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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-26T00:05:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>How 63 former politicians and civil servants lobbied their one-time colleagues dozens of times</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[How 63 former politicians and civil servants lobbied their one-time colleagues dozens of times]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/person-rescued-coast-guard-aran-islands-wormhole-7174176-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T22:10:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Person winched to safety from Aran Islands ‘wormhole’ after being swept onto ledge</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Aran Fire and Rescue services assisted in the rescue this afternoon.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Person winched to safety from Aran Islands ‘wormhole’ after being swept onto ledge]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/woman-dead-three-car-collision-wexford-7174133-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T21:07:24+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Woman in her 70s dies following three-car collision in Wexford</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The collision occurred on the N30 shortly after 2.40pm.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/friday-newshound-quiz-21-7174088-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T21:00:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/taylor-swift-vma-announcement-7173207-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T20:30:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Taylor Swift has hinted at ANOTHER big release. We rounded up fan theories of what it could be.</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[She may be making an announcement at the VMAs this weekend.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Taylor Swift has hinted at ANOTHER big release. We rounded up fan theories of what it could be.]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/u2-secret-gig-50th-anniversary-7173203-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T20:10:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>U2 continue 50th 'birthday' celebrations with second gig of the day from Bewley's balcony </news:title>
            <news:keywords>achtung clontarf, Adam Clayton, Bono, hello clontarf, Hello Hello, Larry Mullen, rattle and bun, rattle and buns, The Edge, U2</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Bono and Adam Clayton performing at Bewley's.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[U2 continue 50th 'birthday' celebrations with second gig of the day from Bewley's balcony ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/25-09-26-7172795-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T20:00:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Friday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, News Fix</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Crowds assembled on Grafton Street to see a surprise performance by U2 this afternoon.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Friday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/iced-coffee-job-interview-debate-online-7173687-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T20:00:34+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The question dividing the internet: can you bring iced coffee to an interview? It's complicated...</news:title>
            <news:keywords>brew-haha, Debate, gen z, iced coffee, Job Interview, Online, professional, recruiters, storm in a plastic cup</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The debate has carried on for more than week across the internet.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The question dividing the internet: can you bring iced coffee to an interview? It's complicated...]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/drumcree-orange-order-parade-gravaghy-road-explained-7173877-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T19:42:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Why has the Parades Commission given permission to the Drumcree march after almost 30 years?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>drumcree, drumcree church, Garvaghy Road, High Court, Northern Ireland, orangemen, Parade, Parades Commission, residents</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/portadown-orangemen-parade-back-up-to-drumcree-church-after-being-prevented-from-marching-down-the-mainly-catholic-garvaghy-road-in-portadown-northern-ireland-sunday-july-9-2006-police-prevente-78bc8cfd-e368-46ea-9b1f-c5d045ffe754-630x482.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Garvaghy Road is a predominantly nationalist and Catholic area.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Why has the Parades Commission given permission to the Drumcree march after almost 30 years?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/gra-garda-representative-association-discipline-threat-an-garda-siochana-7174025-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T19:35:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Garda management drops discipline threat against senior GRA official who spoke out publicly</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, garda discipline, Garda Representative Association, GRA</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A stock image of a garda lantern.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Garda management drops discipline threat against senior GRA official who spoke out publicly]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/u2-secret-gig-inside-7173797-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T19:28:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Fly on the wall: Here's what it was like inside U2's 'secret' Mount Temple schoolyard gig </news:title>
            <news:keywords>50 years, adam, Bono, Edge, Larry, mount temple, School's Out, U2</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Fly on the wall: Here's what it was like inside U2's 'secret' Mount Temple schoolyard gig ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/pc-12-grounded-maintenance-deadlines-7173709-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T19:16:11+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Irish Air Corps grounds PC-12 transport aircraft fleet due to missed maintenance deadlines</news:title>
            <news:keywords>grounded aircraft, Irish Air Corps</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/50750783087_29a98f73e4_o-980b7aa8-023b-4cfe-a7fe-b5f9229d21f0-630x429.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[An Irish Air Corps PC-12 aircraft. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Irish Air Corps grounds PC-12 transport aircraft fleet due to missed maintenance deadlines]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/explainer-poland-eu-migration-pact-exemption-paul-lawlesss-anotu-foreign-born-asylum-refugees-ukrainians-7173662-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T19:04:47+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Explainer: What exemption does Poland have in the EU Migration Pact?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>aontú, Asylum Seekers, EU migration pact, FactCheck, Immigration, Ireland, migration pact, Poland</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/image-af14b80c-49ba-4a9c-9461-bb7e7a48697b-630x394.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Aontú's Peadar Toibín and Paul Lawless talking to the media on the plinth at Leinster House.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Explainer: What exemption does Poland have in the EU Migration Pact?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ai-meta-zuckerberg-7173366-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T19:04:21+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Zuckerberg says his new AI tool will 'improve our lives'. Are we insane enough to believe him?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>AI, Analysis, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, Meta Muse, Steve Dempsey</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/menlo-park-usa-23rd-sep-2026-mark-zuckerberg-ceo-of-the-facebook-parent-company-meta-takes-the-stage-at-the-meta-connect-developer-conference-behind-him-is-a-personalized-mascot-of-the-ai-assis-623d0a91-612a-48b0-938e-618914a9b000-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Zuckerberg in front of the Muse mascot at a conference this week. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Zuckerberg says his new AI tool will 'improve our lives'. Are we insane enough to believe him?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/iran-reopen-strait-of-hormuz-7173992-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T18:39:25+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Iran offers deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz in seven days if US meets conditions</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Abbas Araghchi, Iran, nuclear program, Oil Prices, strait of hormuz, United States</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/un-general-assembly-aec7e326-bd29-44bd-8c3a-5f14a3db8763-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The country's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi was attending the recent UN General Assembly in New York (Stefan Jeremiah/AP)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Iran offers deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz in seven days if US meets conditions]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sean-oleary-kerry-football-crash-7173953-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T17:57:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>All-Ireland winner whose career was ended by dangerous driver hits out at TikTok trend</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dangerous Driving, Ireland, Kerry, Road Safety, Seán O'Leary, tiktok</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/img2-thejournal-cbef0895-6ec3-45f7-9064-60173271a119-630x421.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Sean O'Leary with his Kerry team-mates after his crash in 2021. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[All-Ireland winner whose career was ended by dangerous driver hits out at TikTok trend]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-25-09-26-7173823-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T17:00:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Friday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5, five at five, The 5 at 5</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
    
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-government-very-concerned-over-decision-to-allow-orange-order-to-march-garvaghy-road-7173810-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T16:55:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Irish government ‘very concerned’ over decision to allow Orange Order to march Garvaghy Road</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Armagh, claire hanna, DUP, Garvaghy Road, gavin robinson, Irish government, Michelle O'Neill, Northern Ireland, Orange Order, Portadown, SDLp, Sinn Féin</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/portadown-orangemen-march-down-to-police-lines-after-they-were-prevented-from-marching-down-the-mainly-catholic-garvaghy-road-in-portadown-northern-ireland-sunday-july-2-2000-ap-photopeter-mor-5b00c3ae-3d34-4608-8c20-99b4566c9972-630x462.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Orangemen march down to police lines after they were prevented from marching down Garvaghy Road in 2000.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Irish government ‘very concerned’ over decision to allow Orange Order to march Garvaghy Road]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-winter-lights-2026-7173459-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T15:53:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What's going on with Dublin City Council's Winter Lights? Even the organisers aren't sure</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, Dublin City Council, Dublin Winter Lights, Ireland, seeing the light</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/the-illuminated-winter-in-dublin-sign-featuring-purple-and-white-lights-hangs-over-georges-street-part-of-the-citys-festive-display-1c347711-5f19-46ad-be28-ebe057d2a3e5-630x490.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[What's going on with Dublin City Council's Winter Lights? Even the organisers aren't sure]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/paddy-mckillen-jr-insolvency-7173715-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T15:29:43+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Paddy McKillen Jr declared insolvent with debts of over €27m</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, High Court, insolvency, paddy mckillen jr, personal insolvency, press up group</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/the-river-liffey-in-dublin-with-the-four-courts-building-b2d3ac23-7de8-4c00-9f05-9b3c72e8b1b7-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A protection certificate was issued for the restaurateur businessman and co-founder of the Press Up hospitality group.

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        <image:title><![CDATA[Paddy McKillen Jr declared insolvent with debts of over €27m]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/homeless-figures-department-of-housing-emergency-accommodation-7173084-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T14:47:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Homelessness: Record 17,885 people in emergency accommodation last month</news:title>
            <news:keywords>department of housing, Emergency Accommodation, Homeless, Homelessness, Housing, Housing Crisis</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of a hotel room.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Homelessness: Record 17,885 people in emergency accommodation last month]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jeffrey-donaldson-pre-sentence-hearing-newry-7173484-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T14:46:39+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Jeffrey Donaldson's barrister tells court his sex crime convictions 'obliterate' achievements</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Courts, DUP, Jeffrey Donaldson, Newry, Sexual Assault</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of Jeffrey Donaldson arriving at Newry Courthouse on 22 June]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson's barrister tells court his sex crime convictions 'obliterate' achievements]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/boots-roma-discrimination-case-7173571-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T14:37:54+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Boots 'vicariously liable' for actions of security guard who refused Roma woman entry to shop</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Boots, Discrimination, Dublin, equal status acts, roma community, Workplace Relations Commission</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of Boots on Dublin's Henry Street, pictured in 2022.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Boots 'vicariously liable' for actions of security guard who refused Roma woman entry to shop]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/drumcree-parade-decision-7173091-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T14:36:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Orange Order granted permission to march down Garvaghy Road for first time since 1997 </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Armagh, drumcree, drumcree parade, Garvaghy Road, Northern Ireland, Orange Order, Parades Commission, Portadown</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/orangemen-on-parade-in-portadown-during-a-protest-march-organised-in-response-to-the-banning-of-the-orange-order-parade-from-drumcree-church-back-along-the-nationalist-garvaghy-road-59ac6e7e-d199-4ef2-a795-f65da08320a9-630x374.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Orangemen on parade in Portadown in 1999, during a protest march organised in response to the banning of the Orange Order parade from Drumcree church back along the nationalist Garvaghy Road.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Orange Order granted permission to march down Garvaghy Road for first time since 1997 ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ai-beginners-guide-openai-anthropic-7172223-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T14:09:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What is an AI 'agent', how can it 'go rogue' and why the doomsday fears? Here's what to know</news:title>
            <news:keywords>AI, Anthropic, apocalypse how, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, claude, Elon musk, Hugging face, openai, sam altman</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/chatgpt-gemini-microsoft-copilot-claude-and-perplexity-app-icons-are-seen-on-a-google-pixel-smartphone-ai-competition-concepts-2ca63456-0fd2-4c88-af2a-3857f880ae95-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of leading AI apps on a smartphone]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[What is an AI 'agent', how can it 'go rogue' and why the doomsday fears? Here's what to know]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/darina-allen-stop-farmed-salmon-pledge-7173397-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T12:55:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Darina Allen among famous chefs calling for ocean-farmed salmon not to be served in restaurants</news:title>
            <news:keywords>darina allen, Environment, Ireland, off the table, Salmon farming, sustainability, wild salmon</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/baked-half-salmon-fillet-open-faced-with-lemon-garlic-thyme-marinade-isolated-on-a-baking-sheet-closeup-4c2e73f4-9994-4701-b058-9b8b904de2ce-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Over 8,700 chefs and restaurants have pledged to stop serving salmon, including several in Ireland (file photo of baked salmon).]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Darina Allen among famous chefs calling for ocean-farmed salmon not to be served in restaurants]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/solar-panel-bid-rigging-investigation-7173413-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T12:50:25+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Solar panel businesses searched by gardaí and watchdog in bid-rigging investigation</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bid-rigging, CCPC, Competition Law, dawn raids, Gardaí, Ireland, Solar Energy</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/solarpanelandbeautifulskycloudsatsunset-greenenergy-2798de55-7beb-4138-87fd-d53788935080-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of solar panels.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Solar panel businesses searched by gardaí and watchdog in bid-rigging investigation]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dhl-express-price-increase-7173375-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T12:20:55+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>DHL Express is raising its prices in the new year</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Business, DHL Express, Inflation, Ireland, Logistics, shipping</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/a-dhl-delivery-van-in-dublin-ireland-4a81bd7e-48b4-4fbe-81a1-723f41323416-630x508.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[As a business that operates in more than 220 counties and territories, it is influenced by developments across global markets, it said.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[DHL Express is raising its prices in the new year]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/oasis-slane-castle-tickets-2-7173227-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T11:48:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Some Irish fans have secured Oasis tickets as many more still anxiously wait for access codes</news:title>
            <news:keywords>any codes going?, Concerts, Ireland, Music, Oasis, slane castle, Ticketmaster</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mixcollage-25-sep-2026-11-18-am-2076-2264006f-144e-413c-8888-632f01ec6cf5-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Fans still have a chance to receive a code.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Some Irish fans have secured Oasis tickets as many more still anxiously wait for access codes]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sayed-abu-farchi-goal-7173268-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T11:07:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Israeli player sent off for goal celebration suggests he was mimicking pool, not firing a gun</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Austria, Football, goal celebration, Israel, Nations League, Sayed Abu Farchi, uefa nations league</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-7-13f7e302-d309-4191-beb5-8ee5d3a4c404-630x410.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Sayed Abu Farchi was sent off after his goal celebration.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Israeli player sent off for goal celebration suggests he was mimicking pool, not firing a gun]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/rubiks-cube-world-record-poll-lian-yunzhi-7173252-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>2026-09-25T10:33:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Can you solve a Rubik’s cube?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>China, Lian Yunzhi, Poll, Rubik's Cube, Speedcubing, The Daily Poll, World Cube Association, World Record, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/child-hands-trying-to-solve-rubiks-cube-1f09d1c0-947d-4ee7-86f1-e51b88c30b07-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Six-year-old Lian Yunzhi can solve a cube in an average of just over four seconds]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Can you solve a Rubik’s cube?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-friday-76-7173063-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T08:48:54+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Friday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, Nine at Nine, The 9 at 9, the nine at nine</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/yellow-number-one-on-blue-background-3d-render-4993e56a-d594-4b38-817b-3d8229c3d915-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Friday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/kilkenny-crash-teenager-7173093-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T08:36:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Teenager seriously injured in single-vehicle crash in Kilkenny</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Carrigeen, Gardaí, Kilkenny, n24, Road Crash, Waterford, Witness appeal</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/garda-road-closed-sign-in-ireland-acf4a6a9-8f50-4da3-8133-8f6f90d7408b-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Teenager seriously injured in single-vehicle crash in Kilkenny]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-citizenship-residency-rules-7172403-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T08:35:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Letters to the editor on... new citizenship rules, sinning against ecology and Dublin after dark</news:title>
            <news:keywords>citizenship, Dublin, Environment, Ireland, Letters, letters to the editor, Public Safety, Your Thoughts</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/dublinireland12-08-2024aerialviewofthecitycentreat-cf21deaa-a1ea-444c-aa33-86f2104fcdb7-630x412.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dublin, Ireland ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Letters to the editor on... new citizenship rules, sinning against ecology and Dublin after dark]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/susan-sarandon-arrested-un-protest-7173055-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T08:06:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Actor Hannah Einbinder said she hopes her arrest at Netanyahu protest draws attention to Gaza</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Benjamin Netanyahu, Hannah Einbinder, New York, New York City, Protests, susan sarandon, United Nations</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/hannah-einbinder-center-and-other-demonstrators-gather-to-protest-ahead-of-israeli-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahus-address-during-the-81st-session-of-the-united-nations-general-assembly-thursda-503ccd52-412f-4a9e-a2ce-eda479eeb022-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Hannah Einbinder, centre, and other demonstrators gather to protest ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address at the United Nations General Assembly.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Actor Hannah Einbinder said she hopes her arrest at Netanyahu protest draws attention to Gaza]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/slow-horses-2-7171051-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>2026-09-25T07:15:37+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Poll: What do you make of the new season of Slow Horses so far?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>any good recs?, Best of the Box</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
    
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/uniteed-nations-address-taoiseach-7172956-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T07:14:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Taoiseach tells UN the world will be shamed when 'true horrors' of Gaza are fully revealed</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Gaza, Israel, Micheál Martin, Palestine, Speaking out, UN, United Nations, United Nations General Assembly</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/un71154825-1ff6186c-2382-4729-a531-cbeca2b28b47-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Taoiseach received a round of applause from the chamber for his remarks on Palestine.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Taoiseach tells UN the world will be shamed when 'true horrors' of Gaza are fully revealed]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/nobody-needs-this-2-7172176-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-25T06:00:37+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Hard to be a Swiftie: When Taylor announced the new album, I knew I'd be forced to defend it</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Feature, new music, Nobody Needs This, Opinion, Taylor Swift, taylor swift new album, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/new-york-usa-september-11th-2024-taylor-swift-arriving-at-the-mtv-video-music-awards-2024-ubs-arena-credit-doug-petersempicsalamy-live-news-c6251071-cbde-42c5-a1bf-5ac37cffc69c-630x929.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Hard to be a Swiftie: When Taylor announced the new album, I knew I'd be forced to defend it]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/larry-donnelly-2-7172383-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>2026-09-25T00:10:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Trump keeps on Trumping as midterms approach, but that doesn't mean the Dems are a shoo-in</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Donald Trump, LARRY DONNELLY, Opinion, the while house, voices, Washington, White House, white house woes</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/washington-d-c-august-7-2023-the-james-s-brady-press-briefing-room-is-seen-at-the-white-house-in-washington-d-c-fbf2c020-a983-4757-96fd-bfe3b2528d15-630x417.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Trump keeps on Trumping as midterms approach, but that doesn't mean the Dems are a shoo-in]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/austria-israel-2-7172960-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T23:13:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Israeli player sent off for controversial celebration with corner flag as late goals secure Austrian win</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Austria, Football, Group B3, Israel, Nations League, Soccer, none</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/abd0123_20260924-linz-osterreich-saied-abu-farchi-isr-jubelt-nach-seinem-tor-zum-11-am-donnerstag-24-september-2026-wahrend-eines-nations-league-spiel-gruppe-b3-1-runde-zwischen-osterre-6f72ef84-ddcb-408e-adba-dd4da62dcd47-630x375.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Sayed Abu Farchi was sent off after his goal celebration. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Israeli player sent off for controversial celebration with corner flag as late goals secure Austrian win]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/un-netanyahu-protests-7172800-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T22:58:51+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Arrests at protests on the streets surrounding UN HQ as Netanyahu addressed world leaders</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Israel, Palestine, UNGA, United Nations</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/img_0045-84792df1-0910-4858-8865-8a174a8ca722-630x472.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Protesters on the streets of New York this afternoon.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Arrests at protests on the streets surrounding UN HQ as Netanyahu addressed world leaders]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/denmark-greenland-us-military-bases-cost-7172917-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T22:40:09+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>US will have to pay for new Greenland military bases despite Trump’s ‘no cost’ claim, Denmark says</news:title>
            <news:keywords>agreement, art of the deal, Denmark, Donald Trump, Greenland, military bases, pituffik space base, Thule Air Base</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/denmarks-prime-minister-mette-frederiksen-center-greenlands-prime-minister-jens-frederik-nielsen-right-and-us-president-donald-trump-at-the-signing-ceremony-of-a-security-deal-between-the-u-s-b96b093e-3fa6-404c-a6d8-3e5a3ace91c9-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump, Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (centre) and Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen (right) pictured on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[US will have to pay for new Greenland military bases despite Trump’s ‘no cost’ claim, Denmark says]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/unga-israel-ireland-7172427-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T22:17:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland did not take part in mass walkout during Netanyahu's UN General Assembly address</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Helen McEntee, Israel, UNGA, United Nations</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/israeli-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu-speaks-during-the-81st-session-of-the-united-nations-general-assembly-at-united-nations-headquarters-thursday-sept-24-2026-ap-photoyuki-iwamura-624b1f08-38a5-4fd4-a59e-274a40100604-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland did not take part in mass walkout during Netanyahu's UN General Assembly address]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-thursday-88-7172822-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T21:44:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's what happened today: Thursday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, News Fix</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/no-fee-an-post-literary-stamps-mx-2-2264790e-6f1f-4edd-85f0-d9c35fedb006-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Colm Tóibín pictured with one of the new stamps celebrates modern Irish literary fiction.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's what happened today: Thursday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/court-stabbing-limerick-ennis-court-7172748-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T20:49:19+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'I’ve stabbed you three times bro, you might want to go to hospital,’ Limerick man allegedly told victim</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Conor Madigan, Courts, Ennis, Garda, Limerick, Stabbing</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-arrested-in-liverpool-in-connection-with-murder-of-robbie-lawlor-7171812-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T20:25:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man charged with the 2020 murder of Robbie Lawlor in Belfast</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ardoyne, Belfast, Drogheda, Dublin, Keane Mulready-Woods, Liverpool, Louth, merseyside police, PSNI, robbie lawlor</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/blurred-frame-21-cbc9cd92-702b-4450-9b6f-7d359d548e03-630x252.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Robbie Lawlor was shot dead in 2020.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man charged with the 2020 murder of Robbie Lawlor in Belfast]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/amazon-refunds-200-cheques-7170610-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T20:21:35+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Some Amazon customers will receive cheques for up to $200 following settlement with US regulators</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Amazon, Amazon Prime, Great News, Prime of life, Refund, vouchers</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/warsaw-poland-march-3-2026-amazon-prime-online-shopping-order-delivered-package-cardboard-box-in-europe-df0ee4aa-0183-40aa-a0fa-807534462f1c-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Amazon will begin issuing automatic redress payments from 1 October to millions of additional people.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Some Amazon customers will receive cheques for up to $200 following settlement with US regulators]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/four-men-arrested-drug-seizure-7172714-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T20:14:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Four men arrested as gardaí seize drugs valued at over €2m</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, Cocaine, Crime, Drug seizure, Ireland, Money Laundering</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-1833b1e3-2d5e-44e4-882d-2c525e538c9e-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Cash totalling €34,300 was also seized, as well as a number of vehicles, gardaí said.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Four men arrested as gardaí seize drugs valued at over €2m]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/car-crash-costa-nutgrove-shopping-centre-7172643-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T18:53:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Driver (70s) injured after car crashes through front of Costa at Dublin shopping centre</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Car Crash, costa coffee, Dublin, Garda, Injured, nutgrove, Shopping Centre, Whitehall</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/car-crash-nutgrove-7fa53aa8-c034-45cc-bbca-2d9a541aee19-630x471.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[An image of the car shortly after the collision.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Driver (70s) injured after car crashes through front of Costa at Dublin shopping centre]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cork-knife-attack-bail-application-7172651-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T18:52:05+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man (42) accused of knife attack on his partner to make High Court bail application</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Assault, bail application, Cork, court news, Domestic Violence, Ireland</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/a-general-view-of-the-judges-chairs-in-the-special-criminal-court-during-the-unveiling-of-the-new-courts-of-criminal-justice-parkgate-street-dublin-9913b5a9-e31f-4bcd-9886-52b718451c9d-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man (42) accused of knife attack on his partner to make High Court bail application]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/judge-orders-white-house-access-7171638-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T18:15:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>US news outlets allowed back into the White House after Trump ban</news:title>
            <news:keywords>CNN, Donald Trump, First Amendment, politico, Press Freedom, trump administration, Welcome back, White House</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/a-sign-in-support-of-news-outlets-is-seen-at-the-white-house-press-room-sept-19-2026-in-washington-ap-photojose-luis-magana-8bb0965e-1cb7-4379-8fff-a143587a2f46-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A sign in support of news outlets is seen at the White House press room in Washington this week. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[US news outlets allowed back into the White House after Trump ban]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/seanad-byelection-oireachtas-vote-november-7172595-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T17:50:42+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Date set for Seanad byelection to fill seat vacated by Fine Gael (but only 234 people get a vote)</news:title>
            <news:keywords>byelection, cultural and educational panel, Election, James Browne, Ray McAdam, Sean Kyne, Seanad</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/fine-gael-candidate-sean-kyne-celebrates-with-tanaiste-and-fine-gael-leader-simon-harris-and-supporters-after-winning-the-galway-west-by-election-at-the-count-at-galway-lawn-tennis-club-galway-the-b-a4d504c7-2d99-4cbf-a49a-556942580bf7-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The byelection will fill the seat of Seán Kyne, who was elected to the Dáil in May.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Date set for Seanad byelection to fill seat vacated by Fine Gael (but only 234 people get a vote)]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/taoiseach-citizenship-rules-7172546-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T17:29:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Taoiseach signals five-year citizenship rule may be retained for workers already in Ireland</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Citizenship reform, Immigration, Micheál Martin</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/img_0023-6d155729-77fb-4272-b797-25e6214e2a99-630x472.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin in New York today]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Taoiseach signals five-year citizenship rule may be retained for workers already in Ireland]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/heat-pump-grants-ireland-7172161-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T17:07:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Could you really save money by swapping out your boiler for a heat pump? We asked an expert</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Clean Energy, energy efficiency, Government Grants, heat pumps, Home improvement, Ireland, Retrofitting</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/a-heat-pump-installed-in-the-garden-of-a-home-in-ireland-e2eddaf6-8cf3-43cc-937e-1daea2edb4d3-630x414.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A heat pump]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Could you really save money by swapping out your boiler for a heat pump? We asked an expert]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/u2-new-album-dolly-parton-performance-carnaval-de-luz-7172444-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T17:00:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dolly Parton’s final recorded vocal performance to feature on new U2 album</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Album, Bono, Carnaval de Luz, Dolly Parton, The Edge, Torn, U2</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mixcollage-24-sep-2026-04-16-pm-3540-813f1c41-8e60-4052-a3d7-6d23d9710455-630x462.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The album will feature 12 new songs by the band.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dolly Parton’s final recorded vocal performance to feature on new U2 album]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-thursday-193-7172517-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T16:55:13+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Thursday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5, five at five</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/rainbow-pinata-number-5-at-kids-birthday-party-9a75cdb1-d27a-4937-bd9c-1701a32e792c-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Thursday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/luas-services-suspended-dublin-7171642-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T16:33:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Green line Luas services in Dublin city centre restored after fault</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, Dublin Bus, Luas, Luas outage, power fault, Public Transport, TFI, Transport for Ireland, Travel Disruption</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/luas-tram-in-dublin-ireland-78282248-52f3-482d-9ca4-b219f2879f43-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Services were suspended between St Stephen's Green and Dominick.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Green line Luas services in Dublin city centre restored after fault]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/gavan-reilly-7172413-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>2026-09-24T16:10:01+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Is zero the most powerful number in politics?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Economics, Finances, Ireland, Opinion, politics by numbers, voices</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/the-word-zero-spelled-out-in-crumpled-paper-letters-73be7e87-0fbc-4af4-8ee6-de53f7140a58-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Is zero the most powerful number in politics?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/omagh-bombing-inquiry-video-evidence-senior-garda-car-used-7172445-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T15:58:19+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Omagh inquiry to seek answers from Ireland to 'outstanding questions' about car used in bombing</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Alan Turnbull, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Omagh, Omagh Bombing, omagh bombing inquiry, The Troubles</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-73-34575ca3-9f46-4bf6-a483-69cd37e76a5d-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The aftermath of the 1998 Omagh bombing.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Omagh inquiry to seek answers from Ireland to 'outstanding questions' about car used in bombing]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/macklemore-to-bring-free-palestine-tour-to-dublins-3arena-next-month-7172451-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T15:42:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Macklemore to bring ‘Free Palestine’ tour to Dublin’s 3Arena next month</news:title>
            <news:keywords>3Arena, Dublin, Ed Sheeran, Free Palestine, Free Palestine Tour, Gaza, London, Macklemore, Palestine, Paris</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/image-15049efc-cce3-4767-a11c-b77c19716136-630x453.png</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Macklemore to bring ‘Free Palestine’ tour to Dublin’s 3Arena next month]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/an-post-literature-stamps-7172248-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T14:14:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>You can now buy stamps celebrating modern Irish literature </news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Post, Claire Keegan, Colm Tóibín, Emma Donoghue, Irish Literature, Stamps</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/modern-irish-literary-fiction-stamps-1-da97bc4a-6635-4d7f-90a4-b095fe77f681-630x260.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan and That They May Face the Rising Sun by John McGahern feature on the stamps.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[You can now buy stamps celebrating modern Irish literature ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/revolut-data-breach-ireland-7172174-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T13:40:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Irish Revolut customers' data involved in second security breach </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cybersecurity, Data Breach, DriveWealth, fintech, Ireland, revolut</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/berlin-germany-08th-may-2026-the-logo-of-the-financial-app-revolut-can-be-seen-on-the-display-of-a-smartphone-revolut-is-an-international-fintech-company-and-offers-digital-banking-and-financial-9aec12a9-ca19-4417-8af5-4ebf7c81b94a-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[This incident is separate to an earlier incident this month.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Irish Revolut customers' data involved in second security breach ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/gary-anderson-donegal-arrest-7172119-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T13:00:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Murderer who escaped from custody appears in court after being caught in Donegal</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Derry, Donegal, Gary Anderson, Letterkenny, letterkenny district court, Maghaberry Prison, prison escape</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-3-694b358b-8918-4b9a-8f52-59cd645c1164-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gary Anderson]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Murderer who escaped from custody appears in court after being caught in Donegal]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/what-to-watch-stream-7171072-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T12:45:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Our top 5 watches this weekend</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, top 5 picks</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/gardai-seizs-dublin-7171981-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T12:13:25+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>More than 30 vehicles, including scramblers, e-bikes and scooters, seized by gardaí </news:title>
            <news:keywords>crackdown, Crime, Dublin, e-bikes, Gardaí, Operation Meacan, Road Safety, scramblers</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Some of the seized vehicles.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[More than 30 vehicles, including scramblers, e-bikes and scooters, seized by gardaí ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/emotional-intelligence-poll-7171889-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>2026-09-24T10:53:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Are you emotionally intelligent?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Emotional Intelligence, Poll, Research, The Daily Poll, UL, University of Limerick, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/young-friends-sit-on-a-park-bench-chatting-and-laughing-enjoying-a-sunny-summer-afternoon-together-while-relaxing-connecting-and-sharing-moments-in-7a2fd3e8-d74e-4a06-8e31-5948bed884db-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The study was led by UL researcher Dr Mary Hausfeld]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Are you emotionally intelligent?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/galway-cyclist-death-crash-road-traffic-accident-7171787-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T10:22:10+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man in his 80s dies after bike struck by car in Co Galway</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Clifden, Cyclist, Fatal Crash, Galway, Gardaí, road traffic accident</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/image-ed1ad22f-2f0e-409c-a6ad-f70d69efb738-630x351.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The R341 Ballyconneely Road ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man in his 80s dies after bike struck by car in Co Galway]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/netanyahu-plane-7171701-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T10:15:29+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Netanyahu's plane again avoids Irish airspace en route to UN due to ICC arrest warrant fears</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Netanyahu, Plane, United Nations, wing of zion</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/wing-of-zion-knaf-tzion-is-the-official-aircraft-of-the-israeli-prime-minister-and-the-president-of-the-state-of-israel-at-their-service-during-the-8f71713f-b469-49aa-8bb3-4fd32b5795e9-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Wing of Zion (Knaf Tzion) is the official aircraft of the Israeli Prime Minister.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Netanyahu's plane again avoids Irish airspace en route to UN due to ICC arrest warrant fears]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/housing-plans-advantages-of-scale-7171753-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T10:00:51+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>10 reasons why housing plans work best when they're big</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Big developments, Housing, progress ireland, property crisis, the housing essay</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/iveagh-trust-bride-street-048170e3-5e15-41a0-98a3-54695ee337af-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Iveagh Trust buildings came at a scale that created a desirable neighbourhood in inner city Dublin.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[10 reasons why housing plans work best when they're big]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/netherlands-take-part-eurovision-2027-after-boycott-7171702-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T09:54:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Netherlands will return to Eurovision after boycotting 2026 competition over Israel</news:title>
            <news:keywords>European Broadcasting Union, Eurovision, eurovision boycott, Eurovision Song Contest, eurovision song contest 2027, Ireland, Israel, Netherlands</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-72-64a573f9-0a32-446f-b97a-919a99637b63-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dutch act Joost Klein at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Netherlands will return to Eurovision after boycotting 2026 competition over Israel]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/eir-3g-switch-off-7171700-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T09:05:19+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Eir to begin 3G switch-off on 1 October, with Donegal first to lose network</news:title>
            <news:keywords>3G, Donegal, eir, End of an era, Mobile network, RETIRING NETWORK, RIP 3G, Technology, Telecommunications</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/close-up-of-the-top-of-a-tall-mast-with-mobile-cellular-antennas-7c069140-38c3-4609-8e92-d3cb488795af-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Eir said the change will have "no impact on the vast majority" of customers (file photo of a mast with mobile cellular antennas.).]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Eir to begin 3G switch-off on 1 October, with Donegal first to lose network]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/eye-care-and-dementia-7170786-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>2026-09-24T09:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Could your eyes hold the clues to your brain health?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ageing, Alzheimers, column, Dementia, eye care, fighting Alzheimer’s, Healthcare, old age, Opinion, the eye and the brain, voices</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/female-blue-eye-with-beautiful-make-up-close-up-3b2a14ef-5603-4129-8482-a48bfa107a36-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Professor Nolan features in a new documentary, A Vision for Vision. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Could your eyes hold the clues to your brain health?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-thursday-69-7171690-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T08:46:25+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Thursday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, Nine at Nine, The 9 at 9, the nine at nine</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/yellow-number-one-on-blue-background-3d-render-91c02fdb-4a5b-4040-b2e2-ebfcbc7fd53e-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Thursday]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/iran-president-un-speech-7171660-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T07:42:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Iranian president accuses US of 'terrorism' for assassinating Ayatollah Ali Khamenei</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Donald Trump, Iran, masoud pezeshkian, strait of hormuz, United Nations, United Nations General Assembly, us-iran relations</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/president-masoud-pezeshkian-of-the-islamic-republic-of-iran-addresses-day-2-of-the-opening-of-the-81st-session-of-the-united-nations-general-assembly-at-united-nations-headquarters-in-new-york-new-yo-42017e82-c78f-451f-9259-9aaba1302591-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[President Masoud Pezeshkian of the Islamic Republic of Iran addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Iranian president accuses US of 'terrorism' for assassinating Ayatollah Ali Khamenei]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-wargame-sky-tv-series-7170805-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T07:40:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Did you know they've made a TV series where real politicians pretend Russia is bombing the UK?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>CARL KINSELLA REVIEWS..., entertainment, Russia, Sky TV, TV, UK</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/the-wargame-2-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Did you know they've made a TV series where real politicians pretend Russia is bombing the UK?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-music-bands-80s-lise-hand-column-7170772-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T07:20:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Lise Hand: Swear to God, I saw U2 play in the Dandelion Market too </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bands, Irish talent, Lise Hand, Music, rock bands, Rock music, u2 50</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/bono-u2-playing-live-at-uea-norwich-norfolk-england-on-1st-october-1981-f1d51c48-17ad-492b-9b2d-5647a686235d-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Bono performing during a U2 concert in Norfolk in 1981.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Lise Hand: Swear to God, I saw U2 play in the Dandelion Market too ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sport-this-weekend-3-7171235-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T07:15:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The provinces return to URC action, and Shelbourne and Athlone Town lock horns again in the Women’s Cup final</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, Sports listings</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/sebastian-lombard-and-andrew-porter-pose-for-a-photo-after-the-match-20536168-e079-442c-a7e6-b65a949be3de-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The provinces return to URC action, and Shelbourne and Athlone Town lock horns again in the Women’s Cup final]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/government-data-centre-report-academic-research-7165266-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T06:30:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Government report on data centres was 'flawed' and 'exaggerated', new research claims</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Data Centres, Department of Enterprise, Economy, Employment, Energy, Environment, Housing, Ireland, Maynooth University, University College Dublin</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/aerial-overview-of-large-enterprise-data-centre-facility-fd424938-6a79-4ec1-aaa7-1f712d619621-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The researchers claimed that the arguments offered by successive governments in favour of data centres “do not stand up to empirical scrutiny".]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Government report on data centres was 'flawed' and 'exaggerated', new research claims]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/disbursement-fees-packages-custom-charges-ireland-2-7170965-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T06:00:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Tá níos mó táillí próiseála fós le híoc ag siopadóirí, sa bhreis ar an táille nua €3 ón Aontas Eorpach</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Gaeilge</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/bad-parcel-box-and-sad-man-shopping-at-home-d3cfa3ef-510e-40bc-bcf7-591b57898d29-630x332.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Tá níos mó táillí próiseála fós le híoc ag siopadóirí, sa bhreis ar an táille nua €3 ón Aontas Eorpach]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/metrolink-latest-updates-7171347-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-24T00:05:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>8,000 staff needed: Metrolink has been 'going around Europe for the last year' for workers</news:title>
            <news:keywords>building summit, CIF, Construction Industry Federation, Metrolink, workers wanted</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/ms16_charlemont_aeriallink1920x1080-jpg_90755108-9a9f5420-77e0-4fbe-adc1-f5535c61591a-630x354.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[An artist's impression of the Charlemont stop for MetroLink]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[8,000 staff needed: Metrolink has been 'going around Europe for the last year' for workers]]></image:title>
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    </url></urlset>