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            <news:title>Government urged to stop treating 'extreme events as one-off emergencies' by climate council</news:title>
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            <news:title>Are U2 still cool? Were they ever?</news:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T22:33:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man jailed for two months after threatening garda that he would rape his mother</news:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T21:04:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Oberstown staff to stage 72-hour strike next week as industrial action resumes</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-28-09-26-7176172-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T21:03:07+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Monday</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/rory-oconnor-listowel-hit-and-run-7176153-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T20:25:09+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Tributes paid to boy killed in hit-and-run hours after his 17th birthday</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Rory O'Connor, a popular young man from Athea, died after he was struck by a van as he was walking in Listowel, Co Kerry.

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        <image:title><![CDATA[Tributes paid to boy killed in hit-and-run hours after his 17th birthday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/luas-closed-abbery-street-lower-7176150-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T20:23:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Luas stop closed as gardaí attend the scene of an alleged assault in Dublin city centre</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Abbey Street Lower ]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/mary-immaculate-college-graduation-postponed-7176121-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T20:02:25+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Anger as October graduation ceremonies at Limerick college pushed to next spring</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The ceremonies were due to take place between 17 October and 30 October.

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        <image:title><![CDATA[Anger as October graduation ceremonies at Limerick college pushed to next spring]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-wheelie-bin-protest-7175833-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T20:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'They're not giving us any support' Dublin residents bring anti-wheelie bin protest to City Hall</news:title>
            <news:keywords>a wheelie bad plan, Dublin, Dublin 7, Dublin City Council, Protest, Waste Management, wheelie bad plan, wheelie bins</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dublin 7 residents criticised the new rules and communication from Dublin City Council ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['They're not giving us any support' Dublin residents bring anti-wheelie bin protest to City Hall]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/farm-trailer-cattle-jeep-land-rover-7175543-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T19:00:09+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'I have four kids, a farm and a busy life - now I need two new vehicles'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Car Clinic, electric vehicles, Ireland, Motoring, Paddy Comyn, SUVs, The Car Clinic</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA['I have four kids, a farm and a busy life - now I need two new vehicles']]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/court-limerick-child-building-father-7176105-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T18:42:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Two-year-old child found alone on three-storey roof ledge and ‘covered in faeces’, court hears</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The child was recovered by neighbours before gardaí arrived at the Limerick apartment complex.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Two-year-old child found alone on three-storey roof ledge and ‘covered in faeces’, court hears]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-woman-killed-workplace-accident-offaly-7175857-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T18:23:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man (50s) and woman (20s) killed in workplace incident in Co Offaly</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Banagher, Deaths, Garda, Health and Safety Authority, Offaly, Workplace</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gardaí and emergency services remain at the scene.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man (50s) and woman (20s) killed in workplace incident in Co Offaly]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sheridans-cheesemongers-wrc-vegetarian-7175651-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T18:00:39+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>A vegetarian took a discrimination case over being offered pâté by a cheesemonger. She lost.</news:title>
            <news:keywords>equal status act, Ireland, religious discrimination, Sheridans Cheesemongers, Vegetarianism, Workplace Relations Commission</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[A vegetarian took a discrimination case over being offered pâté by a cheesemonger. She lost.]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garvaghy-road-residents-to-meet-ni-secretary-talks-drumcree-parade-7175350-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T17:55:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>As it happened: Drumcree standoff continues as Garvaghy protesters seek international mediator</news:title>
            <news:keywords>drumcree, drumcree church, Garvaghy Road, Liveblog, Northern Ireland, Orange Order, Parades Commission, Portadown, Sinn Féin, standoff</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Orange Order members pictured speaking to PSNI officers.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[As it happened: Drumcree standoff continues as Garvaghy protesters seek international mediator]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-cork-hill-assaulted-dublin-castle-7175856-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T17:12:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Garda taken to hospital after she was assaulted on duty at Dublin Castle</news:title>
            <news:keywords>cork hill, Dublin, Dublin Castle, eu presidency, Garda</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/newcomen-bank-at-night-this-building-is-a-former-georgian-bank-at-castle-street-and-lord-edward-street-in-historic-city-centre-of-dublin-ireland-136d883c-b53a-49a8-a7fc-6853762f551a-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A stock image of the junction where the garda was on duty.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Garda taken to hospital after she was assaulted on duty at Dublin Castle]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-28-09-26-7175987-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T17:00:40+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Monday</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Monday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/ireland-v-israel-football-7175796-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T17:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland says it stands with Palestine. So why did we play Israel?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Banjamin Netanyahu, column, FAI, FAI failures, Football, Football Association of Ireland, Gaza, Genocide, IDF, ireland vs israel, Irish Football Team, Opinion, Palestine, voices, Zionism</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ireland beat Israel last night in a tense match.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland says it stands with Palestine. So why did we play Israel?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-vs-israel-fan-experience-7175830-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T16:48:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'They called us Irish bastards, but then Parrott scored': One fan's experience at the Israel game</news:title>
            <news:keywords>FAI, Football, Hungary, ireland v israel, Israel, Republic Of Ireland, Troy Parrott</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Frank O'Connor (centre front) with friends and fellow supporters at the match in Debrecen, Hungary]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['They called us Irish bastards, but then Parrott scored': One fan's experience at the Israel game]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/raf-fairford-terror-plot-7175958-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T16:21:54+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Five UK nationals arrested over suspected bomb plot at RAF base are released on bail</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Counter Terrorism, Gloucestershire, Iran, RAF Fairford, Terrorism, uk news</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/fairford-incident-a0e81916-cb5f-4e0b-99d7-5ecf110df669-630x421.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A police checkpoint near RAF Fairford after major incident was declared on Sunday, with armed police manning a cordon near the village of Whelford in Gloucestershire, near RAF Fairford which is used by the United States Air Force (USAF). Picture date: Monday September 28, 2026.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Five UK nationals arrested over suspected bomb plot at RAF base are released on bail]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/drumcree-march-7175661-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T16:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Burnham's new man in Belfast hasn't been here long enough to grasp how big a 's***show' this is</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, drumcree, drumcree standoff, DUP, IRA, Loyalism, loyalists, MARCHING, North, Northern Ireland, Opinion, Parades, Parades Commission, PSNI, Sinn Féin, Unionism, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Burnham's new man in Belfast hasn't been here long enough to grasp how big a 's***show' this is]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/michelle-oneill-garvaghy-road-7175811-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T15:46:35+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Days of unionist supremacy are gone': O'Neill defends standing with protesters in Stormont row </news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[First Minister of Northern Ireland Michelle O'Neill at a protest where over two thousand people have gathered near Drumcree and blocked the Garvaghy Road in protest over a Orange Order Parade on Sunday morning.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Days of unionist supremacy are gone': O'Neill defends standing with protesters in Stormont row ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/drumcree-church-garvaghy-road-portadown-7175664-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T14:54:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>20 minutes' walk separates Drumcree and Garvaghy Rd; both sides are digging in for the long haul</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Armagh, Carla Lockhart, drumcree, drumcree church, DUP, Garvaghy Road, Jamie Bryson, John Finucane, Portadown, Sinn Féin, none</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/drumcree-monday-8096_90756229-1a7d4e53-e9e8-441d-93ad-df4c8056b868-630x446.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The scene this morning on the Garvaghy Road, as residents keep watch after a tense weekend.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[20 minutes' walk separates Drumcree and Garvaghy Rd; both sides are digging in for the long haul]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-charged-connection-with-fatal-hit-and-run-listowel-kerry-7175363-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T14:33:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man (37) appears in court over hit-and-run that killed teen pedestrian in Co Kerry on Saturday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, Charged, court news, fatal collision, Hit-and-Run, Kerry, Listowel, N69, none</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-50-85f87e44-515b-48d6-a76e-05840c176212-630x410.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A male pedestrian, aged in his late teens, was killed after he was hit by a van shortly after 3am on Saturday on the N69 in Listowel. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man (37) appears in court over hit-and-run that killed teen pedestrian in Co Kerry on Saturday]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-marathon-live-on-tg4-7175761-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T14:24:25+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Are you running the Dublin Marathon this year? You might make the telly</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Athletics, Dublin, Dublin Marathon, Running, Sport, TG4</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-2026-09-28-at-14-18-14-e324154f-7691-43c5-8391-c2bfec9fe8d8-630x412.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Athletes Killian Mooney and Meghan Ryan at the announcement the 2026 Irish Life Dublin Marathon will be broadcast live on TG4.  ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Are you running the Dublin Marathon this year? You might make the telly]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/barings-ires-reit-offer-7175697-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T13:58:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland’s biggest landlord could be sold to US investors for a whopping €727m</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Barings International, Business, cashing in, For Sale, Ireland, ires reit, Property, Real Estate</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/pastedimage-11339-0475d6f4-15ad-46ee-9133-4d3379308af3-630x416.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Ires Reit-owned Baker's Yard apartment complex in Dublin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland’s biggest landlord could be sold to US investors for a whopping €727m]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-israel-viewing-figures-7175696-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T13:38:38+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Over 470,000 average viewers for Ireland-Israel match, says RTÉ</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Football, Ireland, Israel, Nations League, RTÉ, Viewing figures</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/troy-parrott-with-raz-shlomo-2d148ec1-8438-48eb-b38e-e70233a100cb-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Troy Parrott with Israel's Raz Shlomo at Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Over 470,000 average viewers for Ireland-Israel match, says RTÉ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/chi-commission-of-investigation-7175579-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T13:00:58+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Government to carry out commission of investigation into spinal care instead of public inquiry</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Chi, CHI Inquiry Scoping Exercise, Children's spinal surgeries, scoliosis, Spina Bifida</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
    
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/lidl-connect-mobile-ireland-7175618-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T12:34:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Lidl to launch its mobile network next week with 'price for life' offering</news:title>
            <news:keywords>eir, Ireland, Lidl, Lidl Connect, Mobile networks, Telecommunications</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/lidl-plus-supermarket-app-on-smartphone-screen-e36270ab-6450-42da-bba7-2399de047a80-630x443.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Lidl Connect will be available only through its Lidl Plus app.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Lidl to launch its mobile network next week with 'price for life' offering]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-garda-witness-appeal-7175569-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T11:45:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Woman (30s) hospitalised with serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Dublin</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, Dublin, Garda Appeal, Mater Hospital, North Wall Quay, Road Traffic Collision</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/irish-police-car-garda-an-garda-siochana-3d9f0c90-0700-4a7d-9662-8f5ff7d0cb0b-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gardaí are appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision to come forward.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Woman (30s) hospitalised with serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Dublin]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/drumcree-garvaghy-road-7175542-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>2026-09-28T11:34:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Poll: Do you support Michelle O'Neill in standing with Garvaghy Road protesters?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>drumcree, Poll, The Daily Poll, Your Say, none</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/27092026-portadown-northern-ireland-first-minister-of-ni-michelle-oneill-and-sinn-fein-party-president-mary-lou-mcdonald-at-a-protest-where-over-two-thousand-people-have-gathered-near-drumcree-1a846405-426c-4d0c-b93f-c664f21a75ef-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Poll: Do you support Michelle O'Neill in standing with Garvaghy Road protesters?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/weather-warnings-7-7175525-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T11:07:11+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Flood warning as Status Yellow alerts issued for several Munster counties</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Flooding, Ireland, Met Éireann, Status Yellow, Weather, Wind Warning</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/rosscarbery-west-cork-ireland-27th-jan-2026-storm-chandra-has-hit-west-cork-hard-with-high-winds-and-enormous-waves-rosscarbery-pier-was-battered-by-the-waves-this-morning-credit-ag-newsalam-be616842-4e8b-4498-8db2-1be123a561ed-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of waves at Rosscarbery Pier in West Cork.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Flood warning as Status Yellow alerts issued for several Munster counties]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/colin-farrell-taylor-swift-video-7175438-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T10:36:43+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Colin Farrell stars as toxic partner who 'killed' Taylor Swift in newly released music video</news:title>
            <news:keywords>colin farrell, dakota johnson, entertainment, MTV Video Music Awards, music video, Taylor Swift, Video Music Awards, VMA</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/los-angeles-usa-17th-june-2026-colin-farrell-arrives-at-the-apple-tvs-sugar-season-2-premiere-held-at-the-hammer-museum-in-los-angeles-ca-on-wednesday-june-17-2026-photo-by-sthanlee-b-mira-86717011-7f04-47a1-8e67-5169df05a7cf-630x470.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[In Patient Zero, Swift warns a woman about her partner, with whom the singer had a toxic relationship.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Colin Farrell stars as toxic partner who 'killed' Taylor Swift in newly released music video]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sense-and-sensibility-2026-remake-poll-7175475-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>2026-09-28T10:24:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Will you watch the new adaptation of Sense and Sensibility?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>caitriona balfe, Cinema, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Film, JANE AUSTEN, Movies, Poll, sense and sensibility, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/release-date-october-16-2026-united-states-title-sense-and-sensibility-studio-focus-features-director-georgia-oakley-plot-from-focus-features-and-working-title-comes-an-irresistible-new-take-o-238e77f0-7d9e-40c1-977e-f7f79cf4aa85-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Bodhi Rae Breathnach as Margaret Dashwood, Daisy Edgar-Jones as Elinor Dashwood and George MacKay as Edward Ferrars]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Will you watch the new adaptation of Sense and Sensibility?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-vs-israel-nations-league-3-7175376-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T09:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>FAI president defends handling of Ireland's Nations League fixture against Israel</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Debrecen, FAI, Football, Ireland, Israel, Nations League, paul cooke</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/fai-president-paul-cooke-arriving-at-leinster-house-dublin-for-an-appearance-at-the-public-accounts-committee-which-is-looking-at-matters-related-to-the-oversight-and-governance-of-funding-to-the-f-504ad48c-09e2-4ee0-9adb-e5ad641c2bef-630x445.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The FAI president also paid tribute to the "courage" of the Irish team.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[FAI president defends handling of Ireland's Nations League fixture against Israel]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/morning-headlines-nine-at-nine-7175423-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T08:43:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Monday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, FAI, Football, Housing, International News, Ireland, Nine at Nine, Northern Ireland, The 9 at 9, the nine at nine</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/eggs-cup-breakfast-morning-spoon-78b6ab66-527d-45ed-ab1c-281e08e1a6f8-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Monday]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/shopping-as-a-mum-7171730-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>2026-09-28T08:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>When did filling the supermarket trolley become an ethical head melt?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Animal Cruelty, childhood, Children, column, Cost of Living, Food, food choices, food selection, Healthy Eating, Opinion, Parenting, parenting column, RAISING THEM RIGHT, series, Supermarket, Supermarket Sweep, voices</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/shopping-and-consumerism-portrait-of-a-young-mother-holding-her-baby-in-her-arms-and-posing-at-aisle-of-supermarket-the-concept-of-family-shopping-1c940936-de63-44ce-87eb-158513ec24e5-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[When did filling the supermarket trolley become an ethical head melt?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/daft-report-7175032-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-28T06:00:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Slowdown in Dublin house prices amid a fall in demand from homebuyers</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Daft, Daft Report, Housing, Housing Crisis</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/houses-on-housing-estate-illustrating-the-irish-housing-crisis-in-skibbereen-west-cork-ireland-8c28601f-448d-41fc-8e21-e5b6c1b647fe-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Slowdown in Dublin house prices amid a fall in demand from homebuyers]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-israel-uefa-nations-league-3-2-7175330-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T23:46:35+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland-Israel game takes another cruel twist with racism allegation that cannot be investigated</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ireland, Nations League, Soccer, none</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/a-view-of-both-teams-duirng-the-israel-national-anthem-3fcb12fe-2c3d-4d4b-925a-7914d22b750b-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The teams before kick-off.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland-Israel game takes another cruel twist with racism allegation that cannot be investigated]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/2000s-pop-culture-7170462-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T22:00:29+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Quiz: How much do you know about noughties pop culture? </news:title>
            <news:keywords>2000s, entertainment, Music, pop culture, Quiz, westlife</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-2026-09-23-at-10-04-11-9d383843-21c2-49b6-8181-616069efe180-630x408.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Westlife in 1999]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Quiz: How much do you know about noughties pop culture? ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/drumcree-orange-order-decision-7174779-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T21:56:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Large crowd still in place on Garvaghy Road, stalling Drumcree Orange Order march</news:title>
            <news:keywords>drumcree, Garvaghy Road, Micheál Martin, Northern Ireland, Orange Order, Portadown</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/protesters-block-the-garvaghy-road-ahead-of-a-portadown-district-loyal-orange-lodge-lol-no-1-march-in-the-first-parade-along-the-garvaghy-road-in-portadown-for-almost-30-years-after-the-parade-was-d935c5c6-a437-4a4a-a635-0b3425a0052f-630x392.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Protesters block the Garvaghy road ahead of a Portadown District Loyal Orange Lodge (LOL) No 1 march.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Large crowd still in place on Garvaghy Road, stalling Drumcree Orange Order march]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-israel-football-ads-7175175-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T21:11:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Near-empty stadium, no handshake, no explanation: RTÉ broadcasts Uefa feed of Israel game</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Broadcasting, Controversy, Football, Ireland, Israel, RTÉ, none</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-2026-09-27-194031-b9c23467-ab67-4b71-a2a0-e4e9eb1f9d4b-630x344.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Teams take to the field in Debrecen. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Near-empty stadium, no handshake, no explanation: RTÉ broadcasts Uefa feed of Israel game]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/gaza-collapse-buildings-7169639-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T21:00:12+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘We are next’: Gaza families living in homes they know could collapse</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Exposed reinforcing steel, broken concrete and extensive damage inside Alfat Mohammed’s family home in al-Saftawi, northern Gaza City. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[‘We are next’: Gaza families living in homes they know could collapse]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-27-09-26-7175176-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T20:00:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Sunday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, News Fix</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Nigel Dawson, Portadown District Master, speaks to a police officer as the orange men gather at Drumcree Church, near to where police have formed a barricade to prevent them entering the Garvaghy Road.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Sunday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/money-diaries-spending-saving-104-7169302-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T20:00:01+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Money Diaries follow-up: A fintech worker on €65K living in Dublin</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Money Diaries follow-up: A fintech worker on €65K living in Dublin]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-v-israel-match-poll-7175052-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T18:32:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Will you watch the Ireland-Israel match?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Daily poll, FAI, Football, Ireland, Israel, Nations League, Poll, UEFA, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A general view of Nagyerdei Stadion ahead of the game.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Will you watch the Ireland-Israel match?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/giant-pandas-arrive-atlanta-7175110-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T17:56:12+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Giant pandas arrive in the US under government agreement with China</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Atlanta, China, giant pandas, Panda diplomacy, us china relations, Zoo Atlanta</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/260927-chengdu-sept-27-2026-xinhua-staff-members-transfer-giant-panda-ping-ping-at-the-chengdu-research-base-of-giant-panda-breeding-in-chengdu-southwest-chinas-sichuan-province-sept-5935f53f-942f-4735-9492-cb70e98fd433-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Staff members transfer giant panda Ping Ping at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Giant pandas arrive in the US under government agreement with China]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/drumcree-parade-stand-off-archbishops-7175074-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T17:09:12+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Catholic and Protestant archbishops jointly urge resolution to Drumcree 'crisis'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>drumcree, eamon martin, Garvaghy Road, John McDowell, Northern Ireland, Orange Order, Portadown</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Archbishop Eamon Martin, Catholic Archbishop of Armagh, and Archbishop John McDowell, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Catholic and Protestant archbishops jointly urge resolution to Drumcree 'crisis']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/raf-fairford-arrests-7174882-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T16:20:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>RAF Fairford terror plot ‘looking to do big damage’, Donald Trump says</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Counter Terrorism, explosives, Gloucestershire, National Security, RAF Fairford, US Air Force, Whelford</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/police-at-a-road-block-on-the-road-to-raf-fairford-after-major-incident-has-been-declared-with-armed-police-manning-a-cordon-near-the-village-of-whelford-in-gloucestershire-near-raf-fairford-which-i-d17e1c94-9184-4617-b30d-b6f7e56427da-630x411.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Police at a road block on the road to RAF Fairford after major incident has been declared, with armed police manning a cordon near the village of Whelford in Gloucestershire.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[RAF Fairford terror plot ‘looking to do big damage’, Donald Trump says]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/michelle-oneill-garvaghy-7175036-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T15:53:39+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Michelle O’Neill accused of ‘breaking the law’ on Garvaghy Road</news:title>
            <news:keywords>drumcree, DUP, Garvaghy Road, Michelle O'Neill, Northern Ireland, Sinn Féin</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/27092026-portadown-northern-ireland-first-minister-of-ni-michelle-oneill-and-sinn-fein-party-president-mary-lou-mcdonald-at-a-protest-where-over-two-thousand-people-have-gathered-near-drumcree-9e04aaba-efe2-4775-8dc7-9b9eb8681830-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Sinn Féin leaders were among those gathered on the road, including the First Minister and Sinn Féin vice president O'Neill.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Michelle O’Neill accused of ‘breaking the law’ on Garvaghy Road]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/flahavans-2-7174957-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T15:33:35+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Flahavan's workers win pay boost of up to 21.5% as unrest ends at porridge company</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cost of Living, Flahavan, flahavans, oat-standing, Porridge, proof is in the pay cheque, Trade Union, Unite, UNITE the union, Waterford</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Some workers will receive a 13% parity increase]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Flahavan's workers win pay boost of up to 21.5% as unrest ends at porridge company]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fai-board-stepping-side-7174842-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T15:10:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Sinn Féin, Social Democrats and Greens call for FAI board to step aside </news:title>
            <news:keywords>daniel ennis, FAI, Football, Israel, Joanna Byrne, Sinn Féin, Social Democrats, stop the game</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The press conference room Nagyerdei Stadion in Hungary]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin, Social Democrats and Greens call for FAI board to step aside ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/darndale-playground-fire-7174954-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T14:23:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Playground in north Dublin 'destroyed' by fire, says TD</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arson, Barry Heneghan, Darndale, Dublin, North Dublin, Vandalism</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The fire at the playground in Darndale pictured.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Playground in north Dublin 'destroyed' by fire, says TD]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/solar-grant-new-builds-7174906-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T13:03:55+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Solar grant scheme to be extended to newer builds</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Darragh O'Brien, Housing, Ireland, Renewable Energy, SEAI, Solar Energy</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[It's one of a range of measures being brought to Cabinet next week.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Solar grant scheme to be extended to newer builds]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/diy-renovation-cost-cutting-7173803-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T13:00:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>My husband wants to DIY some of our renovation. Good idea?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Advice, Design, Housing, Property, renovations, the big reno clinic</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Light DIY like stripping wallpaper is probably low risk.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[My husband wants to DIY some of our renovation. Good idea?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-identity-oasis-7173876-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T10:00:04+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Irish blood, English headstart in the battle of the bands</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Calling 353, Ireland in the UK, Irish identity, Irish-British bands, Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, Oasis</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/noel-gallagher-slane-2009-630x470.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[King of the castle; Noel Gallagher ahead of their 2009 Slane gig.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Irish blood, English headstart in the battle of the bands]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-headlines-2-7174834-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T09:10:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Sunday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, Nine at Nine, The 9 at 9</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/breakfast-served-food-with-beverage-coffee-orange-juice-on-table-in-the-morning-at-home-fresh-and-bright-continental-breakfast-healthy-1d988397-ecc4-4d44-b02e-6cf5bce29dcb-630x399.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <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-2-7169258-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T09:00:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Sitdown Sunday: Gangs are 'cuckooing' vulnerable people's homes</news:title>
            <news:keywords>7 deadly reads, Crime, Journalism, Longreads, sitdown sunday, Social Issues, wildlife</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/a-man-sitting-on-a-sofa-shredding-a-cannabis-bud-with-a-used-grinder-next-to-a-table-with-rolling-tobacco-and-paper-b039e355-1b18-4a5e-ae5b-04acb4bba5e0-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[British drug dealing gangs are moving off the streets and into vulnerable people's homes.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Sitdown Sunday: Gangs are 'cuckooing' vulnerable people's homes]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/internet-diaries-dublin-city-winter-lights-christmas-7172040-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T08:00:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dublin's Winter Lights has moved to January, and the haters expect 'Ramadan lights' will follow</news:title>
            <news:keywords>algorithms, Christmas, Diary of a man on the internet, Dublin, Dublin City Council, Gavin Pepper, Internet Diaries, Social Media, winter lights</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dublin's City Hall lit up as part of the Winter Lights festival in 2019]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dublin's Winter Lights has moved to January, and the haters expect 'Ramadan lights' will follow]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/what-you-need-to-know-about-tall-tales-and-murder-2-7171033-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T08:00:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What you need to know about Tall Tales & Murder</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, watercooler moment</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/farming-in-ireland-and-cap-7171978-Sep2026/</loc>
        <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>2026-09-27T07:30:18+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Taking CAP from 'hobby farmers' is not going to strengthen Ireland's food security problem</news:title>
            <news:keywords>active farmers, active farming, column, Common Agricultural Policy, EU, eu supports, Farmers, Farming, farming in ireland, food producers, hobby farmers, Irish farms, Opinion, support all farmers, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/farming-on-the-shores-of-gartan-lake-co-donegal-with-muckish-mountain-in-the-background-6e148e8b-a4db-4154-8bb7-0ce630e8079a-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Taking CAP from 'hobby farmers' is not going to strengthen Ireland's food security problem]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/status-orange-warning-7174760-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T07:16:32+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Heavy rain to hit six Munster and Leinster counties under Status Orange warning this morning</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Met Éireann, rain warning, Weather Alert</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-2026-09-27t071428-364-401ebfab-46cd-4d6e-a1ed-5ad06993609c-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Cork, Waterford, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford and Wicklow are impacted.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Heavy rain to hit six Munster and Leinster counties under Status Orange warning this morning]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dcc-ireland-sale-7173623-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T07:00:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland’s last conglomerate has just been sold for €7bn. Will the country ever create another?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Business, Conglomerates, DCC, Ireland, Irish Economy, private equity</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/no-cars-at-empty-certa-filling-station-by-dcc-plc-or-gas-station-or-petrol-station-pay-at-pump-fourcourt-new-network-and-facillity-at-deerpark-killarn-b661f67c-8a8b-4749-8085-5c940f5d81a7-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Certa is one of DCC's well-known brands.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland’s last conglomerate has just been sold for €7bn. Will the country ever create another?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/politics-ireland-7171975-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-27T06:30:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Winner winner, chicken dinner': Here are the winners and losers of the political week</news:title>
            <news:keywords>The week that was, Winners and Losers</news:keywords>
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