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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-07T00:05:29+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>As heists become more common and more violent across Europe, Irish museums are taking note</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-traitors-ireland-rte-season-two-episode-four-review-7154463-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T22:35:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'I'm faithful yiz thicks': The players are 'on edge' as the drama ramps up on The Traitors</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Siobhán McSweeney told the traitors they have some 'serious thinking to do'.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/boxing-katie-taylor-quiz-7151322-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T22:00:39+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>How much do you know about boxing?</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Test your knowledge of all things boxing]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/amazon-cargo-plane-miami-airport-7154605-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T21:25:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Five people dead after Amazon cargo plane overshoots runway at Florida airport </news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The plane at Miami International Airport ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Five people dead after Amazon cargo plane overshoots runway at Florida airport ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-city-council-flood-liability-7151664-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T21:00:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Homeowner left out of pocket as council denies liability for €20k flood damage from council flat</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cherry Orchard, Dublin, Dublin City Council, Insurance, property damage, Social Housing, West Dublin</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Homeowner left out of pocket as council denies liability for €20k flood damage from council flat]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/brenfer-bullseye-closing-down-7150037-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T20:30:19+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Iconic Capel Street shop to shut its doors after almost 60 years</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Business Closure, Capel Street, Darts, Dublin, End of an era, Fergus O'Brien, Snooker</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Fergus O'Brien - the 'fer' in 'Brenfer's' - pictured in his Capel Street shop as he prepares to finish business.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Iconic Capel Street shop to shut its doors after almost 60 years]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/us-ukraine-war-talks-7154578-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T20:07:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Zelensky to hold another 'more effective' meeting with US envoys to discuss Russia-Ukraine war</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[US envoy Jared Kushner with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv today.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Zelensky to hold another 'more effective' meeting with US envoys to discuss Russia-Ukraine war]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/money-diaries-spending-saving-100-7154367-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T20:00:10+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>How is your budget looking at the moment? Would you like to keep a Money Diary for us?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Finances, HISMM, How I Spend My Money, Money diaries, Saving, Spending, spending and spending</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[How is your budget looking at the moment? Would you like to keep a Money Diary for us?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/evening-fix-6-september-2026-7154426-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T20:00:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Sunday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, News Fix</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/visitors-enjoy-the-sunflower-fields-at-xixi-scenic-spot-in-dongtai-east-chinas-jiangsu-province-sept-6-2026-thousands-of-sunflowers-are-in-full-bloom-attracting-tourists-for-weekend-leisure-p-088cee8f-3787-48a1-91a7-1d9db0f2c684-630x379.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Visitors enjoy the sunflower fields at Xixi scenic spot in Dongtai, east China's Jiangsu province today.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Sunday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-arrested-attempted-murder-lurgan-7154545-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T19:13:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man (34) arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Co Armagh</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Armagh, Arrest, Attempted Murder, Lurgan, PSNI</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Man (34) arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Co Armagh]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-derelict-houses-cpo-councils-7147582-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T19:00:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here are the three derelict buildings that Ireland's councils asked to CPO in August</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Coimisiún Pleanála, Cork, derelict ireland, dereliction, Housing Crisis, Mayo, Planning, Pretty Vacant, Vacancy watch</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Here are the three derelict buildings that Ireland's councils asked to CPO in August]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/stephen-walker-death-7154417-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T17:42:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Former BBC journalist Stephen Walker dies aged 61</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Aaron Dobbs, Death, Journalist, Northern Ireland, RIP, Stephen Walker</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/bbc-broadcasting-house-building-portland-place-london-uk-c0bb6066-5ccd-4a39-ba84-6b801e3c0851-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[BBC offices.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Former BBC journalist Stephen Walker dies aged 61]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/tusla-engage-solicitor-teen-unable-avail-legal-aid-ongoing-fees-dispute-7154337-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T15:45:58+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Tusla 'dip into own pockets' for solicitor for teen unable to avail of legal aid due to strike</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Jim O'Callaghan, Legal aid dispute, legal aid row, solicitors strike, Solicitors' Fees, tusla</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-2026-09-06t151041-372-0faeed7a-0431-4e48-aa1a-e4ba65c6f8ae-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The solicitor said the child and family agency approached her "out of desperation" as the teenager is at risk of ageing out of the system. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Tusla 'dip into own pockets' for solicitor for teen unable to avail of legal aid due to strike]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/gardai-appeal-driver-skoda-octavia-hit-and-run-cloonlara-clare-7154324-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T15:04:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gardaí issue appeal for Skoda car after fatal hit-and-run in Co Clare</news:title>
            <news:keywords>appeal, Clare, cloonlara, fatal hit-and-run, Gardaí, Hit-and-Run, Witness appeal, none</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/bryan-lowe-ripfacebookcollect-b8130a08-0448-4d9a-96cd-9a771553dd40-630x630.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Bryan Lowe (16) was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Gardaí issue appeal for Skoda car after fatal hit-and-run in Co Clare]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jack-chambers-budget-2027-carbon-tax-healh-overruns-7154289-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>2026-09-06T14:18:47+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'No decision made' yet on whether to delay carbon tax hike again, Chambers says</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget, Budget 2027, Carbon Tax, Health, HSE, jack chambers, Money, Public Sector Pay</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/government-trade-forum-9_90747203-271c62c8-ac06-4c4c-872d-7b2fe41a5200-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['No decision made' yet on whether to delay carbon tax hike again, Chambers says]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fifa-re-election-infantino-7154286-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T13:51:38+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Infantino will stand for re-election as Fifa president</news:title>
            <news:keywords>FIFA, Football, infantino, Re-election</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/katowice-poland-5th-sep-2026-gianni-infantino-fifa-president-during-the-fifa-u20-womens-world-cup-poland-2026-match-between-poland-vs-argentina-at-arena-katowice-stadium-in-katowice-poland-on-s-00509127-f815-4922-8b4b-9f32f64680d1-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gianni Infantino]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Infantino will stand for re-election as Fifa president]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-woman-arrested-stabbing-newry-7154272-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T13:15:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man and woman (30s) arrested following stabbing of man in Newry</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arrest, Attempted Murder, Newry, Northern Ireland, Stabbing</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Man and woman (30s) arrested following stabbing of man in Newry]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/katie-taylor-bray-3-7154141-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>2026-09-06T13:10:32+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>As Katie Taylor bowed out of her boxing career, the Bray crowd cheered on their hometown hero</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bray, Croke Park, hometown girl, Katie Taylor</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Scenes in Bray as Katie Taylor won her final fight. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[As Katie Taylor bowed out of her boxing career, the Bray crowd cheered on their hometown hero]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-arrested-strabane-dangerous-driving-7153662-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>2026-09-06T13:07:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man (29) charged after car travelling at high speed collides with another in Co Tyrone</news:title>
            <news:keywords>co tyrone, Melmount road, Northern Ireland, Police, PSNI, Strabane</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Man (29) charged after car travelling at high speed collides with another in Co Tyrone]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/reform-uk-party-conference-farage-7154247-Sep2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T12:42:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Farage wraps up party conference as he says he 'wasn't listening' during foreign donor talks filmed undercover</news:title>
            <news:keywords>foreign donations, Heckler, Nigel Farage, Party Conference, Protester, Reform UK, Robert Jenrick</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Reform UK leader Nigel Farage ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Farage wraps up party conference as he says he 'wasn't listening' during foreign donor talks filmed undercover]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/history-of-naming-storms-7152503-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T10:00:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Hell hath no fury like a storm with a name like ... Phelim</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Calling 353, Darach Ó Séaghdha, Irish identity, irish language film, storm names</news:keywords>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T09:56:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Kevin Reddington, lawyer for Lindsay Clancy speaks to reporters as he leaves Plymouth Superior Court on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T09:28:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris. ]]></image:caption>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T09:00:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A conviction was made in the murder of Tupac Shakur. ]]></image:caption>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T08:56:09+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Sunday</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Sunday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/no-relevant-information-jeffrey-donaldson-assembly-review-7154184-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T08:19:04+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson outside Newry Crown Court in June.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/internet-diaries-glen-hansard-investment-scam-7151325-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T08:00:28+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/ecb-interest-rate-hikes-2-7151490-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T07:30:58+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Financial analyst on ECB hike: Interest rates are rising... what should you do?]]></image:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T07:18:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Controlled explosion carried out on viable device in Co Armagh</news:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T07:15:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T07:00:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Why Irish officials want to raise the PRSI threshold for low paid workers</news:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-06T07:00:28+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Another delay in Carbon Tax hike 'on the table' for budget, says Transport Minister</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Main Street in Rathkeale, Co Limerick.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/katie-taylor-croke-park-fight-3-7153896-Sep2026/</loc>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/political-party-think-ins-7152937-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T20:00:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>It's political party think-in season, but what's the point of it all?</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Fianna Fail party think-in last year in Cork.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/katie-taylor-fans-gather-croke-park-7153716-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T19:34:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'A massive night for Ireland': Thousands of fans gather for 'heroine' Katie's Croker takeover</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cancer-survivors-mortgage-protection-ireland-7150353-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T19:05:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man (40s) arrested following assault on O'Connell Street that put man in hospital</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin City centre.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man (40s) arrested following assault on O'Connell Street that put man in hospital]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/lindsay-clancy-trial-7153600-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T19:00:07+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Postpartum psychosis: What expectant parents and families should know</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Postpartum psychosis: What expectant parents and families should know]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sean-canney-2-7153748-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T18:56:04+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Everybody's hard-pressed': minister dismisses criticism of public transport fare hikes</news:title>
            <news:keywords>haulage conference, hauliers conference, IRHA, Irish Road Haulage Association, Public Transport, Sean Canney</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Road safety junior minister Seán Canney in Killarney on Saturday ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Everybody's hard-pressed': minister dismisses criticism of public transport fare hikes]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/frank-mcdonald-death-7153656-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T17:31:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Journalist and environmental campaigner Frank McDonald dies aged 76</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Frank McDonald arriving at Leinster House in Dublin ahead of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis in Dublin in 2015.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Journalist and environmental campaigner Frank McDonald dies aged 76]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/celebrities-wish-katie-taylor-good-luck-7153613-Sep2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T16:40:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'An Irish woman like never before' - celebs share messages of support before Katie Taylor's big fight </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bono, Ed Sheeran, FINAL FIGHT, Good luck katie, Katie Taylor, Michael Flatley, Rhasidat Adeleke, Rory McIlroy</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Bono, Rory McIlroy and Ed Sheeran are among the celebrities wishing Katie Taylor good luck.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['An Irish woman like never before' - celebs share messages of support before Katie Taylor's big fight ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-kushner-witkoff-russia-ukraine-new-plan-to-end-war-7153363-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T15:30:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Putin orders three-day pause of strikes on Kyiv ahead of meeting with Trump envoys</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Donald Trump, jared kushner, Russia, Steve witkoff, Trump, Ukraine, Ukraine War, War in Ukraine</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/jared-kushner-left-and-steve-witkoff-special-envoy-for-peace-missions-listen-as-vice-president-jd-vance-speaks-during-a-news-conference-after-meeting-with-representatives-from-pakistan-and-iran-su-bccd5a83-f709-4852-8fdf-95f1ffeab4c0-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Putin orders three-day pause of strikes on Kyiv ahead of meeting with Trump envoys]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/death-toll-sinking-cyprus-ferry-rises-13-search-rescue-operations-7153561-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T14:25:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Death toll from Cyprus ferry sinking rises to 13</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cyprus, Kyrenia, Search and Rescue, Turkey, turkish republic of northern cyprus</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/a-turkish-ship-and-helicopter-take-part-in-a-search-operation-for-people-missing-two-days-after-a-ferry-disaster-off-the-coast-of-cyprus-near-the-port-of-kyrenia-in-the-turkish-occupied-northern-part-9c48ff3b-8b1d-44cd-8dac-31b3661a7791-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A Turkish ship and helicopter taking part in a search operation for people missing after the ferry disaster off the coast of Cyprus.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Death toll from Cyprus ferry sinking rises to 13]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/michael-healy-rae-family-7153501-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T14:23:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Michael Healy-Rae talks up old friends in government as hauliers tell him of their family rifts</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Fuel, fuel protests, haulage meeting, hauliers, hauliers conference, IRHA, Kerry, Killarney, Michael Healy-Rae</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/img_4299-00c5f11a-d2e9-4bf7-a8fe-d583390066a4-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Micheal Healy-Rae in Killarney on Friday night]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Michael Healy-Rae talks up old friends in government as hauliers tell him of their family rifts]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/anti-immigrant-protestors-dover-7153533-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T13:55:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Masked anti-immigrant protesters block roads at Dover port</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Anti-immigrant, Channel Crossing, Dover, Kent, Port, protestors, small boats, tommy robinson</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/dover-protest-83831644-d5ef-49e0-a05a-82aebb68edcb-630x462.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Protesters at Dover Priory train station after black-clad and masked anti-illegal migrant demonstrators blocked roads in the port (Oscar Rihill/PA)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Masked anti-immigrant protesters block roads at Dover port]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dromcollogher-cinema-fire-7150474-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T13:03:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The Burning in Dromcollogher: State commemoration 100 years from Limerick cinema fire</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Centenary, commemoration, Dromcollogher cinema fire, Ireland, Irish History, Limerick, The Burning, none</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/file-dromcollogher-aftermath-173c7fa3-2ae6-4cb3-8a2e-8bc57df83889-630x457.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Coffins piling up at the site where 48 men, women and children lost their lives the night of the Dromcollogher Cinema Fire. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The Burning in Dromcollogher: State commemoration 100 years from Limerick cinema fire]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/bryan-lowe-death-co-clare-7153478-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T12:52:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Tributes pour in for teenager killed in hit-and-run in Co Clare</news:title>
            <news:keywords>bryan lowe, Co Clare, Hit-and-Run, RIP</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/bryan-lowe-ripfacebookcollect-240d4e82-e098-4c41-9b89-7568a4ee7f80-630x630.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Bryan Lowe (16).]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Tributes pour in for teenager killed in hit-and-run in Co Clare]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/heather-humphreys-sectarian-abuse-presidential-campaign-7153437-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T11:32:09+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Humphreys questioned if there was 'hierarchy of Irishness' after sectarian abuse during Áras run</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Heather Humphreys, Northern Ireland, Politics, prejudice, Sectarian Abuse, Sectarianism, Unionism, United Ireland</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/heather-humphreys642_90736518-15404737-da09-4cc2-8e4c-c709bdf4e30f-630x420.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Heather Humphreys.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Humphreys questioned if there was 'hierarchy of Irishness' after sectarian abuse during Áras run]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/teenage-boy-on-ebike-dies-hit-and-run-clare-7153407-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T11:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Teenage boy killed in hit-and-run in Co Clare</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Clare, Collision, fatal collision, Hit-and-Run, l3050, 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-e3bf4b12-0212-40d5-a9dc-237d7255192c-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The scene has been preserved for examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators. (file image)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Teenage boy killed in hit-and-run in Co Clare]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/poll-your-say-netflix-subscription-7153423-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>2026-09-05T09:51:43+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Do you have a Netflix subscription?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Netflix, Poll, Streaming, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/a-man-points-a-tv-remote-at-the-television-which-displays-the-logo-for-the-netflix-on-demand-video-streaming-service-editorial-use-only-3f6efb53-a89b-4db1-b590-26c659473689-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Do you have a Netflix subscription?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-saturday-227-7153394-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T08:53:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Saturday</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/breakfast-in-bed-coffee-and-croissants-on-the-white-bedsheets-close-up-5a3db589-0655-4afc-94da-c9e16e30d6bb-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Saturday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/electric-picnic-1-million-cans-bottles-return-charity-7153370-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T08:27:25+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Over 1m eligible Re-turn bottles and cans collected for charity at Electric Picnic</news:title>
            <news:keywords>clean up, deposit return scheme, Electric Picnic, re-turn, Re-turn scheme, Return, return scheme</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/re-turn_camogie_ep2026_2-6cef58f5-42d9-4630-b902-d67add9019f2-630x840.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Meath Camogie collecting cans and bottles at Electric Picnic.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Over 1m eligible Re-turn bottles and cans collected for charity at Electric Picnic]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/review-death-of-the-pastors-wife-7149643-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T08:00:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Review: Is the documentary Death of the Pastor's Wife worth watching?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, deep dive review</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/death_of_the_pastors_wife_n_s1_e2_00_05_29_06-9edae34f-80fe-4fd6-a5cb-ab4d3a979dc2-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Charlotte Korn and Mica Miller ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Review: Is the documentary Death of the Pastor's Wife worth watching?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/alan-kelly-rte-social-media-7152577-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T07:30:05+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Media committee chair says RTÉ funding and redundancies will be 'big issue' in months ahead</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Alan Kelly, media committee, RTÉ, Social Media, the new PAC, tiktok</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/alan-kelly-the-leader-of-the-labour-party-speaks-to-the-media-at-leinster-house-in-dublin-on-tuesday-22-june-2021-in-dublin-ireland-photo-by-artur-widaknurphoto-3dbb1ddd-5759-4470-9a5e-59a978fbd786-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Labour TD and chair of the Oireachtas Media Committee Alan Kelly.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Media committee chair says RTÉ funding and redundancies will be 'big issue' in months ahead]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/case-of-bluetongue-confirmed-cattle-herd-wexford-7153356-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T07:10:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Case of bluetongue virus confirmed in Co Wexford cattle herd</news:title>
            <news:keywords>bluetongue, BTV3, Cattle, Department of Agriculture, Wexford</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/cattle-at-their-pasture-in-the-morning-co-wexford-ireland-632f89f5-211a-432e-b0f9-4f7cd861413d-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Department of Agriculture said no clinical signs were detected before the animal’s death.

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        <image:title><![CDATA[Case of bluetongue virus confirmed in Co Wexford cattle herd]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/ireland-public-transport-fare-increase-7152882-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>2026-09-05T07:00:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>We could make public transport free for what we're spending to keep it cheap to drive</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Car dependency, Ireland, Motoring, Paddy Comyn, Public Transport, Transport Fares</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/fuel-protesters-closed-the-m11-south-and-north-bounds-at-exit-21-near-gorey-co-wexford-e4b46197-8eb5-48d4-9a08-2072b73f4443-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Cars stopped at the M11 during fuel protests in April ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[We could make public transport free for what we're spending to keep it cheap to drive]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-katie-taylors-croke-park-bout-7150140-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-09-05T06:30:44+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>From transport to timings: Everything you need to know about Katie Taylor’s Croke Park fight</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Boxing, Croke Park, Dublin, Flora Pili, Katie Taylor</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-49-5224da1d-6ea8-47d4-a61d-fb3d110c662c-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Katie Taylor on the Croke Park pitch druing half-time of the Leinster hurling final on 8 June.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[From transport to timings: Everything you need to know about Katie Taylor’s Croke Park fight]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/savings-scheme-7152001-Sep2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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