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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The cut to the NI Placenames Project funding had threatened to derail efforts to introduce dual language signage all over the North.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Late intervention by SF Economy Minister saves NI Placenames Project after day of arguments]]></image:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T22:57:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>One of two men allegedly stabbed by their younger brother tells court of 'horror film' attack</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[One of two men allegedly stabbed by their younger brother tells court of 'horror film' attack]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/tattle-life-neil-and-donna-sands-7031871-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T22:49:07+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Antrim couple awarded £300,000 against Tattle Life have damages set aside</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Antrim couple awarded £300,000 against Tattle Life have damages set aside]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/crew-members-require-urgent-medical-care-after-suspected-hantavirus-outbreak-7031162-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T22:10:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Spain to receive cruise ship with presumed hantavirus outbreak in coming days</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The MV Hondius cruise ship is anchored at a port in Praia, Cape Verde]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Spain to receive cruise ship with presumed hantavirus outbreak in coming days]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-tuesday-95-7031833-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T20:44:38+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's what happened today: Tuesday</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Singer/songwriter Taylor D with Pat Dennigan (CEO Focus Ireland), Ingrid Garacki (Focus Ireland) and drummer Cian Cross performing at Make Some Noise for Focus Ireland in St. Stephen's Green Shopping Centre, Dublin. The nationwide music event supported by Bauer Media metro stations raises vital funds to end homelessness. More than 17,500 people including over 5,700 children are now living in emergency accommodation in Ireland. To donate visit focusireland.ie Photo: Justin Farrelly / Photocall Ireland]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/poll-ireland-nuclear-power-ban-7031411-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T20:00:42+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Poll: Should Ireland lift the ban on nuclear power?</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Poll: Should Ireland lift the ban on nuclear power?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-nasa-artemis-accords-space-7031797-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T19:57:29+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland just signed up to a global pact aimed at keeping things from kicking off in outer space</news:title>
            <news:keywords>artemis accords, NASA, Outer Space, Peter Burke, Space, The final frontier</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ireland is the 66th country to sign the Artemis Accords.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland just signed up to a global pact aimed at keeping things from kicking off in outer space]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/gavin-lawlor-assault-sentencing-7031794-May2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T19:30:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man who attacked teen girlfriend for 'liking' TikTok video has sentence tripled by appeal court</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Assault, coercive control, Court of Appeal, Courts, Domestic Violence, Gavin Lawlor, Wexford</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Man who attacked teen girlfriend for 'liking' TikTok video has sentence tripled by appeal court]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ballymun-hit-and-run-7031777-May2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T19:10:11+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gardaí appeal for help to track down car involved in Ballymun hit-and-run last month</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ballymun, Dublin, Garda Appeal, Gardaí, Hit-and-Run, road traffic accident</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of the suspected model of the offending car.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Gardaí appeal for help to track down car involved in Ballymun hit-and-run last month]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/eb-gel-treatment-hse-7031751-May2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T18:39:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>First EB-specific gel treatment in Ireland made available by the HSE</news:title>
            <news:keywords>butterfly skin, Epidermolysis Bullosa, Filsuvez, Healthcare, HSE, Ireland, rare diseases</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/actor-colin-farrell-with-his-close-friend-emma-fogarty-running-in-the-irish-life-dublin-marathon-in-dublin-to-raise-money-for-people-living-with-epidermolysis-bullosa-eb-a-rare-genetic-skin-condi-28ae3b6c-6b57-4e62-9698-2204c37866f3-630x428.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Colin Farrell and Emma Forgarty pictured raising funds for charity Debra, which supports those with EB.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[First EB-specific gel treatment in Ireland made available by the HSE]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/stephens-green-shopping-appeal-7031730-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T18:23:19+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Second group appeals Stephen's Green redesign saying it 'erases the building's character'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Coimisin Pleanála, Dublin, Dublin City Council, Planning Permission, Redevelopment, save stephens green campaign, st stephen's green shopping centre, stephen's green shopping centre</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[.This appeal follows Athlone man Oliver Donoghue, lodging a third party appeal last week.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Second group appeals Stephen's Green redesign saying it 'erases the building's character']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/meta-facebook-instagram-feeds-profiling-dark-patterns-probe-7031731-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T18:02:13+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Irish regulator investigating Meta over ‘dark patterns’ on your Facebook and Instagram feeds</news:title>
            <news:keywords>coimisiún na meán, Facebook, Instagram, media regulator, Meta, recommended for you</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/barnaul-russia-june-20-2022-popular-social-media-logos-instagram-and-facebook-on-the-screen-smartphone-closeup-b7ef04af-ac96-495d-91bb-e26e194a5c4a-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[the regulator is concerned that users may not be able to easily switch to a version of their feed that is not based on profiling.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Irish regulator investigating Meta over ‘dark patterns’ on your Facebook and Instagram feeds]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/by-elections-register-to-vote-7031729-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T17:58:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Today is the last day to register to vote in the by-elections</news:title>
            <news:keywords>By-Elections, Dublin Central, East and West, galway west, Ireland, Last Chance, Politics, Voter Registration</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/polling-station-at-schull-national-school-west-cork-in-the-2024-general-election-34fc05cd-4295-4edb-b46b-50c70a702d21-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Today is the last day to register to vote in the by-elections]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fine-gael-james-geoghegan-cctv-7031170-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>2026-05-05T17:35:00+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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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ex-garda-sentencing-hit-and-run-7031676-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>2026-05-05T17:05:50+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ex-garda remanded in custody for sentencing over fatal hit-and-run</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Courts, Dangerous Driving, Drogheda, Hit-and-Run</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/michael-ball-court-case-7e07dc82-b537-4577-8600-640bba8e53ae-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Former garda Michael Ball arriving at Dundalk Circuit Court ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ex-garda remanded in custody for sentencing over fatal hit-and-run]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-5-05-26-7031673-May2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T17:00:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Tuesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5, The 5 at 5</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/a-modern-white-wall-clock-with-aluminium-frame-close-up-to-a-wall-clock-the-pointers-at-half-pass-4-selective-focus-on-the-number-5-or-5-oclock-r-ee72fe97-b7a1-440e-97d0-eef266886d13-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Tuesday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/shein-data-protectio-investigation-7031578-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>2026-05-05T16:32:21+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Fast fashion giant Shein is being investigated over the transfer of customers' data to China </news:title>
            <news:keywords>China, Data privacy, Data Protection Commision, Data Protection Commission, GDPR, Investigation, SHEIN</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/person-holding-cellphone-with-logo-of-fashion-e-commerce-company-shein-in-front-of-business-webpage-focus-on-phone-display-25d35fa2-e7f8-42bf-bf4f-048074d08a24-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Shein has its European headquarters in Dublin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Fast fashion giant Shein is being investigated over the transfer of customers' data to China ]]></image: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>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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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>
            <news:keywords>alexis campion, Attempted Murder, Clondalkin, Crime, Dublin, Gardaí</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/river-b312d21f-e713-4d7c-950c-7cd60f92bd87-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Photo provided by Garda Press Office on Alexis Campion's request.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Three men arrested in connection with attempted murder of woman set on fire at her Dublin home]]></image:title>
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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:publication>
                <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:publication>
                <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 the most (and least) popular days of the week to get married 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 the most (and least) popular days of the week to get married in 2025]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jeffrey-donaldson-court-7031559-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <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:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/sir-jeffrey-donaldson-court-case-8bd4963e-5d41-414d-ac98-e570ee9b2b09-630x432.jpg</image:loc>
        <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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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-jailed-indecent-assault-7031517-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <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>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/the-criminal-courts-of-justice-dublin-ireland-b3512a7e-09f1-4fb4-a5fa-49fab2044960-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <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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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hantavirus-cruise-ship-explainer-7031031-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <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:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/color-enhanced-transmission-electron-micrograph-tem-of-hantavirus-particles-hantavirus-is-a-respiratory-disease-carried-in-wild-rodents-such-as-deer-mice-mice-do-not-appear-ill-while-carrying-the-dd62ef3f-f0b9-4e91-94e1-95017b4b5fe9-630x460.jpg</image:loc>
        <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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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-jailed-manslaughter-7031404-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <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:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/joshua-rush-ccj3-cf762990-4225-4156-babc-465e607cd4ab-630x412.jpg</image:loc>
        <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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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/aire-on-dup-a-cheistiu-faoi-chiorru-ar-thogra-logainmneacha-7031189-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <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>
        <image:image>
        <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>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <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:image>
        <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>
        <news:news>
            <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:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/embedded283078068-88f42856-02f7-4f9b-8436-f9e53e7413e1-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <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>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <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>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <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:image>
        <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/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>
        <image:image>
        <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>
    </image:image>
    </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>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <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>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <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>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/an-ghaeilge-agus-an-ghaeltacht-ag-croi-lar-ailtireacht-eirinn-aontaithe-7031019-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T11:05:20+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>
        <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>2026-05-05T10:58:32+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>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <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>
    </image:image>
    </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>
            </news:publication>
            
            <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>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/blurred-frame-30-64704c7a-f800-4e0e-9aa0-a0550d7f3c8e-630x378.jpg</image:loc>
        <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>
    </image:image>
    </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>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T10:03:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man assaulted and found by gardaí in Cork is in a critical condition </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Assault, Cork, Cork University Hospital, Liffey Park, Mayfield, serious asault</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
    
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/morning-news-rundown-tuesday-may-7031130-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-05-05T09:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Tuesday</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-625e7126-2f81-4acb-8617-c93b604c5e30-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Tuesday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/economic-growth-expected-but-at-slower-pace-fuel-supply-turbulence-7031104-May2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <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>
            <news:keywords>E&amp;Y, Economic Forecast, EY Economic Eye, EY Economic Eye forecast, Ireland, island of ireland, Northern Ireland</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/river-2026-05-05t071143-536-6f43a26b-4c99-4231-aaec-f96c770edeeb-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <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>
    </image:image>
    </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>
            </news:publication>
            <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>
    </image:image>
    </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>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/27-04-d7b7b5d5-6681-4422-be2d-0f112710c999-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[IPAS accommodation among buildings handed fire safety notices in the last five years]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </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>
        </news:news>
        <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.
 ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland, an electrostate: 100 years after Ardnacrusha, we now face the same energy challenges]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </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>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <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>
    </image:image>
    </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>
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        <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>
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    </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>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <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:image>
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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>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
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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>
    </image:image>
    </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>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/the-mv-plancius-originally-built-in-1975-for-the-dutch-navy-and-now-converted-to-polar-expedition-cruise-ship-belonging-to-oceanwide-expeditions-9dac241d-696f-4ae6-ae34-4b2e280983b9-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <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>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/garda-irish-police-force-members-on-patrol-in-rain-in-glenties-county-donegal-ireland-65de0d8d-e665-46a6-a4fd-41dfd5e676c5-630x433.jpg</image:loc>
        <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>
    </image:image>
    </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>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/screenshot-480-6732d059-dd0f-4c54-8783-b9b20593b4b4-630x492.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gráinne Uí Mhaitiú.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Former Bosco presenter Gráinne Uí Mhaitiú dies aged 72]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </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>
        </news:news>
        <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>
    </image:image>
    </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>
        </news:news>
        <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>
    </image:image>
    </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>
        </news:news>
        <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>
    </image:image>
    </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>
    </image:image>
    </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>
    </image:image>
    </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>
        </news:news>
        <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>
    </image:image>
    </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>
        </news:news>
        <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>
            <news:keywords>Hospital safety, hse internal audit, Medicine, Patient security, The Morning Lead, Violence</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/hospital-radiology-waiting-area-with-an-elderly-patient-in-a-wheelchair-711fc66b-dd0f-45c3-a05f-20abca826360-630x401.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <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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    </url></urlset>