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            <news:title>McGinley with opening round 68 at Senior Open, Harrington seven shots off leader</news:title>
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                <news:name>the 42</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T18:55:13+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Tributes paid after former Monaghan player Stephen Gollogly passes away</news:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T17:15:22+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Experience and wisdom have merged to create Jack O'Connor, Version 3.0</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/kate-oconnor-commonwealth-games-katarina-johnson-thompson-7111437-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T16:22:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Kate O'Connor rival Katarina Johnson-Thompson ruled out of Commonwealth Games</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/ireland-all-blacks-analysis-5-7110983-Jul2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>the 42</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T15:11:34+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What hurt Ireland most was how their errors played into All Blacks' hands</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[What hurt Ireland most was how their errors played into All Blacks' hands]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/alejandro-garnacho-7111236-Jul2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>the 42</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T15:09:50+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Alejandro Garnacho moves to Aston Villa on season-long loan from Chelsea</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/christos-tzolis-7111097-Jul2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>the 42</news:name>
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            <news:title>Christos Tzolis completes move to Arsenal from Club Brugge</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Christos Tzolis completes move to Arsenal from Club Brugge]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/kerry-mayo-preview-podcast-7110482-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>the 42</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T13:45:51+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Mayo v Kerry, the Trigger’s Broom All-Ireland final</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Mayo v Kerry, the Trigger’s Broom All-Ireland final]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/paul-geaney-kerry-gaa-7110464-Jul2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>the 42</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-23T06:00:51+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Paul Geaney: Kerry's coaching changes, the year he should've taken out, and All-Ireland lessons</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/athlone-skopje-uwcl-match-report-7109954-Jul2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>the 42</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T20:48:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Athlone Town to face mini-tournament hosts in Champions League after swatting aside Skopje</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of Athlone Town Roisin Molloy, Madie Gibson and Hannah Waesch. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Athlone Town to face mini-tournament hosts in Champions League after swatting aside Skopje]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/bohemians-v-ballkani-7110656-Jul2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>the 42</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T20:40:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Tierney nets sublime 90th-minute winner as Bohs come from behind against Ballkani</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Advantage, Bohemians, conference league, LOI, Soccer</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ross Tierney celebrates victory with a young Bohs fan.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Tierney nets sublime 90th-minute winner as Bohs come from behind against Ballkani]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/eva-mangan-cork-city-7110564-Jul2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>the 42</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T18:18:47+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Mangan makes history with Cork City pro contract; Finn adds to Irish influx at Burnley</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Eva Mangan.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Mangan makes history with Cork City pro contract; Finn adds to Irish influx at Burnley]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/david-clarke-7110344-Jul2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>the 42</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T16:40:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Top class. He's kept Mayo in a lot of games' - The rise of number one</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Number one: Mayo goalkeeper Jack Livingstone.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Top class. He's kept Mayo in a lot of games' - The rise of number one]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/phil-foden-new-contract-7110236-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>the 42</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T13:53:19+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Phil Foden signs new four-year contract at Manchester City</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Phil Doden: New deal. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Phil Foden signs new four-year contract at Manchester City]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/gaa-fixtures-tv-streaming-4-7110175-Jul2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>the 42</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T13:25:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's this weekend's GAA fixtures and TV schedule</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Mayo's Ryan O'Donoghue is tackled by Kerry's Joe O'Connor and Jason Foley.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/dream-xv-nations-championship-7110011-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T12:56:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 42's dream XV from the opening Nations Championship window</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 42's dream XV from the opening Nations Championship window]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/liam-cahill-tipperary-hurling-manager-2-7109893-Jul2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>the 42</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T10:38:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Liam Cahill extends term as Tipperary manager to 2029</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tipperary hurling manager Liam Cahill.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Liam Cahill extends term as Tipperary manager to 2029]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/world-matchplay-2-7109805-Jul2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>the 42</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T08:05:37+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Rock beats Bunting to set up World Matchplay showdown with Littler</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Darts, Last Eight</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Josh Rock with Stephen Bunting after their game.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Rock beats Bunting to set up World Matchplay showdown with Littler]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/kobe-mcdonald-mayo-st-kilda-afl-7109150-Jul2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>the 42</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T06:45:22+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Kobe: Should he stay or should he go?</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Kobe McDonald. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Kobe: Should he stay or should he go?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/lauren-roy-national-championships-7109473-Jul2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>the 42</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T06:30:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'I've always set myself huge goals, I think that double gold is definitely on the cards for me'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Athletics, Lauren Roy</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ireland’s Lauren Roy.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['I've always set myself huge goals, I think that double gold is definitely on the cards for me']]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/limerick-gearoid-hegarty-hurling-2-7108114-Jul2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>the 42</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-22T06:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gearoid Hegarty: 'My best friends are in that dressing room... that's when you see how tight you are' </news:title>
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            <news:publication>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T22:28:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Wouter Vrancken (right) pictured during the game.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/shamrock-rovers-suffer-defeat-in-armenia-7109627-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T20:14:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Shamrock Rovers' Roberto Lopes dejected after the match.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/nations-championship-july-7108981-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T20:00:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Exciting rugby means Nations Championship got off to a promising start</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ireland fans at Eden Park in Auckland.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Exciting rugby means Nations Championship got off to a promising start]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/fai-cup-draw-pairs-shamrock-rovers-with-st-pats-7109603-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T19:48:44+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>FAI Cup draw pairs Shamrock Rovers with St Pat's</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A view of the FAI Cup.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[FAI Cup draw pairs Shamrock Rovers with St Pat's]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/crysencio-summerville-set-for-e80-million-west-ham-exit-7109574-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T19:22:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Crysencio Summerville set for €80 million West Ham exit</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Crysencio Summerville of West Ham United (file pic).]]></image:caption>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/athlone-town-skopje-preview-7109080-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T19:00:04+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Champions League dream: Athlone's latest European adventure begins in Poland</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Athlone Town manager Lily Agg.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Champions League dream: Athlone's latest European adventure begins in Poland]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/season-review-podcast-7109525-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T17:47:07+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>NZ-Ireland &amp; overall Nations Championship review</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[NZ-Ireland &amp; overall Nations Championship review]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/derry-city-cska-sofia-crowd-trouble-punishments-7109416-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T16:28:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Brandywell: Derry's Europa League qualifier against CSKA Sofia was marred by crowd trouble.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Derry City fined €20k following Europa League crowd trouble]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/jacobson-ireland-all-blacks-7106912-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T15:34:40+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>All Blacks back row Jacobson avoids citing after Ireland game</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Referee Nic Berry shows a yellow card to Luke Jacobson.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/tv-sport-podcast-7109207-Jul2026/</loc>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[How much is too much sport on TV?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/alex-ferguson-kevin-keegan-tribute-7109097-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T13:00:35+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Kevin carried the love of the game on his sleeve' – Ferguson pays tribute to great rival Keegan</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan (left) and Manchester United counterpart Alex Ferguson enjoyed a fierce rivalry during the 1990s (Adam Butler/PA).]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/jack-oconnor-kerry-mayo-all-ireland-final-7108853-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T11:51:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Jack O'Connor: 'Kobe McDonald is the nearest we've seen to David Clifford'</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Kerry manager Jack O'Connor after the win over Dublin.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/rhasidat-adeleke-21-7108882-Jul2026/</loc>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Rhasidat Adeleke (file photo).]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/womens-irish-open-2-7108906-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T10:50:50+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dun Laoghaire Golf Club to host Women's Irish Open next year</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Leona Maguire.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/derek-mcgrath-wexford-doon-darragh-odonovan-7108117-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T07:15:58+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Derek McGrath during Doon's 2024 Limerick final contest.]]></image:caption>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/limerick-senior-hurling-team-7108465-Jul2026/</loc>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Limerick's All-Ireland-winning captains, Shane Waters (minor) and Cian Lynch (captain).]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Where do Limerick sit in the pantheon of hurling’s greatest teams?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/james-ryan-ireland-8-7106977-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T06:15:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'We're not at the level we want to be. We've all got to get better'</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[James Ryan carries against New Zealand.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['We're not at the level we want to be. We've all got to get better']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/mayo-kerry-andy-moran-7108312-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T06:00:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Nurturing natural forwards and Kobe's choice: Andy Moran on Mayo's evolution</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Andy Moran: Final preparations. ]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.the42.ie/limerick-darragh-odonovan-hurling-7108094-Jul2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-07-21T06:00:05+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'It was phenomenal, like watching the All Blacks in their prime' - Limerick reach new heights</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Darragh O'Donovan celebrating with Limerick's team doctor James Ryan.]]></image:caption>
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