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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T16:32:21+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>DPC investigating Shein over transfer of Europeans' personal data to China </news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/alexis-campion-men-arrested-west-dublin-7031618-May2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T16:22:24+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Three men arrested in connection with attempted murder of woman set on fire at her Dublin home</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Photo provided by Garda Press Office on Alexis Campion's request.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ukrainians-ireland-unemployement-rate-90-percent-workers-national-misinformation-7031572-May2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T16:15:44+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Debunked: No, nine out of ten Ukrainians in Ireland are not unemployed</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Employment, Fact check, FactCheck, Misinformation, Refugees, Social Welfare, ukrainians in ireland, Unemployment</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Debunked: No, nine out of ten Ukrainians in Ireland are not unemployed]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/most-popular-day-to-get-married-ireland-7031548-May2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T15:49:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The CSO has revealed what the most popular day of the week to get married was in Ireland in 2025</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Catholic Church, civil ceremonies, CSO, Ireland, Marriage, Weddings</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The CSO has revealed what the most popular day of the week to get married was in Ireland in 2025]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jeffrey-donaldson-court-7031559-May2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T15:39:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Judge will be 'extremely disappointed' if Jeffrey Donaldson trial doesn't begin this month</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Courts, DUP, Eleanor Donaldson, Jeffrey Donaldson, Newry Crown Court</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson leaves Newry Crown Court at an earlier hearing last year]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Judge will be 'extremely disappointed' if Jeffrey Donaldson trial doesn't begin this month]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-jailed-indecent-assault-7031517-May2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T15:04:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man jailed for two years for indecent assault on teenage girl over 35 years ago</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Courts, Dublin, Sentencing</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[In a victim impact statement read to the court by the investigating garda, the woman said the ordeal changed the trajectory of her life.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man jailed for two years for indecent assault on teenage girl over 35 years ago]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hantavirus-cruise-ship-explainer-7031031-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T14:22:39+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Hantavirus: What to know about the potentially fatal disease and the outbreak on a cruise ship</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cape Verde, Cruise Ship, Explainer, hantavirus, WHO, World Health Organisation</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A micrograph of hantavirus particles.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Hantavirus: What to know about the potentially fatal disease and the outbreak on a cruise ship]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-jailed-manslaughter-7031404-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T13:45:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man jailed for five years for causing the death of pensioner with 'back spin' MMA-style kick</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Charles McCaughley, court news, Courts, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, Manslaughter</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Joshua Rush (26) pleaded guilty to the manslaughter at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man jailed for five years for causing the death of pensioner with 'back spin' MMA-style kick]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/aire-on-dup-a-cheistiu-faoi-chiorru-ar-thogra-logainmneacha-7031189-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T13:23:47+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Tionscadal logainmneacha Thuaisceart Éireann fágtha gan maoiniú agus ceisteanna á chur ar Aire</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Comharthaíocht Dhá Theangach, dual language signage, DUP, Gaeilge, Gaeltacht, SDLp, Tuaisceart Éireann</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/bilingual-street-signs-for-cromac-street-in-linen-quarter-english-and-irish-language-sraid-chromoige-belfast-northern-ireland-uk-c3a89411-d21d-4a4c-82b7-e4fad07ba1fc-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Chuir Tionscadal Logainmneacha Thuaisceart Éireann na bunleaganacha Gaeilge údarásacha ar fáil le h-aghaidh comharthaíocht dhá theangach do sráideanna agus bailtí fearainn ó thuaidh. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Tionscadal logainmneacha Thuaisceart Éireann fágtha gan maoiniú agus ceisteanna á chur ar Aire]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/psni-officers-and-police-vehicles-attacked-by-youths-during-belfast-car-meet-7031180-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T13:20:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Parents asked to speak to their children after PSNI officers attacked by youths during car meet</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Belfast, Danny Baker, PSNI, Sinn Féin, West Belfast</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/img_3652-9598869c-9d31-4279-9059-c070bf414a01-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Screengrab of video taken from Stewardstown Road yesterday evening]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Parents asked to speak to their children after PSNI officers attacked by youths during car meet]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/enoch-burke-prison-court-trespassing-7031366-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T13:05:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Enoch Burke to remain in prison past 650-day mark after again refusing to purge his contempt</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Brian Cregan, Courts, Enoch Burke, Teacher, trespassing, Westmeath, Wilson's Hospital School</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Enoch Burke outside Wilsons Hospital School in Co Westmeath (Brian Lawless/PA)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Enoch Burke to remain in prison past 650-day mark after again refusing to purge his contempt]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/katie-simpson-death-7031350-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T12:56:28+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Review blames ‘institutional misogyny’ for missed warning signs in Katie Simpson investigation</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Armagh, Derry, katie simpson, Northern Ireland, PSNI</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/katie-simpson-death-7f84bac1-fcd8-4c34-97d5-6996172cb010-630x738.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Simpson died almost a week after an incident in Co Derry on August 3 2020 ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Review blames ‘institutional misogyny’ for missed warning signs in Katie Simpson investigation]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/arrests-guns-ammo-seized-wicklow-7031334-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T12:35:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Two arrested after guns, ammo and a replica grenade seized in Co Wicklow</news:title>
            <news:keywords>ammunition, armed support unit, Baltinglass, Firearms, Garda, replica grenade, Wicklow</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/blurred-frame-21-828462fe-27ea-4a18-9583-10bcd2f25d28-630x471.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[One of the firearms seized by gardaí yesterday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Two arrested after guns, ammo and a replica grenade seized in Co Wicklow]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/crew-members-require-urgent-medical-care-after-suspected-hantavirus-outbreak-7031162-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T12:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>WHO suspects human-to-human transmission in presumed hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cape Verde, Cruise, Cruise Ship, hantavirus, MV Hondius, Oceanwide Expeditions</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/the-mv-hondius-cruise-ship-is-anchored-at-a-port-in-praia-cape-verde-monday-may-4-2026-ap-photoarilson-almeida-3f7cc4f6-f0f6-481b-9a3d-02f55ee17586-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The MV Hondius cruise ship is anchored at a port in Praia, Cape Verde]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[WHO suspects human-to-human transmission in presumed hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/medicine-student-loans-emigration-7031211-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T11:23:35+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Government considering loan write-off scheme for medicine students - if they stay in Ireland</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Doctors, Emigration, healthcare workers, James Lawless, Medicine, Student Loans</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/medical-student-using-laptop-by-staircase-in-hospital-0580d018-2640-4f81-a2db-0d8736c440a3-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Students are currently paying between €15,000 and €20,000 a year for these courses ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Government considering loan write-off scheme for medicine students - if they stay in Ireland]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/taxi-driver-ordered-to-pay-e12k-to-blind-couple-after-refusing-to-take-guide-dog-7031248-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T11:15:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Taxi driver ordered to pay €12k to blind couple after refusing to take guide dog in his cab</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Blind, Dublin, guide dog, Heuston Station, Taxi, Workplace Relations Commission, WRC</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/guide-dog-for-the-blind-on-lead-with-trainer-image-shot-062009-exact-date-unknown-1e095786-ea7f-4952-95df-ad70eba7c0ef-630x418.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of a guide dog]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Taxi driver ordered to pay €12k to blind couple after refusing to take guide dog in his cab]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/an-ghaeilge-agus-an-ghaeltacht-ag-croi-lar-ailtireacht-eirinn-aontaithe-7031019-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T11:05:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>An Ghaeilge agus an Ghaeltacht 'lárnach in ailtireacht' d'Éirinn aontaithe - tuarascáil nua</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Comhrá Bunreachtuil, conradh na gaeilge, Éire Aontaithe, Gaeilge, Gaeltacht, Ireland's future, Ollscoil na Ríona, Todhchai na hÉireann</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/river-d471db52-a6bf-4936-abc3-8633f716166f-630x410.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tá an tuarascáil seo á fhoilsiú sna sála ar vóta ag Ard Fheis Chonradh na Gaeilge i mí Feabhra chun go mbeadh an eagras ag gníomhú i dtreo Éirinn Aontaithe ar leas na Gaeilge is na Gaeltachta.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[An Ghaeilge agus an Ghaeltacht 'lárnach in ailtireacht' d'Éirinn aontaithe - tuarascáil nua]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cctv-dublin-james-geoghegan-td-fine-gael-bill-7031222-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T10:58:32+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Poll: Do we need more CCTV cameras in public places?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>CCTV, Crime, Fine Gael, James Geoghegan, Poll, Surveillance, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/cctv-security-camera-for-activity-monitoring-and-surveillance-in-green-park-1c22a2a4-7195-48a7-82ea-a63693124c25-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Geoghegan said there is roughly one CCTV camera for every 6,000 people living in Dublin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Poll: Do we need more CCTV cameras in public places?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fine-gael-james-geoghegan-cctv-7031170-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T10:45:58+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dáil to discuss Bill that would see more CCTV cameras installed in Dublin</news:title>
            <news:keywords>CCTV, Dublin City, Dublin city centre, Fine Gael, James Geoghegan, Local Authorities, New Bill, Surveillance, you're on camera</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/sign-warning-of-cctv-in-operation-on-a-brick-wall-60894ddb-e01f-4d07-a2e8-86b403eeec59-630x417.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[CCTV sign]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dáil to discuss Bill that would see more CCTV cameras installed in Dublin]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/valeries-law-legislation-to-remove-guardianship-rights-from-convicted-killers-7031121-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T10:30:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Valerie's Law' moves step closer to remove guardianship rights from convicted killers</news:title>
            <news:keywords>David French, Department of Justice, Jim O'Callaghan, Justice Minister, Valerie French, valerie's law</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Valerie French Kilroy was killed by her husband James Kilroy in June 2019.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Valerie's Law' moves step closer to remove guardianship rights from convicted killers]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-30s-in-critical-condition-following-overnight-assault-in-cork-7031188-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T10:03:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T09:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Tuesday</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Tuesday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/economic-growth-expected-but-at-slower-pace-fuel-supply-turbulence-7031104-May2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T07:15:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Economic growth expected for island of Ireland but at slower pace due to fuel supply turbulence</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The EY Economic Eye forecast analysed the economies in Ireland and Northern Ireland amid turbulence prompted by the attack on Iran.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Economic growth expected for island of Ireland but at slower pace due to fuel supply turbulence]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/hantavirus-7031002-May2026/</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>2026-05-05T07:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dr Catherine Conlon: Hantavirus at sea triggers a global health response — what is this virus?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Cruise, hantavirus, Healthcare, Opinion, stuck on a cruise, Virus, voices</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/the-mv-hondius-cruise-ship-is-anchored-at-a-port-in-praia-cape-verde-monday-may-4-2026-ap-photoarilson-almeida-1d080f52-51d5-497d-96ae-684165aba7ed-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The MV Hondius cruise ship is anchored at a port in Praia, Cape Verde, Monday, May 4, 2026. 
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Dr Catherine Conlon: Hantavirus at sea triggers a global health response — what is this virus?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/investigates-fire-safety-notices-7026798-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T00:05:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>IPAS accommodation among buildings handed fire safety notices in the last five years</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Asylum Seekers, Department of Justice, Fire Safety, Investigates, ipas, ipas accommodation, Refugees, Ukrainian accommodation</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[IPAS accommodation among buildings handed fire safety notices in the last five years]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/irelands-fuel-future-7028371-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-04T23:55:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland, an electrostate: 100 years after Ardnacrusha, we now face the same energy challenges</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Energy, Fuel, hydroelectric power, ireland and power, ireland's electriciy, Opinion, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/ardnacrusha-power-plant-and-hydroelectric-dam-in-county-clare-8f74b0f6-62f8-4342-9135-77bcd94a83b6-630x417.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ardnacrusha power plant and hydroelectric dam in County Clare.
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland, an electrostate: 100 years after Ardnacrusha, we now face the same energy challenges]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/summer-quiz-2-7025957-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-04T22:00:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>As the season approaches, test your knowledge of all things summer</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Quiz, Summer</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/spanish-arches-galway-city-ireland-8e9e826f-e9b4-4adf-a5fb-3382fd81277d-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Summer lovin'...]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[As the season approaches, test your knowledge of all things summer]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-furniture-fire-safety-7025099-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-04T21:00:05+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Toxic chemical fears may see Ireland's furniture fire safety law scrapped</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Chemicals, consumer safety, Consumers, endocrine disruption, fidra, Fire Safety, Furniture, none</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/sofa-in-peaceful-living-room-image-shot-2008-exact-date-unknown-7d27714b-8165-4259-9e62-f7dea750757e-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Upholstered furniture in Ireland is treated with chemicals to comply with fire safety regulations.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Toxic chemical fears may see Ireland's furniture fire safety law scrapped]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/gerry-hutch-immigrants-interned-campaign-7030743-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-04T20:43:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Rights group condemns Gerry Hutch comments calling for 'illegal immigrants' to be 'interned'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Boxing club, Corinthians, Gavin Pepper, Gerry Hutch, The Monk</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gerry Hutch announced his intention to run in the byelection in February.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Rights group condemns Gerry Hutch comments calling for 'illegal immigrants' to be 'interned']]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/iran-and-the-us-7030990-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-04T20:30:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>US moves to reopen Strait of Hormuz, UAE says Iran has resumed attacks</news:title>
            <news:keywords>global politics, Middle East latest, strait of hormuz, US and Iran war</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/united-states-president-donald-j-trump-walks-across-the-south-lawn-of-the-white-house-in-washington-dc-usa-with-his-son-donald-trump-jr-after-landing-in-marine-one-on-may-3-2026-president-trump-a53005b1-e9b9-4463-8384-fee4b8719801-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Donald Trump at the White House yesterday with his son, Donald Trump Jr. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[US moves to reopen Strait of Hormuz, UAE says Iran has resumed attacks]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/conradh-na-gaeilge-7025834-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-04T20:00:34+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Tá Conradh na Gaeilge, craobh na Bruiséile, ag scaipeadh na teanga sa chathair</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Brussels, conradh na gaeilge, Gaeilge, teanga bheo</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Róisín de Bhaldraithe]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Tá Conradh na Gaeilge, craobh na Bruiséile, ag scaipeadh na teanga sa chathair]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/taoiseach-armenia-summit-mark-carney-7030675-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-04T14:53:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Mark Carney tells Armenia summit Europe isn't destined to 'submit' to a more brutal world</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Armenia, European summit, Summit, Taoiseach, Yerevan</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Canada's Mark Carney with Roberta Metsola, the President of the European Parliament. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Mark Carney tells Armenia summit Europe isn't destined to 'submit' to a more brutal world]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hantavirus-outbreak-dead-cruise-ship-7030680-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-04T14:41:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Two Irish passengers aboard cruise ship hit by hantavirus outbreak</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cruise Ship, hantavirus, Outbreak, Virus, WHO, World Health Organisation</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A ship from the Oceanwide Expeditions fleet.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Two Irish passengers aboard cruise ship hit by hantavirus outbreak]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-hit-e-bike-child-arrested-dublin-7030775-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-04T14:40:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Child arrested after garda struck by e-bike in Blanchardstown</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Blanchardstown, Dublin, E-bike, Garda, hartstown park</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The child has since been released without charge.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Child arrested after garda struck by e-bike in Blanchardstown]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/grainne-ui-mhaitiu-tributes-bosco-7030708-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-04T10:52:18+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Former Bosco presenter Gráinne Uí Mhaitiú dies aged 72</news:title>
            <news:keywords>bosco, Gráinne Uí Mhaitiú, Presenter, RIP, RTÉ, SBB Ina Shuí</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gráinne Uí Mhaitiú.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Former Bosco presenter Gráinne Uí Mhaitiú dies aged 72]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cyclist-dead-collision-laois-7030702-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-04T10:12:05+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Cyclist (50s) dies after collision with railing in Co Laois</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cyclist, Laois, Midlands Regional Hospital, Mountmellick, railing</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/garda-road-closed-sign-1b3ee71c-90d6-4283-93dc-a5a7a83b873b-630x418.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The collision occured yesterday afternoon in Mountmellick, Co Laois.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Cyclist (50s) dies after collision with railing in Co Laois]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/taoiseach-nuclear-power-energy-ireland-7030692-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-04T09:51:38+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Taoiseach says Ireland should ‘consider seriously’ nuclear power option</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Going Nuclear, Micheál Martin, Power Plant, Renewable Energy, Taoiseach</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/distant-view-of-an-operating-nuclear-power-plant-emitting-clouds-of-steam-concepts-of-environmental-protection-and-nuclear-energy-production-65d9b27a-b383-44de-a54a-c550f56c1ea6-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Taoiseach said that Ireland "should also look at alternatives" for energy supply.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Taoiseach says Ireland should ‘consider seriously’ nuclear power option]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/council-of-andrews-irish-members-7028949-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-04T09:00:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>I joined the ‘Council of Andrews’, the global club where everyone has the same name</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Andrew, Andrew patts, Council of Andrews, Facebook Group, Guardian, Irish, The A list</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/mixcollage-01-may-2026-05-12-pm-64-f921f7b2-0d58-45a1-894f-9b69e6e9a9b3-630x411.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[I joined the ‘Council of Andrews’, the global club where everyone has the same name]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-monday-68-7030685-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-04T08:57:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Monday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, The 9 at 9</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/breakfast-b9f2ef50-e166-4b10-adc5-f9f62fea3eaa-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Monday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-dead-tractor-crash-cavan-7030664-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-04T07:25:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man (30s) dies following tractor crash in Co Cavan</news:title>
            <news:keywords>ardkill beg, Carrickaboy, Cavan, Collision, tractor</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/garda-irish-police-patrol-car-sligo-republic-of-ireland-5b1fb396-8dc4-4ae8-83d8-f28ff2b8226e-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The man was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man (30s) dies following tractor crash in Co Cavan]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/cancer-and-music-7026992-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-04T07:00:07+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Good Vibrations: The Cork choir helping cancer survivors to reclaim their voice</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cancer, Choir, column, Cork, Healing, healing after surgery, Health, Irish Cancer Society, Laryngectomy, Mental Health, Music, music therapy, Opinion, Recovery, Singing, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/good-vibrations-choir-ltor-trish-rooney-noel-stephen-declan-and-mike-eabha-is-on-the-right-a-former-ba-in-popular-music-student-of-mine-w-bed0e0b8-6931-4cc1-9492-c9acaeab9321-630x563.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Good Vibrations Choir - LtoR Trish Rooney, Noel, Stephen, Declan and Mike and Eabha.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Good Vibrations: The Cork choir helping cancer survivors to reclaim their voice]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/eu-finance-ministers-meet-brussels-7030415-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-04T06:00:28+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Tánaiste travels to Brussels for meetings with fellow EU finance ministers</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Brussels, EU, Money Talks, Simon Harris</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/757cabinet-meetings_90746728-c5977e93-1b5b-4662-a4d5-84a00143a829-630x420.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tánaiste and Finance Minister Simon Harris ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Tánaiste travels to Brussels for meetings with fellow EU finance ministers]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hses-own-health-and-safety-function-falling-short-7020780-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-04T00:05:32+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Serious incidents or injuries' risk due to issues in HSE's internal health and safety system</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA['Serious incidents or injuries' risk due to issues in HSE's internal health and safety system]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/quiz-giant-statues-7028386-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-03T22:00:37+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Quiz: How much do you know about these giant statues?</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Quiz: How much do you know about these giant statues?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-news-87-7030589-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-03T21:06:04+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Sunday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, the evening fix, The headlines, what happened today</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[TYhe first ever Cork Mela Festival this afternoon which showcased food, music, fashion and art from around the world.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Sunday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/management-fees-omcs-7026947-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-03T21:00:10+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'A form of double taxation': Are management fees on new houses quietly getting out of control?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Housing, management fees, new builds, Property</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/houses-for-sale-in-a-housing-estate-in-ireland-on-a-rainy-winter-day-d2495add-37a4-4575-93f2-8484f707bf09-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Some politicians are calling for reform of how management fees are governed. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['A form of double taxation': Are management fees on new houses quietly getting out of control?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/patrick-kielty-late-late-show-4-7030566-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-03T20:08:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>RTÉ defends Late Late host Patrick Kielty after criticism from Irish Jewish group</news:title>
            <news:keywords>boy george, Patrick Kielty, RTÉ, The Late Late Show</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/whatsapp-image-2026-05-03-at-20-00-13-6a54b4a3-21a9-4f6d-a242-c64fff7047e7-630x354.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Boy George and Patrick Kielty on the Late Late Show which aired on Friday night.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[RTÉ defends Late Late host Patrick Kielty after criticism from Irish Jewish group]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/money-diaries-spending-saving-85-7025223-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-03T20:00:51+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Money Diaries: An apprentice mechanic on €22K living in the Midlands</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Finances, HISMM, How I Spend My Money, Money, Money diaries, Saving, Spending, spending and saving</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Money Diaries: An apprentice mechanic on €22K living in the Midlands]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/edenderry-fire-7030479-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-03T17:09:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man in his 20s arrested over fatal housefire in Edenderry released without charge</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Edenderry, Gardaí, Investigation update</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Mary Holt and Tadgh Farrell died in a fire at a house in Castleview Park that was caused by a petrol bomb.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man in his 20s arrested over fatal housefire in Edenderry released without charge]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-political-leaders-7030333-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-03T14:53:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Holly Cairns is Ireland's most popular leader, but who would you like to see as Taoiseach?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Daily poll, Irish Politics, the top job, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dáil Éireann.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Holly Cairns is Ireland's most popular leader, but who would you like to see as Taoiseach?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/marco-rubio-visit-rome-pope-leo-7030309-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-03T14:13:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Marco Rubio to visit Rome and the Vatican after Trump's harsh criticism of Pope Leo</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Marco Rubio to visit Rome and the Vatican after Trump's harsh criticism of Pope Leo]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/gaeltacht-murder-mystery-as-west-kerry-man-ends-up-slain-in-us-7028791-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-03T13:00:10+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Murder of Gaeltacht man in USA in 1930 believed to be linked to KKK is investigated in RTÉ film</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Boston, Cherokee Nation, Corca Dhuibhne, Dara Ó Cinnéide, Dúnmharú, Gaeilge, Gaeltacht, gangsters, JFK, ku klux klan, Mistéir i Meirceá, Murder Mystery, New York, RTÉ</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[While his descendants believe Patrick Foley was murdered by the KKK, who were active in the area in which his body was found, mystery surrounds who actually killed the Kerry man.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Murder of Gaeltacht man in USA in 1930 believed to be linked to KKK is investigated in RTÉ film]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/misteir-faoi-dhunmharu-fhir-o-chorca-dhuibhne-in-oklahoma-7028644-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-03T13:00:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ar dhúnmharaigh an KKK fear ó Chorca Dhuibhne 100 bliain ó shin - clár faisnéise nua ó RTÉ</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Boston, Cherokee Nation, Corca Dhuibhne, Dara Ó Cinnéide, Dúnmharú, Gaeilge, Gaeltacht, gangsters, JFK, ku klux klan, Mistéir i Meirceá, New York, RTÉ</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Saolaíodh Patrick Foley 'taobh thíos den gCnoc' i gCorca Dhuibhne ach fuair sé bás brúidíúil ar fhanaí na sléibhe in iargúltacht Oklahoma]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ar dhúnmharaigh an KKK fear ó Chorca Dhuibhne 100 bliain ó shin - clár faisnéise nua ó RTÉ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-in-serious-condition-after-being-hit-by-a-car-in-co-mayo-7030245-May2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-03T09:53:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man in serious condition after being hit by a car in Co Mayo</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Castlebar, collission, Mayo</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Man in serious condition after being hit by a car in Co Mayo]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-370-7030220-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-03T09:03:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Sunday</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Sunday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/best-longreads-of-the-week-7025464-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-03T09:00:50+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Sitdown Sunday: The world leaders who want to live forever</news:title>
            <news:keywords>7 deadly reads, Culture, Journalism, longform content, Longreads, Politics, seven deadly reads, sitdown sunday</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet on the sidelines of the G20 summit 15 November, 2015.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Sitdown Sunday: The world leaders who want to live forever]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/international-drug-expert-kasia-malinowska-on-why-trump-lifting-restrictions-on-psychedelics-is-a-good-idea-7022338-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-03T08:00:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>A global drug expert on why Trump lifting restrictions on psychedelics could be a positive</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Donald Trump, Drug, Drugs, Joe Rogan, Magic Mushrooms, Mushrooms, Psychadelics, RFK JR, Surprise Move, Trump, Washington</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Robert F. Kennedy Jr and Joe Rogan stand behind Trump as he signs the executive order]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[A global drug expert on why Trump lifting restrictions on psychedelics could be a positive]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/biohacking-and-positive-ageing-7025833-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-03T08:00:21+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Opinion: Women over 40 have been sidelined for too long. Now we push back</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ageing, beat the biohacking bros, Beauty, biohacking, botox, column, disappearing in midlife, face lifts, fillers, Opinion, positive ageing, voices, wrinkles</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/portrait-of-four-cheerful-smiling-and-laughing-women-embracing-during-outdoor-walking-by-high-green-grass-hill-they-looking-at-the-camera-woman-frie-6b062465-e63f-441a-b1a0-e342a177b3dd-630x376.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Opinion: Women over 40 have been sidelined for too long. Now we push back]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ai-slopaganda-ireland-groups-extreme-viral-memes-7027893-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-03T08:00:18+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>AI 'slopaganda' has arrived in Ireland and is making extreme political messaging cheap and viral</news:title>
            <news:keywords>ai slop, algorithms, Diary of a man on the internet, Internet Diaries, Iran, IRAN WAR, Slopaganda, Social Media</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/screenshot-2026-05-01-150821-537af212-8510-4b79-9feb-2c0cc77957dd-630x393.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A still from an AI-generated YouTube video  that was shared online this week]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[AI 'slopaganda' has arrived in Ireland and is making extreme political messaging cheap and viral]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/offaly-house-fire-2-7030188-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-03T07:20:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Two men and teenage boy arrested over house fire in Co Offaly released without charge</news:title>
            <news:keywords>DPP, Edenderry</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/fatal-fire-in-edenderry-ae1cf02c-ca2f-4c4d-a2c5-eb4346d87c07-630x457.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The scene of a house fire in Edenderry, Co Offaly, where a woman and a young boy died (Aisling Hyland/PA)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Two men and teenage boy arrested over house fire in Co Offaly released without charge]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/analysis-dcc-takeover-bid-7029463-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-03T07:00:28+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Why one of Ireland’s biggest companies just rejected a €6bn takeover offer</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Analysis, Business, DCC, dcc plc, development capital corporation, Takeover</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/raffeen-cork-ireland-31st-march-2022-pylons-silhouetted-by-dawn-light-at-a-power-station-in-raffeen-co-cork-ireland-credit-david-creedon-alamy-live-news-c7d0948f-6f70-48df-864c-874dfac1f739-630x477.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Why one of Ireland’s biggest companies just rejected a €6bn takeover offer]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-city-half-marathon-info-7029090-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-03T03:00:58+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Road closures in Dublin city centre as thousands prepare for half-marathon</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin City, Half-Marathon, Public Transport, race day, Road closures, RUN</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/participants-in-the-the-dublin-city-half-marathon-make-their-way-down-oconnell-street-592ba9cf-0196-4d6b-8ac9-fa8cb423b993-630x370.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Participants at the Dublin City Half Marathon last year.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Road closures in Dublin city centre as thousands prepare for half-marathon]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/apartment-building-numbers-7026187-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-03T00:05:55+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>There are 40,000 apartments with planning permission - but not much building is expected soon</news:title>
            <news:keywords>apartment building, Apartments, Housing Crisis, The Morning Lead</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/river-13-87bd569f-9b20-413e-aba3-e3e63396eac5-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Apartment completions have risen compared to previous years but there is a belief in the construction industry that it won't recover enough to meet Ireland's housing targets. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[There are 40,000 apartments with planning permission - but not much building is expected soon]]></image:title>
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    </url></urlset>