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      <title>Rotunda Agrees To Stop Private Treatment From Public Consultants</title>
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      <title>Man Charged With Attempted Murder Of Three Children During Dublin Knife Attack Due In Court Today</title>
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      <title>Man Who Allegedly Led "14 Man Pack" That Chased Qayyum Balogun, Appears In Court </title>
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      <title>Eight More Infants Recovered From Tuam Mother And Baby Site</title>
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      <title>SIPTU Recommends Ambulance Members To Accept Labour Court Proposals Aimed At Resolving Pay Dispute</title>
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      <title>Wicklow TD Steps Down From Committee Chair Role Following Drink Driving Arrest</title>
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      <title>Man Charged In Connection With Fatal Stabbing In Dublin</title>
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      <title>Fine Gael Faces Criticism Following Recent EU Migration Decisions</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:50:44 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>EU Taking Ireland To Court Over 'Significant' Unauthorised Peat Cutting</title>
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      <title>Man Charged In Connection To Leinster Organised Crime Group</title>
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      <title>UN Calls Ireland's Data Centres A "Cautionary" Tale </title>
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      <title>Two People Arrested In Connection With Fatal Stabbing Of Qayyum Balogun</title>
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      <title>Cabinet Set To Approve New Emergency Broadcast System Today</title>
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      <title>"Don't Be On Those Red Bulls" : Expert Gives Top Tips As State Exams Begins</title>
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      <title>Significant DART Closures Expected This Weekend</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 16:43:43 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>People Urged To Use A Meat Thermometer For Barbecue Meats As Bank Holiday Approaches</title>
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      <title>Yuno Energy Increasing Electricity And Gas Prices</title>
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      <title>Stab Wounds Discovered On Woman Who Was Found Dead In Galway Yesterday</title>
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      <title>Price Hike Set For Electric Ireland Customers</title>
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      <title>Visitor Figures To Heritage Sites Revealed As Maynooth Castle Sees Increased Uptake</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 15:29:40 +0100</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Irish Rail has confirmed the underground pipe connection was fixed when the leak was discovered in March 2025]]></description>
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      <title>Over 40 Serious Injuries To Cyclists In Kildare Between 2021 And 2025</title>
      <description><![CDATA[This accounts for 3% of the national total]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 14:24:08 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Woman Arrested In Connection With Murder Of 6-Year-Old Kyran Durnin</title>
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      <title>Two New TDs Enter The Fray After Bye-Elections In Galway West And Dublin Central</title>
      <description><![CDATA[It comes as Social Democrat's Daniel Ennis won the Dublin Central seat, with Fine Gael's Seán Kyne taking the Galway West seat.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 08:40:58 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Rural Housing Supply Below Demand, Report Finds</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Gardaí and Revenue officers have seized herbal cannabis worth an estimated €1.5 million during an operation in North Dublin.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 14:41:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Calls For Prison Security Review After Inmate Died In Their Cell</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The man died in Midlands Prison in Portlaoise in 2021 after staff were unable to locate the key to his cell while he was having an allergic reaction]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 16:35:56 +0100</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The wholesale cost of all energy fuels rose by over 42% in April, compared to the same month last year]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 14:11:38 +0100</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 12:24:56 +0100</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 09:45:42 +0100</pubDate>
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