hospital </news:title>
            <news:keywords>BAM IRELAND, Children Health Ireland, Delays, Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, National Children's Hospital, National Paediatric Hospital Development Board, Payments</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-2026-09-22-at-20-31-16-01ea9f1c-9870-460c-afce-674bc9150096-630x406.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The new National Children's Hospital.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[BAM secures €108m in additional payments over claims made on National Children's Hospital ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/evening-fix-22-september-2026-7170135-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T20:14:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, News Fix</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/demonstrators-gather-in-response-to-the-shooting-of-wilber-rafael-garces-perez-a-venezuelan-man-who-was-shot-in-his-vehicle-by-an-ice-officer-the-previous-day-in-austin-texas-monday-sept-21-2026-9884617f-07df-49b2-a903-58487aeefe2a-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Protestors following the shooting of Garces Perez.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-manhunt-court-limerick-7169992-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T19:25:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man who escaped through Limerick courthouse window apprehended following garda manhunt</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Court, Courthouse, custody, Garda, Limerick, Manhunt, Newscastle West</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/members-of-an-garda-siochana-irish-police-force-on-parade-in-ireland-43b6092e-cdde-4670-8419-71ecaff29ff9-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man who escaped through Limerick courthouse window apprehended following garda manhunt]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-arrested-drugs-guns-limerick-garda-7170119-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T19:14:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man arrested after four firearms and €131k worth of drugs seized in Limerick</news:title>
            <news:keywords>ammunition, Arrest, cannabis edibles, Firearms, Garda, Limerick, Limerick City, Seizure</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hospitals-strike-action-health-workers-pay-talks-7170106-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T18:59:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>30 hospitals facing day-long strike action next month as 11,000 health workers set to walk out</news:title>
            <news:keywords>health workers, Hospitals, pay talks, Public Service, SIPTU, Strike, Trade Union</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/front-view-of-the-entrance-to-the-mater-hospital-in-dublin-ireland-71f7505a-4684-485b-b5a5-7b18167eea9a-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Staff at the Mater Hospital in Dublin will be taking part in the 24-hour strike.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[30 hospitals facing day-long strike action next month as 11,000 health workers set to walk out]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/unga-taoiseach-trump-cnn-7170059-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T18:41:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Taoiseach refuses to say if Trump banning press from White House is authoritarian </news:title>
            <news:keywords>fuel protests, Micheál Martin, UNGA</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/img_0321-fd526e3c-dfe2-489e-8efb-822cfd608c54-630x377.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Micheál Martin speaking to reporters today in New York.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Taoiseach refuses to say if Trump banning press from White House is authoritarian ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/government-to-oppose-sinn-fein-motion-to-scrap-carbon-tax-from-home-heating-oil-7169222-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T18:20:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Sinn Féin hits back at ‘political theatre’ claims over carbon tax legislation</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Carbon Tax, Cost of Living, Fuel Prices, Home Heating Oil, Ireland, Pearse Doherty, Sinn Féin</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-2026-09-22-at-13-48-32-15f36293-b581-4dcf-9022-bc9fbab702eb-630x410.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Sinn Féin outside Leinster House today ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin hits back at ‘political theatre’ claims over carbon tax legislation]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/scrambler-ebike-committee-meeting-7168860-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T18:17:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>E-bike, e-scooter and scrambler injuries placing a 'huge burden' on 'already overstretched' hospitals</news:title>
            <news:keywords>e scooter, E-bike, Grace's Law, Mater Hospital, Scrambler, slow down</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dr Luke Phillips and Dr Shane Broderick, consultants at the Mater Hospital's trauma unit, speaking to the Oireachtas justice committee today.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fine-gael-former-ministers-special-advisor-lobbying-7169901-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T17:49:38+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Two former Fine Gael ministers and an ex-special adviser lobbied Simon Harris over the summer</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Catherine Martin, Fine Gael, Frances Fitzgerald, Lobbying, lobbying register, Simon Coveney, Simon Harris, SIPO, Stephen Donnelly</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Frances Fitzgerald, Simon Harris and Simon Coveney (L-R)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Two former Fine Gael ministers and an ex-special adviser lobbied Simon Harris over the summer]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/israel-fa-sportswash-image-attack-heimir-hallgrimsson-comments-7169404-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T17:47:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Taoiseach says Israeli FA's attack on Hallgrímsson is 'unacceptable' and should be withdrawn</news:title>
            <news:keywords>FAI, Football, Heimir Hallgrímsson, Israel, Nations League, Political Football, Republic Of Ireland, Sinn Féin, Social Democrats</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Heimir Hallgrímsson speaking to the media after announcing the Ireland squad for the Nations League. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Taoiseach says Israeli FA's attack on Hallgrímsson is 'unacceptable' and should be withdrawn]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cyclist-critical-condition-hospital-car-collision-galway-7169758-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T17:35:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Teenage driver killed in crash with lorry in Co Meath</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Teenage driver killed in crash with lorry in Co Meath]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/charles-spencer-apologises-over-book-error-but-piers-morgan-still-vows-to-sue-7169945-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T17:30:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Princess Diana's brother apologises over book error but Piers Morgan still vows to sue</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Britain's King Charles, Charles Spencer, Daily Mirror, Diana, king charles, Piers Morgan, Princess Diana, swan song</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/london-uk-22-sep-2026-pictured-a-general-view-of-earl-spencers-charles-spencer-new-book-a-memorial-of-his-late-sister-princess-diana-titled-swan-song-diana-my-sister-which-is-being-release-380e980e-bf37-48b5-9a2d-823e644638b6-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[General view of Charles Spencer new book, titled 'Swan Song: Diana, My Sister']]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Princess Diana's brother apologises over book error but Piers Morgan still vows to sue]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/entities-cso-central-statistics-office-7169770-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T17:00:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Wholesale electricity prices jump almost 77% in one year</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cost of Living, CSO, Electricity prices, energy costs, Ireland, windfall tax</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/ringaskiddy-cork-ireland-17th-december-2016-electricity-pylons-silhouette-against-a-dawn-sky-at-ringaskiddy-co-cork-ireland-08dd7821-ddda-470c-af92-822017bcf075-630x407.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[ Electricity Pylons at Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Wholesale electricity prices jump almost 77% in one year]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-tuesday-213-7169857-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T16:59:09+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Tuesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5, five at five</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/5th-golf-hole-flag-five-fifth-38986836-e14c-43fc-bad4-acbce60da034-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Tuesday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-expected-to-claim-he-is-winning-both-on-the-battlefield-and-as-a-peacemaker-in-un-speech-7169663-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T16:05:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Trump targets Iran, causes Cuba walkout and announces he's changing name of 'AI' during UN speech</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Andy Burnham, António Guterres, Donald Trump, Gaza, Iran, Middle East, New York, super intelligence, Ukraine, UN, United Nations, US, Volodymyr Zelenskyy</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/united-states-president-donald-trump-turns-to-leave-after-speaking-during-the-81st-session-of-the-united-nations-general-assembly-at-united-nations-headquarters-tuesday-sept-22-2026-ap-photoset-01f3ecd0-0fcb-42cb-9424-4171a4ebf704-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Donald Trump speaking during 81st session of theUnited Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Trump targets Iran, causes Cuba walkout and announces he's changing name of 'AI' during UN speech]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dng-ai-property-images-7168769-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T15:56:55+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Letting agent apologises after posting AI images of apartments without disclaimer</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Advertising Standards Authority, Artificial Intelligence, dng, Housing Crisis, Ireland, Real Estate, Renting</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mixcollage-21-sep-2026-05-29-pm-2662-f6cbf971-b04e-4955-8c9a-fd0828b0a208-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Left: AI image of a kitchen. Right: Real photo added after DNG was contacted]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Letting agent apologises after posting AI images of apartments without disclaimer]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/annmarie-oreilly-kilkenny-murder-australia-funeral-7169693-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T15:37:22+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Irish woman killed in Australia could 'brighten your day without even trying', funeral hears</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Annmarie O'Reilly, Australia, Funeral, funeral mass, Kilkenny, Killed, Melbourne</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/blurred-frame-32-dedd2ccd-0481-4f27-8d8f-5a99941ddc5f-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Annmarie O'Reilly.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Irish woman killed in Australia could 'brighten your day without even trying', funeral hears]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-accused-punching-michael-healy-rae-detained-two-weeks-without-bail-7169659-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T14:52:18+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man accused of punching Michael Healy-Rae detained without bail for two more weeks</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Anthony Foley, Cloverhill District Court, Court, Courts, Michael Healy-Rae</news:keywords>
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        <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-23-2869f13e-3d35-46d6-805e-03bf807e3241-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Anthony Foley is accused of attacking Michael Healy Rae while he was stopped in traffic in Dublin on 16 September.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man accused of punching Michael Healy-Rae detained without bail for two more weeks]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-gra-say-nothing-discipline-garda-representative-association-7169263-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T14:22:01+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gardaí have said the potential disciplining of senior representative hasn't been decided yet</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, Don't tell the public, Garda, Garda Representative Association, GRA, Maybe yes maybe no, Probing the probe, will they wont they</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/clondalkin-dublin-ireland-15-aug-2026-a-marked-garda-roads-policing-suv-a-uniformed-garda-officer-in-high-visibility-clothing-traffic-cones-and-a-bilingual-garda-seicphointe-checkpoint-sign-are-c30f1880-304a-4956-8c70-24869c2b324c-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A garda light bar. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Gardaí have said the potential disciplining of senior representative hasn't been decided yet]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/omagh-bombing-inquiry-cooperating-real-ira-continuity-ira-7169567-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T13:44:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Likely ‘cooperation’ between Real IRA and Continuity IRA in Omagh bombing, inquiry told</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Belfast, Continuity IRA, Northern Ireland, Omagh, Omagh Bombing, omagh bombing inquiry, Real IRA, The Troubles, Tyrone</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-2026-09-22t133926-905-994b2a3d-0f2b-499b-9d69-d7119b4495b1-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The aftermath of the Omagh bombing in 1998.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Likely ‘cooperation’ between Real IRA and Continuity IRA in Omagh bombing, inquiry told]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/teen-caught-high-drugs-carrying-machete-3am-dublin-7169511-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T13:19:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Teen caught 'high on drugs' and carrying 15-inch machete at 3am, court hears</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Children's Court, Court, Courts, Dublin Children's Court, machete</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/the-childrens-court-in-dublin-where-childrens-minister-frances-fitzgerald-and-the-irish-youth-justice-service-are-expected-to-respond-to-a-judges-call-for-an-explanation-for-the-lack-of-detention-b762a2a4-8b73-43ed-bbad-0b0817dfb176-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Garda Cathal Maguire told the Dublin Children's Court that he was on patrol in the Kilmainham district in April when he observed the youth pushing a bicycle at around 3am.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Teen caught 'high on drugs' and carrying 15-inch machete at 3am, court hears]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/alcohol-and-drug-use-ireland-7169374-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T12:40:21+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Alcohol a 'foundational driver' to use other drugs, especially cocaine</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Alcohol, Alcohol Action Ireland, Drugs, drugs and alcohol, Ireland, polydrug use, Public Health</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/craft-beer-pints-sitting-on-bar-counter-at-night-a373262d-49b2-4777-a409-d9281a7de887-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A third of cases of treatment for problem alcohol use also reported abusing other substances.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Alcohol a 'foundational driver' to use other drugs, especially cocaine]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fiosru-troubles-investigation-legal-action-7169354-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T11:34:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Garda watchdog faces Troubles-era legal action by son of man shot dead by loyalists in Dublin</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Fiosrú, Garda Ombudsman, Human Rights, Ireland, martin doherty, The Troubles</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/operation-kenova-report-388d0f72-d6eb-4215-85e7-19b4baf5290a-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Solicitor Kevin Winters said there is inertia around investigating Troubles-related complaints against Garda.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Garda watchdog faces Troubles-era legal action by son of man shot dead by loyalists in Dublin]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fianna-fail-td-to-table-bill-to-ban-sale-of-vapes-and-cigarettes-to-anyone-born-after-2009-7169322-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T11:27:09+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Fianna Fáil TD to table bill to ban sale of vapes and cigarettes to anyone born after 2009</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cigarettes, Fianna Fáil, Malcolm Byrne, Nicotine, Private Members' Bill, smokefree generation, Tobacco, vapes</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/a-smoking-woman-holds-a-cigarette-a-woman-lets-out-cigarette-smoke-tobacco-addiction-6792026d-1117-47c3-9dbb-051a48da71c9-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Malcolm Byrne said smoking costs the State 'in excess of €10 billion each year in healthcare and welfare costs'.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Fianna Fáil TD to table bill to ban sale of vapes and cigarettes to anyone born after 2009]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-minimum-wage-increase-ersi-poll-7169264-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>2026-09-22T10:19:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Do you think the minimum wage should be increased?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Economy, Employment, ESRI, Inflation, Ireland, Minimum Wage, Poll, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/download-7-80-f6788e8f-d617-4735-b077-f303834ea716-630x417.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The minimum wage has been raised eight times in the last decade]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Do you think the minimum wage should be increased?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ballyfermot-man-jailed-dangerous-driving-causing-death-wales-7169232-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T09:49:18+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ballyfermot man jailed for dangerous driving causing death of woman in Wales</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ballyfermot, Extradited, Michael Connors, north wales, North Wales Police, Wales, Wrexham</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/blurred-frame-21-619a8733-91a2-436b-a059-dd356287b336-630x378.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Michael Connors.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ballyfermot man jailed for dangerous driving causing death of woman in Wales]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-israel-nations-league-football-fai-stop-the-game-7165130-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T09:30:43+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What did the FAI say to the Dept of Sport about Ireland’s Nations League fixture with Israel?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Department of Sport, FAI, Football, Football Assocation of Ireland, Investigates, Ireland, Israel, Nations League, The FOI Files, uefa nations league</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/976stop-the-games-protests_90754792-1-64198967-9ac1-4744-ad7f-ea82f51489f6-630x434.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Protesters taking part in a 'Stop the Game' demonstration against Ireland's UEFA Nations League game with Israel.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[What did the FAI say to the Dept of Sport about Ireland’s Nations League fixture with Israel?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-tuesday-68-7169219-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T08:51:04+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Tuesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, Nine at Nine, The 9 at 9, the nine at nine</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/afreshbrewofcoffeeinacafetiereona-dfc65f59-a571-4efb-b272-fae9f6d01669-630x357.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Tuesday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-traitors-ireland-season-two-episode-11-review-7168814-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T08:43:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'You better not f**k me': Brutal vote leaves faithfuls and traitors on the brink ahead of finale</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Episode Review, Faithful, RTÉ, siobhan mcsweeney, slane castle, The Traitors, the traitors ireland, Traitors</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/the-traitors-ireland-s2-ep11-pauric-o-bc47dde0-f39a-4333-af5a-73bcf88861d6-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Pauric pictured during the roundtable.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['You better not f**k me': Brutal vote leaves faithfuls and traitors on the brink ahead of finale]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/law-society-bar-of-ireland-justice-committee-legal-aid-row-solicitors-7169175-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T08:19:55+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Legal aid certs granted in July down 93% on last year amid fees dispute, committee to hear</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bar of Ireland, Flat fees, Justice Committee, Law Society, Legal aid dispute, legal aid row, Oireachtas Justice Committee, solicitors strike</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/a-general-view-of-the-criminal-courts-of-justice-where-a-man-has-appeared-charged-with-brandishing-a-knife-in-dublin-city-centre-oisin-peavoy-38-was-charged-with-two-counts-of-producing-a-knife-and-3481de95-9c33-4b2b-9824-bb73669b9138-630x421.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Solicitors have withdrawn their services due to an ongoing row over the new legal aid scheme.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Legal aid certs granted in July down 93% on last year amid fees dispute, committee to hear]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-un-general-assembly-speech-7169176-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T07:55:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Burnham could have awkward first meeting with Trump after Irish unification comments</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Andy Burnham, Donald Trump, First meeting, foreign policy, Iran, UK US relations, UN General Assembly, United Nations, United Nations General Assembly, us-iran relations</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/prime-minister-andy-burnham-and-his-wife-marie-france-van-heel-board-a-plane-at-stansted-airport-for-the-united-states-ahead-of-attending-the-81st-united-nations-general-assembly-unga-in-new-york-ebdd52e0-1421-4406-b293-c62966319076-630x418.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Andy Burnham and his wife Marie-France Van Heel board a plane set for the US yesterday.
]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Burnham could have awkward first meeting with Trump after Irish unification comments]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/preachers-on-buses-and-aeroplanes-7168392-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>2026-09-22T07:00:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The last thing anyone needs after a long day at work is a lecture on a bus</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Commuting, Dublin Bus, Ireland, kelly earley, preaching, Public Transport, Religion, Social Media</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/in-temple-bar-dublin-ireland-a-woman-carring-a-sign-on-her-back-stating-repent-or-die-talks-to-a-man-on-the-footpath-3e83ba1d-2ed3-410b-a91f-7cb3c2b4c905-630x518.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A preacher in Temple Bar ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The last thing anyone needs after a long day at work is a lecture on a bus]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/coombe-hospital-ombudsman-complaint-private-patient-access-7165488-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T06:45:29+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Coombe directed women to paid sessions instead of free mental health services, Ombudsman finds</news:title>
            <news:keywords>coombe hospital, HSE, Ireland, Maternity Care, Mental Health, Ombudsman</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/caucasianyoungadultwomansittingoncouchlisteningtomiddle-436f43cc-6f1e-4e18-abdb-16d0656ac02c-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Ombudsman upheld the complaint on the basis that 'there is lack of clear process and information around accessing this service.']]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Coombe directed women to paid sessions instead of free mental health services, Ombudsman finds]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/us-tv-networks-suspend-trump-coverage-white-house-media-ban-7169149-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T06:35:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Trump left inaudible as top US broadcasters suspend coverage over White House media ban</news:title>
            <news:keywords>ABC, CBS, CNN, Donald Trump, First Amendment, Fox News, ms now, NBC, politico, Press Freedom, Silenced, Trump, trump tv, US politics, White House</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/president-donald-trump-speaks-as-he-arrives-to-cut-the-ribbon-on-a-new-helipad-on-the-south-lawn-of-the-white-house-monday-sept-21-2026-in-washington-ap-photomark-schiefelbein-eb3922ca-97ea-4665-8a21-6bee4109ae32-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump speaks as he arrives to cut the ribbon on a new helipad on the South Lawn of the White House.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Trump left inaudible as top US broadcasters suspend coverage over White House media ban]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/minimum-wage-inflation-ireland-7169022-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T06:30:25+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Most of the recent increases in the minimum wage had no impact on consumer prices, says ESRI</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cost of Living, Economy, ESRI, Inflation, Ireland, Minimum Wage</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mindestlohnerhohung-auf-1390-ab-2026-cc64dd86-6dc0-469a-99d3-2f91fd875e04-630x418.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The adult minimum wage in Ireland is currently €14.15 per hour.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Most of the recent increases in the minimum wage had no impact on consumer prices, says ESRI]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/investigates-perinatal-mental-health-services-7166693-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-22T00:05:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Pregnant women and new mothers in Ireland find restricted access to crisis mental health support</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Healthcare, HSE, Investigates, Ireland, Maternal Health, Mental Health, perinatal mental health, postnatal depression</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mh-1-9ca8f175-5475-4133-99ad-37c8639639cc-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Pregnant women and new mothers in Ireland find restricted access to crisis mental health support]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/piers-morgan-earl-spencer-book-sue-king-charles-7169104-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T22:44:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Piers Morgan says he plans to sue Princess Diana’s brother over new book</news:title>
            <news:keywords>book, Charles Spencer, Diana, Earl Spencer, king charles, Memoir, Piers Morgan, Princess Diana, publisher</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mixcollage-21-sep-2026-10-28-pm-6385-10158cb4-f23f-45af-bdb9-71162b837469-630x462.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Piers Morgan and Charles Spencer.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Piers Morgan says he plans to sue Princess Diana’s brother over new book]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/malala-yousafzai-afghanistan-taliban-7169055-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T22:04:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Malala Yousafzai urges world not to turn back on women in Afghanistan during event with McEntee</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Afghanistan, Helen McEntee, malala yousafzai, UNGA, United Nations</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/cb3eaa80-3fdc-49c2-8092-83880585b8f6-5964daaf-83fe-4117-9623-11c75b83b62e-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Malala Yousafzai (L), Sumi Somaskanda (C) and Helen McEntee (R) this afternoon at UN HQ in New York.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Malala Yousafzai urges world not to turn back on women in Afghanistan during event with McEntee]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/elizabeth-lynch-funeral-arrangements-7169085-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T21:47:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Funeral arrangements announced for Limerick woman killed in workplace trench collapse</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Construction, Elizabeth Lynch, Feenagh, Health and Safety Authority, Limerick, liz lynch, Workplace accident</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-1-9242b64b-4038-498a-9666-d695c130a863-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Elizabeth 'Liz' Lynch]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Funeral arrangements announced for Limerick woman killed in workplace trench collapse]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-monday-82-7169049-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T21:06:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's what happened today: Monday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, News Fix</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mna-na-heireann-001-c7c12ac5-914a-4fe4-b358-37ff2b5356b7-630x436.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the Irish Dance Theatre production 'Mná na hÉireann' pictured outside the GPO ahead of the show's launch at the Ambassador Theatre.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's what happened today: Monday]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/ed-sheeran-macklemore-controversy-7168273-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>2026-09-21T21:00:22+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Hear Me Out: How bad has Ed Sheeran's response to the backlash been? </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ed Sheeran, HEAR ME OUT, Macklemore, Palestine</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/ed-sheeran-performs-during-z100s-iheartradio-jingle-ball-at-madison-square-garden-on-friday-dec-12-2025-in-new-york-photo-by-charles-sykesinvisionap-af402ecc-4be0-4ad9-a5bf-b6dbc09ce82a-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Hear Me Out: How bad has Ed Sheeran's response to the backlash been? ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/teenagers-trial-murder-robbery-alex-coughlan-court-7169020-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T19:18:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Two teenagers sent for trial over murder and robbery of Alex Coughlan after alleged Grindr meeting</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Alex Coughlan, Blanchardstown, Central Criminal Court, Children's Court, Court, Murder, Robbery</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/alex-coughlan-31442035-ddbb-44a1-8c13-d24c3aec3a97-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Alex Coughlan.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Two teenagers sent for trial over murder and robbery of Alex Coughlan after alleged Grindr meeting]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/car-clinic-7168240-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T19:00:01+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'I'm thinking about buying a fairly low-mileage Mercedes. Should I?'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>The Car Clinic</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-2026-09-21-at-09-50-53-ba783e6d-93a1-4a28-b75a-20728cc0a232-630x436.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Mercedes E300de]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['I'm thinking about buying a fairly low-mileage Mercedes. Should I?']]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/spotify-wrapped-kids-music-filter-playlist-recommendations-7168990-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T18:45:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>A new Spotify setting finally stops your kids’ music taking over your Wrapped and recommendations</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Children, let it go, Music, nursery rhymes, Spotify, spotify wrapped, subscription</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mother-stressed-while-daughter-listens-to-music-and-sings-in-a-cozy-living-room-at-home-6156e855-40e5-416f-b203-87ba059d6839-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The new setting keeps kids’ music out of your recommendations and Wrapped.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[A new Spotify setting finally stops your kids’ music taking over your Wrapped and recommendations]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/factcheck-vaping-worse-smoking-cigarettes-7156908-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T18:00:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>FactFind: Are vapes 'nearly worse' than cigarettes?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>FactCheck, factfind, Micheál Martin, Smoking, vapes, vaping</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mixcollage-09-sep-2026-05-53-pm-6951-701c9627-b050-434b-87eb-ce8a9a0e596c-630x411.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[FactFind: Are vapes 'nearly worse' than cigarettes?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/naas-road-car-chase-7168923-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T17:40:09+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Teen accused of driving stolen car wrong way says he must change, or he'll 'end up in Mountjoy'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Courts, Crime, Dangerous Driving, Dublin, Dublin Children's Court, Garda, Stolen Car</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/the-childrens-court-in-dublin-where-childrens-minister-frances-fitzgerald-and-the-irish-youth-justice-service-are-expected-to-respond-to-a-judges-call-for-an-explanation-for-the-lack-of-detention-eb9689be-a56e-4698-8323-99c3fa4e582a-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The teen, who cannot be identified because he is a minor, appeared at Dublin Children’s Court on Monday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Teen accused of driving stolen car wrong way says he must change, or he'll 'end up in Mountjoy']]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garden-of-remembrance-dublin-gun-debunked-factcheck-7168866-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T17:33:12+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Debunked: Gardaí discovered an Airsoft gun, but didn't arrest ‘migrant men’ with firearms in Dublin</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, Fact check, FactCheck, Gardaí, Garden of Remembrance, Immigration, Ireland, Misinformation</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/garden-of-remembrance-parnell-square-dublin-ireland-designed-by-architect-daithi-hanly-opened-in-1966-1fcd2ea9-d7ce-4179-8e00-6bc83db2c0d7-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Debunked: Gardaí discovered an Airsoft gun, but didn't arrest ‘migrant men’ with firearms in Dublin]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/loughcrew-cemetery-vandalism-7168847-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T17:22:07+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Prehistoric cemetery at Loughcrew 'seriously vandalised' by blunt force and graffiti</news:title>
            <news:keywords>county meath, Heritage Crime, loughcrew, Meath, National Monuments Service, Office of Public Works, Vandalism</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/snapinsta-to_809730290_18094192640443399_2674171656104939980_n-164eecbb-24e2-4522-91c8-a4e18715ee9d-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The site has been inspected following the damage and an investigation has been opened. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Prehistoric cemetery at Loughcrew 'seriously vandalised' by blunt force and graffiti]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-monday-21-september-7168815-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T17:00:25+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Monday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5, five at five</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/wooden-dice-representing-risk-chance-and-decision-making-64cc9d43-97ec-47c3-bb34-3120930db180-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Monday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/omagh-bombing-inquiry-2-7168778-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T16:17:42+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dissident republican was like 'spider at centre of web' in plotting Omagh bombing, inquiry hears</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Belfast, Colm Murphy, Dissident Republicans, Northern Ireland, Omagh Bombing, Public Inquiry, Real IRA</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The aftermath of the Omagh bombing in 1998]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dissident republican was like 'spider at centre of web' in plotting Omagh bombing, inquiry hears]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/holly-cairns-maternity-leave-7168693-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T16:08:12+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Completely ridiculous' that sick cert needed for TDs taking maternity leave, minister says</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Helen McEntee, holly cairns, Maternity Leave, Women in Politics</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/675holly-cairns_90749281-9855bdaf-581f-4975-82a9-cd6343e97cde-630x420.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns last week took issue with the system that is in place for a TD's maternity leave]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Completely ridiculous' that sick cert needed for TDs taking maternity leave, minister says]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hafez-al-rayyes-visa-case-7168543-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T15:48:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gazan student with Trinity scholarship takes justice minister to High Court over visa refusal</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Gaza, High Court, Ireland, Jim O'Callaghan, student visas, trinity college dublin, Visa application</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/square-image-11-011d97e6-1ecf-4147-8c60-a7366d237eef-630x630.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Hafez Alrayyes.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Gazan student with Trinity scholarship takes justice minister to High Court over visa refusal]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/helen-mcentee-israel-un-7168625-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T14:46:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>McEntee says EU 'credibility is gone' on illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine</news:title>
            <news:keywords>EU, Helen McEntee, Israel, Palestine, UN Talks, UNGA, United Nations</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-21e27300-b563-4313-aca2-1fd3f0841d64-630x547.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Helen McEntee this morning in New York]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[McEntee says EU 'credibility is gone' on illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/gardai-cocaine-seizure-dublin-7168590-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T14:31:54+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gardaí seize almost 100kg of cocaine, worth €6.8m, as part of international operation </news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, Cocaine, Drug seizure, Dublin Port, operation atlas nexus, Organised Crime</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
    
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/rent-tax-credit-increase-7168564-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T13:48:42+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Good news for tenants: Renters' tax credit to get a boost in budget</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget 2027, Housing, Ireland, Micheál Martin, rent tax credit, Simon Harris</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/round-doorknob-on-a-modern-apartment-door-with-a-key-in-the-lock-decfaeb5-54a4-4821-bc9e-b5f775c205f2-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheal Martin said the impact of the rent tax credit has been positive.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Good news for tenants: Renters' tax credit to get a boost in budget]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cnn-ms-now-politico-sue-trump-administration-white-house-ban-7168554-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T13:37:51+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>CNN, MS NOW and Politico are suing the Trump administration over White House ban</news:title>
            <news:keywords>CNN, Donald Trump, politico, Press Freedom, Trump, trump administration, United States, US, White House</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/washington-united-states-19th-sep-2026-the-white-house-press-briefing-room-is-seen-on-saturday-september-19-2026-in-washington-dc-president-donald-trump-announced-via-a-post-on-truth-social-his-e66d22a7-d6b1-4d88-9b83-72af7092cd5e-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The White House press briefing room. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[CNN, MS NOW and Politico are suing the Trump administration over White House ban]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/un-general-assembly-2-7165663-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T12:50:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Concerns about AI to feature heavily at UN General Assembly, says Taoiseach</news:title>
            <news:keywords>high level talks, Micheál Martin, UN General Assembly, UNGA</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/new-york-22nd-sep-2025-irish-prime-minister-micheal-martin-addreses-a-high-level-international-meeting-for-the-peaceful-settlement-of-the-question-of-palestine-and-the-implementation-of-the-two-stat-ede1659b-5101-4711-8730-dbb2c26bafdd-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin speaking at the UN General Assembly last September, 2025]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Concerns about AI to feature heavily at UN General Assembly, says Taoiseach]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hot-school-meals-programme-review-nutrion-dara-calleary-7168487-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T12:44:54+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Cold options and portion size changes on the cards after hot school meals review</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Children, Dara Calleary, Education, hot meals, hot school meals, nutrition, SCHOOL MEALS, Schools</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mixed-salad-770853bd-e9bf-43da-95d0-f8b51eb34f4c-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A survey found that 85% of children liked their hot school meal, while 76% said that they eat all, most or some of their meal. (file image)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Cold options and portion size changes on the cards after hot school meals review]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/george-mitchell-hillsborough-castle-portrait-7168406-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T11:46:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>George Mitchell's portrait will stay at Hillsborough Castle despite Epstein links</news:title>
            <news:keywords>co down, Down, Epstein files, George Mitchell, Good Friday Agreement, Hillsborough Castle, jeffrey epstein, Northern Ireland</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/photo-by-dennis-van-tinestar-maxipx201631716parade-grand-marshall-senator-george-mitchell-at-the-255th-annual-st-patricks-day-parade-in-new-york-city-nyc-d62b18cb-8ef4-47ad-8248-3304d7a20958-630x434.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[George Mitchell at the 255th Annual St Patrick's Day Parade in New York City in 2016.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[George Mitchell's portrait will stay at Hillsborough Castle despite Epstein links]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/data-protection-commission-fines-google-400-million-location-data-processing-7168361-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T10:44:35+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Google fined €400m by Irish watchdog for not being clear it was using customers' location data</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Data Protection, Data Protection Commission, DPC, EU, fined, GDPR, Google, Google Ireland, Privacy</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-2026-09-21t104148-732-6f1871c3-d722-4772-a95e-c9ab48767e40-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A view of Google logo at the entrance to Google's European headquarters building on Barrow Street, in Dublin's Grand Canal area.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Google fined €400m by Irish watchdog for not being clear it was using customers' location data]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/presley-gerber-death-7168286-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T10:34:05+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Presley Gerber, model and son of Cindy Crawford, dies aged 27</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cindy Crawford, Kaia Gerber, Los Angeles, Mental Health, Modeling, Presley Gerber, Rande Gerber, RIP</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/june-3-2019-new-york-city-new-york-u-s-model-presley-gerber-attends-the-2019-cfda-fashion-awards-held-at-the-brooklyn-museum-credit-image-nancy-kaszermanzuma-wire-41f01007-cd3c-4396-b8f4-2b62106b6cde-630x896.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of Presley Gerber.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Presley Gerber, model and son of Cindy Crawford, dies aged 27]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/labour-green-party-merger-aodhan-o-riordain-roderic-o-gorman-7168270-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T10:30:09+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Aodhán Ó Ríordáin thinks Labour should merge with the Greens - but Roderic O'Gorman doesn't</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Green Party, Greens, Labour, No thanks, Roderic O'Gorman, Thanks but no thanks</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mixcollage-21-sep-2026-10-08-am-2000-9c713d0a-c584-49a8-ae52-4d3ab29d0db8-630x411.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Labour MEP Aodhán Ó Ríordáin and Green Party leader Roderic O'Gorman.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Aodhán Ó Ríordáin thinks Labour should merge with the Greens - but Roderic O'Gorman doesn't]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/live-music-concert-gig-price-poll-7168307-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>2026-09-21T10:26:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>How much would you be willing to pay for a gig ticket?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Concerts, fontaines dc, Harry Styles, Music, Oasis, Poll, The Daily Poll, Ticket Prices, Your Say</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/cheering-audience-at-some-concert-backlit-red-background-248215b2-a6e9-41ca-8991-c0dda6ea1777-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A number of tours have already been announced for 2027]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[How much would you be willing to pay for a gig ticket?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/tallaght-car-theft-arrests-7168229-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T09:47:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Stolen car found by gardaí and three men arrested</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arrests, Burglary, Car Theft, Dublin, Gardaí, Tallaght</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/garda-sign-and-blue-lights-on-a-garda-car-86b48133-da40-4b18-98dd-49784b9b6602-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Investigations are ongoing.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Stolen car found by gardaí and three men arrested]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/friedrich-merz-germany-local-elections-cdu-afd-die-linke-7168221-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T09:18:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>German chancellor makes TV address as he clings to power after more election defeats</news:title>
            <news:keywords>afd, CDU, Christian Democratic Union, die linke, friedrich merz, german elections, Germany, Regional Elections</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-597-831ec648-7349-40fa-aec2-5665c0f12064-630x354.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Friedrich Merz giving a televised address in Germany after his party suffered what he conceded was a "disaster" in two local elections.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[German chancellor makes TV address as he clings to power after more election defeats]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-monday-73-7168167-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T08:45:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Monday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, Nine at Nine, The 9 at 9, the nine at nine</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/capsule-coffee-maker-preparing-espresso-in-a-glass-cup-on-a-wooden-kitchen-bench-with-brown-isolated-background-bottom-view-20437111-d0a0-4e15-b0d5-1ce45adff4b8-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Monday]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/patrick-clancy-60-minutes-interview-7168159-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T08:35:01+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ex-husband of Lindsay Clancy opens up about children's killings in 60 Minutes interview</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Duxbury, Lindsay Clancy, Massachusetts, Maternal mental health, Patrick Clancy, Postpartum psychosis</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-2026-09-21-at-08-10-20-4ea4b71a-f426-4b3d-ab1c-ff32bf8e57bf-630x434.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[In a 60 Minutes interview on CBS, Patrick set out what happened in the time leading up to his children's killings.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ex-husband of Lindsay Clancy opens up about children's killings in 60 Minutes interview]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/traitors-ireland-season-two-episode-ten-review-7167916-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T08:17:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘I feel like s**t on a shoe’: A temptation worth €2,000 just tore the faithfuls apart</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Episode Review, RTÉ, siobhan mcsweeney, The Traitors, the traitors ireland, Traitors</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/the-traitors-ireland-s2-ep-10-anna-2-ba217b20-3353-401b-8e7b-a436e797dc28-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Anna pictured holding the dagger she received at breakfast.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[‘I feel like s**t on a shoe’: A temptation worth €2,000 just tore the faithfuls apart]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-dies-crash-car-bus-piltown-n25-waterford-7168140-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-21T07:24:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man (60s) dies after collision between car and bus in Co Waterford</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ardmore, Cork, Dungarvan, fatal collision, Kinsalebeg, N25, Piltown, Road Deaths, Waterford, Witness appeal, Youghal</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/agardapolicecarataroaddiversionona-17079f81-6e73-4686-8f98-d9c10cd10d07-630x394.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gardaí are appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision to come forward. (file image)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man (60s) dies after collision between car and bus in Co Waterford]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/parenting-column-2-7166010-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>2026-09-21T07:00:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Why does discovering and listening to music have to mean screen time for kids?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Opinion, Parenting, RAISING THEM RIGHT, series, voices</news:keywords>
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