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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-21T00:05:43+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>One in three young people would consider acting as a money mule, research suggests</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A money mule is someone who allows their bank account to be used to receive and transfer stolen money or other proceeds of crime.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/u2-nfl-half-time-7200024-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T22:20:54+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>U2 to headline the NFL's Thanksgiving eve half-time show - and it will be shown on Netflix</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The band played pop up shows in Dublin to celebrate their 50th anniversary last month]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[U2 to headline the NFL's Thanksgiving eve half-time show - and it will be shown on Netflix]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-fix-tuesday-4-7199860-Oct2026/</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>2026-10-20T21:58:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Crime, Evening Headlines, Ireland, Met Éireann, News Fix, revolut, Russell Brand, storm austen, The Fix</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[New Cork City mural celebrates people living with HIV. The mural was commissioned by the Sexual Health Centre and created by artists Shane O’Driscoll and Peter Martin of Ardú.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/new-national-maternity-hospital-timeline-7199948-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T21:39:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Construction on the new maternity hospital will begin in 2027 - but won't finish until 2033</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, Health, HSE, Ireland, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Maternity Care, National Maternity Hospital</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The hospital is set to be constructed at the St Vincent’s University Hospital Campus at Elm Park, Dublin.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Construction on the new maternity hospital will begin in 2027 - but won't finish until 2033]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fatal-fire-west-cork-innishannon-7198840-Oct2026/</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>2026-10-20T21:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Couple who died in house fire in rural west Cork named locally</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cork, Fire, innishannon, West Cork</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Bandon Fire Station.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Couple who died in house fire in rural west Cork named locally]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/rsa-breathalyser-project-cancelled-7199940-Oct2026/</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>2026-10-20T20:59:37+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'It is the right decision': Plans pulled for €1.5m RSA breathalyser project in pubs and hotels</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Breathalysers, Cancelled, drink driving, Ireland, Road Safety, Road Safety Authority, Sean Canney</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[An example of the breathalyser machines that are being used by the RSA (File photo).]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['It is the right decision': Plans pulled for €1.5m RSA breathalyser project in pubs and hotels]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-cocaine-seizure-7199928-Oct2026/</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>2026-10-20T20:41:01+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Suspected cocaine worth over €1.7m seized by gardaí and Revenue</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, Cocaine, Crime, Drug seizure, Dublin, Revenue Commissioners</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The seized drugs.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Suspected cocaine worth over €1.7m seized by gardaí and Revenue]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/beluga-whale-donegal-bay-7199870-Oct2026/</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>2026-10-20T20:34:37+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Rare beluga whale spotted off the coast of Donegal</news:title>
            <news:keywords>ARCTIC WHALE, beluga whale, donegal bay, Ireland, Irish Whale and Dolphin Group, marine life, wildlife</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Beluga whale blowing bubbles in Donegal Bay on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Rare beluga whale spotted off the coast of Donegal]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/supervalu-centra-fish-recall-7199897-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T20:25:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Batches of Centra and Supervalu fish products recalled due to presence of listeria</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Centra, Food Safety, FSAI, Listeria, Product Recall, Supervalu</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/smoked-salmon-alert-image-1-61ec435e-4309-4290-ab0e-13b5edecef28-630x349.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Some of the affected products]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Batches of Centra and Supervalu fish products recalled due to presence of listeria]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/patrick-odonovan-health-hospital-7199877-Oct2026/</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>2026-10-20T20:08:35+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Patrick O'Donovan remains stable and is expected to stay in hospital for 'another period'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Epilepsy, Health, Irish Politics, Limerick, Patrick O'Donovan, University Hospital Limerick</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/minister-for-culture-communications-and-sport-patrick-odonovan-during-a-press-conference-at-government-buildings-in-dublin-following-the-budget-2027-picture-date-wednesday-october-7-2026-79b188ce-97a3-45d9-9dc4-a74b4e9a3d6d-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Last week, the minister became unwell at an informal meeting of EU communications ministers]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Patrick O'Donovan remains stable and is expected to stay in hospital for 'another period']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/barbara-oneill-ireland-health-cancer-australia-misinformation-7195606-Oct2026/</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>2026-10-20T20:00:25+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Hundreds heard a sanctioned Australian ‘health guru’ lecture in Meath: Here's what she said</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Alternative Medicine, Australia, Barbara O'Neill, Cancer, cancer treatment, FactCheck, Ireland, Misinformation, Public Health</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/london-uk-sunday-14th-september-2025-barbara-oneill-speaks-on-stage-at-the-health-optimisation-summit-2025-at-the-islington-design-centre-london-credit-davidjensen-empics-entertainment-alam-5633169d-742b-4dea-aafe-8df8be26adb1-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Barbara speaking in London]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Hundreds heard a sanctioned Australian ‘health guru’ lecture in Meath: Here's what she said]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/social-deomcrats-kildare-peter-melrose-7199789-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T19:08:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Social Democrats lose third councillor in Kildare since 2024 local election </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Kildare, Kildare North, Peter Melrose, Social Democrats</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/image-170-7374cb18-9b4c-4b92-8fc8-4f783e9ab612-630x395.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Peter Melrose announced today that he will be stepping down as a councillor. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Social Democrats lose third councillor in Kildare since 2024 local election ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/revolut-outage-customers-card-payments-app-7198815-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T19:05:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Revolut services restored as Google Cloud outage blamed for disruption</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bank, Digital Bank, Outage, revolut, service disruption, Technical Difficulties</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/revolut-ca03dd27-d288-485b-8783-06e98ede47f3-630x411.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A spokesperson said customers’ money and data remained safe throughout the disruption. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Revolut services restored as Google Cloud outage blamed for disruption]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/michael-martin-mary-lou-mcdonald-dail-row-triple-lock-neutrality-7199675-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T18:37:28+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Taoiseach flings accusation of past 'Nazi' support at Sinn Féin in Dáil row</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ireland, irish neutrality, Mary-Lou McDonald, Micheál Martin, Sinn Féin, triple lock</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/mixcollage-20-oct-2026-06-35-pm-1095-2fe44aaa-1cc0-407b-9f29-4a7475d3c86c-630x411.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[There was a heated exchange between Micheál Martin and Mary Lou McDonald in the chamber today]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Taoiseach flings accusation of past 'Nazi' support at Sinn Féin in Dáil row]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-tuesday-214-7199764-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T17:00:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Tuesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5, five at five, The 5 at 5, The five at five</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/munchen-deutschland-19-januar-2024-fussball-herren-bundesliga-saison-20232024-fc-bayern-munchen-wurdigung-von-franz-beckenbauer-gedenkfeier-in-der-allianz-arena-die-nummer-5-fur-den-verstorb-ff7d44dc-15dd-450f-b3cc-9f818c50ac45-630x416.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Tuesday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jim-ocallaghan-solicitors-strike-2-7199396-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T16:43:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Minister claims striking solicitors hired PR firms to try and present him as 'intransigent'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>climb down, Criminal legal aid dispute, Jim O'Callaghan, solicitors strike</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/image-168-4f99b982-ce52-4fbf-b16d-6fdfe399a9b3-630x333.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan at committee this afternoon.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Minister claims striking solicitors hired PR firms to try and present him as 'intransigent']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-doonbeg-protest-charges-7199571-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T16:41:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Two Galway women to contest public order charges over Doonbeg incident</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Clare, Donald Trump, Irish Open, kilrush district court, Protest, Shannon Airport, trump doonbeg</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-20-at-16-28-02-871629dd-1999-4ffc-b3f1-d7788b338b5a-630x476.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Áine Ní Threinír  and Emma O’Grady pictured after appearing at Kilrush District Court. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Two Galway women to contest public order charges over Doonbeg incident]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/russell-brand-trial-updates-7199551-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T16:15:04+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Channel 4 worker tells court she was forced to massage Russell Brand while his entourage watched</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Channel 4, court news, Russell Brand, Sexual Assault, Southwark Crown Court, uk news</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/russell-brand-court-case-eb6d7a52-7e49-4971-8be7-6608b47277de-630x946.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Russell Brand denies sexual assault]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Channel 4 worker tells court she was forced to massage Russell Brand while his entourage watched]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/liffey-valley-rezoning-7199123-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T15:56:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Plans for 540 homes on Dublin lands owned by JP McManus and John Magnier knocked back</news:title>
            <news:keywords>adamstown, Clondalkin, Housing, Housing Crisis, Liffey Valley, Lucan, rezoning, Zoning</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/img_1355-34635fb8-bf50-4c4d-baec-6a0d4641d1e7-630x474.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Locals held a march to protest against the rezoning last weekend]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Plans for 540 homes on Dublin lands owned by JP McManus and John Magnier knocked back]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/waterford-arson-attack-arrests-7199362-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T15:07:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Three more people arrested in connection with fatal arson attack on Waterford home </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arson, birchwood, Crime, Fatal Fire, Garda Siochana, Waterford</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Philip and Kim English and their sons Callum (12) and Jayden (9), died in the attack on their home.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Three more people arrested in connection with fatal arson attack on Waterford home ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/vinted-french-looters-7199316-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T14:50:34+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland and France are linked on sales site Vinted, which is cracking down on any looted goods</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Crime, France, Looting, Online marketplaces, Retail, stolen goods, unrest, vinted</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Disorder in Lyon on Friday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland and France are linked on sales site Vinted, which is cracking down on any looted goods]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/gardai-injured-pursuit-dublin-stolen-car-7199239-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T14:21:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gardaí injured in pursuit of stolen car that had been driven wrong way on the M50</news:title>
            <news:keywords>car thieves, Dublin, Dublin car thieves, Garda, Nangor Road, Stolen Car</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/close-up-aerial-view-of-n31-m50-road-signs-on-m50-road-in-dublin-ireland-empty-motorway-during-level-5-covid-restrictions-9115f721-6503-4277-9524-9b025dd13ce1-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A file image of the M50.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Gardaí injured in pursuit of stolen car that had been driven wrong way on the M50]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/waterford-arson-attack-court-case-7199262-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T13:24:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man and woman charged over fatal arson attack remanded into custody</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arson, Cian Stacey, court news, Crime, Jessica Dalton, Waterford</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/best-quality-available-screen-grab-taken-from-the-press-association-video-of-a-man-left-arriving-for-a-special-sitting-at-clonmel-district-court-co-tipperary-a-man-and-woman-have-been-charged-by-74fbe815-ebf7-46af-b118-16ac1f8e6824-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[One of the pair covering their head as they arived at Clonmel District Court at the weekend. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man and woman charged over fatal arson attack remanded into custody]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ormond-quay-violent-disorder-trial-7199215-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T13:01:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Seven men to stand trial over violent incident in city centre </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Courts, Crime, Dublin, Gardaí, Ormond Quay, violent disorder</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/criminal-court-dublin-ireland-the-criminal-courts-of-justice-in-dublin-ireland-as-of-june-2021-92552fa1-07f5-4cc8-9c71-1adc3aa6e96a-630x449.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The men appeared before the Dublin District Court. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Seven men to stand trial over violent incident in city centre ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/justeat-ai-pictures-takeaway-mistakes-7198965-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T12:23:07+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>JustEat apologises for AI-generated slop after bizarre takeaway pictures found on Irish menus</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ai-generated, App, food items, Junk Food, JustEat, Menu, pictures, Takeaway</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/mixcollage-20-oct-2026-12-03-pm-9593-90925661-3f3b-4617-8416-b223d14ef974-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[AI-generated images of a 'batter burger' and 'smoked cod' on the JustEat app.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[JustEat apologises for AI-generated slop after bizarre takeaway pictures found on Irish menus]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cork-mallow-murder-7199096-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T12:14:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man arrested over gun murder of Paul ‘Bosco’ O’Connor in Co Cork</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Crime, Gardaí, mallow</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/garda-officers-outside-mallow-district-court-in-co-cork-members-of-the-garda-representative-association-gra-have-threatened-to-withdraw-their-labour-if-the-dispute-between-the-garda-commissioner-d-65228269-f825-4df8-8661-92adc345a3d0-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Garda officers in Mallow. (File)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man arrested over gun murder of Paul ‘Bosco’ O’Connor in Co Cork]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/joanne-mcnally-jimmy-fallon-7198970-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T12:11:35+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'A proud day for the parish': Joanne McNally makes US TV debut on Tonight Show </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Comedy, heading stateside, Ireland, Jimmy Fallon, joanne mcnally, Netflix, The Tonight Show</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-20-at-11-56-17-f2a25360-1907-41a8-8b3b-0b1e25c22cd8-630x413.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[McNally performed a seven minute stand up set on the show. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['A proud day for the parish': Joanne McNally makes US TV debut on Tonight Show ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/solicitor-jim-ocallaghan-strike-courts-backlash-7198843-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T11:23:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘Beneath the dignity of his office’: Solicitor rejects O’Callaghan’s suggestion rape cases were targeted</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Courts, Disruption, eoghan o'sullivan, Jim O'Callaghan, legal aid, Micheál Martin, Solicitor protest, Solicitor strike, Strike, Taoiseach</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/criminal-defence-solicitors-stage-a-protest-over-legal-aid-reforms-on-the-first-day-of-the-new-legal-term-outside-central-criminal-court-in-dublin-picture-date-monday-october-5-2026-f993db69-32a3-4255-98bc-9bc6a548df6b-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[O’Callaghan will appear before the Oireachtas Justice Committee this afternoon to discuss the ongoing dispute.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[‘Beneath the dignity of his office’: Solicitor rejects O’Callaghan’s suggestion rape cases were targeted]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/storm-austen-rain-7198982-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T11:12:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Storm Austen: Rain warning for Ireland on Thursday for first named storm of the season</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Status Yellow, storm austen</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/004_rainy_weather__90744574-2a327aa9-b5c8-44ed-8ac5-919e03591b1d-630x448.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dublin and Wicklow are also under a rain warning tomorrow morning. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Storm Austen: Rain warning for Ireland on Thursday for first named storm of the season]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/rsa-breathalyser-terminals-poll-7198908-Oct2026/</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>2026-10-20T10:39:32+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What do you think of the RSA's plan to install breathalyser terminals in pubs and hotels?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Aidan Farrelly, drink driving, Ireland, Poll, Road Safety, Road Safety Authority, Social Democrats, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/manexhalingintoalcoholtestdevice-drivinglicenserevocationfor-322ae9a0-6e3e-4d0c-b37b-71ed055b3bd1-630x389.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The RSA said the terminals would reinforce the message to 'never drink and drive' (file image)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[What do you think of the RSA's plan to install breathalyser terminals in pubs and hotels?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/turnkey-homes-social-housing-purchases-phased-out-state-7198775-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T10:32:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Turnkey homes 'not a practice I wanted to see happen' says housing minister</news:title>
            <news:keywords>councils, Housing, housing purchase, James Browne, Social Housing, turnkey homes</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/house-building-eac5c398-f839-429f-a305-aec48dd5e9f9-630x411.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Housing minister James Browne is expected to announce the move today.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Turnkey homes 'not a practice I wanted to see happen' says housing minister]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/foi-files-wrong-way-motorway-driving-department-of-transport-meeting-7197984-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T09:30:25+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The FOI Files: A meeting on motorway safety was held after the M9 crash. Why were no minutes taken?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Department of Transport, Freedom of Information, Investigates, Road Safety Authority, The FOI Files, transport infrastructure ireland, Wrong way driving</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/minister-of-state-with-responsibility-for-road-safety-sean-canney-speaking-to-the-media-at-government-buildings-dublin-after-the-meeting-on-road-safety-on-irelands-motorways-picture-date-friday-a-f382edf3-cb16-4447-bde0-3042ee13dedb-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Roads Minister Seán Canney speaking after the meeting on motorway road safety.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The FOI Files: A meeting on motorway safety was held after the M9 crash. Why were no minutes taken?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-tuesday-69-7198831-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T09:03:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Tuesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/breakfast-with-croissants-cup-of-coffee-and-milk-44dc2102-eb50-4a24-affb-747ecf254fe1-630x945.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Tuesday]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/simon-mcginley-rapist-7198598-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T07:23:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'C Case' rapist has sentence re-activated after repeatedly breaching conditions of his release</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Central Criminal Court, Simon McGinley, none</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/pastedimage-31721-ae096311-9db8-4fad-a117-90e521f396c4-630x441.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Simon McGinley photographed previously.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['C Case' rapist has sentence re-activated after repeatedly breaching conditions of his release]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/wearable-tech-2-7194430-Oct2026/</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>2026-10-20T07:00:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The rewards of the public sector strikes go far beyond the workers</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget 2027, column, day of strike, Public pay deal, Public Sector Pay, social cohesion, Strike, strike action, up the workers, voices</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/bantry-west-cork-ireland-14th-oct-2026-more-than-300000-public-sector-workers-around-the-country-are-taking-part-in-a-24-hour-strike-in-a-dispute-over-pay-union-members-from-into-forsa-and-sip-dce75020-9df2-4419-9ceb-a7a07200935c-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The rewards of the public sector strikes go far beyond the workers]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/growing-ageing-population-pressure-health-system-esri-report-7198473-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T06:30:58+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Growing and ageing population will put health system under pressure in decades ahead</news:title>
            <news:keywords>ageing population, ESRI, Health, Health Spending, Healthcare, Population, Report</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/river-2026-10-19t173600-326-fc665c73-f5e8-4474-a8b6-b16ebb61903e-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The report projected that thousands more GPs and hospital beds would be required by 2040 to keep up with the increasing and ageing population. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Growing and ageing population will put health system under pressure in decades ahead]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/raco-conference-trim-meath-irish-defence-forces-7197922-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T06:00:25+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Government must 'win back trust' of military personnel, says senior Defence Forces group leader</news:title>
            <news:keywords>co meath, officers, officers and cadets, raco, Representative Association of Commissioned Officers, Trim</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/54213651422_6fce6b3d76_o-06429488-7673-4567-afb9-aec8a1e7d368-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A file picture of an Irish Army Cavalry Officer leading troops during a parade.   ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Government must 'win back trust' of military personnel, says senior Defence Forces group leader]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-rental-scam-crumlin-7169876-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-20T00:10:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Scammers are booking a Dublin short-term let and advertising the rooms on Daft.ie </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Daft.ie, Dublin, Fraud, Housing, Ireland, Rental Scam, The Morning Lead</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/12-old-country-road-e7ff79c4-2123-4cbd-bf98-5b2b4c0bb98a-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A picture from the inside of the building. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Scammers are booking a Dublin short-term let and advertising the rooms on Daft.ie ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/guinness-5-7197800-Oct2026/</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>2026-10-19T22:00:28+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Hear Me Out: Has Guinness finally jumped the shark?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Guinness, HEAR ME OUT, Mark Zuckerberg</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-19-at-11-28-53-f17c3432-95df-44b8-b8a2-894a26ca6a02-630x384.png</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Hear Me Out: Has Guinness finally jumped the shark?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/heres-what-happened-today-monday-evening-fix-2-7198560-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T21:55:32+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Monday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Crime, evening fix, France, Garda Siochana, Ireland, News Fix, Politics, Protests, The Fix</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/rds-visual-arts-awards-7_90757180-1-95b3b09b-f57b-482a-8b1a-c3ad515766a1-630x519.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ava Bowden one of the 12 artists selected for the RDS Visual Art Awards 2026, opening Gallery at RDS on 6 November.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Monday]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/pipe-bombs-found-in-tallaght-7198674-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T21:34:35+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Four arrested and apartment complex evacuated after viable pipe bombs found during garda search</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, Crime, Defence Forces, Dublin, Tallaght</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/garda-irish-police-no-entry-tape-in-front-of-a-garda-patrol-car-at-an-incident-in-ireland-41beb291-b539-4a74-bbc1-cc742d68e4a9-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The search was carried out as part of an ongoing garda operation (file photo).]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Four arrested and apartment complex evacuated after viable pipe bombs found during garda search]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/tric-kearney-column-7198243-Oct2026/</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>2026-10-19T20:30:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'When I faced George Gibney in court, all I saw was evil'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Abuse, Child Sex Abuse, george gibney, Justice, Sentencing, Tric Kearney, Ward of Court</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tric (centre) with Chalkie, Loraine, Orla and Ber outside court on Monday, 12 October]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/rte-palestinian-flag-necklace-7198586-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T20:28:07+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>RTÉ admits it was a 'mistake' to edit out Palestinian flag necklace from Cheap Irish Homes</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[RTÉ said it "acknowledges that this matter could have been handled differently" (file photo).]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/athgarvan-wicklow-collision-7198609-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T19:49:21+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man (60s) dies following collision between truck and car in Wicklow</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Man (60s) dies following collision between truck and car in Wicklow]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/maths-week-puzzles-sunday-answers-7198173-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T19:30:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Maths Week 2026: Sunday puzzle answers</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Maths puzzles, maths week, Maths Week 2026, Puzzles, Test Yourself</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Maths Week 2026: Sunday puzzle answers]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/retirement-car-question-7190774-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T19:00:12+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'I have driven a company car for years but am about to retire. What should I buy?'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Motoring, The Car Clinic</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/2024-white-toyota-rav4-gr-sport-phev-auto-306-phev-134kw-motor-18-1-kwh-battery-auto-startstop-car-suv-hybrid-electric-2487-cc-4-cylinder-16-valve-dohc-a25a-fxs-a56fddd4-304a-4c63-9dc3-73a98bcf64ef-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[2024 White Toyota Rav4 Gr Sport Phev ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['I have driven a company car for years but am about to retire. What should I buy?']]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/waterford-funeral-english-family-7198525-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T18:51:07+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Waterford comes together for English family, even as questions and fears remain</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arson Attack, birchwood, English family, Funeral, kim english, philip english, Waterford, Waterford City</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Friends and mourners grieve as the coffins are removed following the funeral of Philip and Kim English and their sons Callum (12) and Jayden (9) at the Sacred Heart Church.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Waterford comes together for English family, even as questions and fears remain]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/criminal-legal-aid-dispute-2-7197961-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T18:48:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Minister says public 'entitled to answer' on why solicitors' strike forcing rape trials to adjourn</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Courts, criminal legal aid, Jim O'Callaghan, no end in sight</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Minister says public 'entitled to answer' on why solicitors' strike forcing rape trials to adjourn]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/m50-wrong-way-7198543-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T18:28:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Two men denied bail over allegedly driving wrong way down M50</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Car Theft, Dublin, M50, Stolen Car</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/fire-2_90608270-74a158f9-7189-4969-b74a-ebfa96afb35c-630x450.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Two men denied bail over allegedly driving wrong way down M50]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/snl-shane-gillis-7197884-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T17:51:01+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Stupid F****** C***': SNL under fire from UK counterparts over sexist Shane Gillis routine</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Saturday Fight Live, Saturday Night Live, shane gillis, SNL, SNL UK</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/rsa-pub-breathalysers-7198206-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T17:18:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Disgraceful': RSA defends decision to spend €1.5m on breathalysers in hotels and pubs</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Breathalysers, drink driving, Hospitality, Ireland, Road Safety, Road Safety Authority</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[An example of the breathalyser machines that are being used by the RSA (File photo)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Disgraceful': RSA defends decision to spend €1.5m on breathalysers in hotels and pubs]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-pay-talks-wrc-7197759-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T17:12:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Unions say strikes remain available as public sector pay talks begin</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Pay dispute, Public sector strike, Staff, Talks, Taoiseach, Trade Unions, Workplace Relations Commission</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/dublin-ireland-14th-oct-2026-dublin-ireland-october-14-2026-public-sector-workers-take-part-in-a-nationwide-24-hour-strike-in-dublin-amid-a-dispute-over-negotiations-for-a-new-public-sector-pa-c8aa771a-4610-4a9a-aa68-4ff3f8a53392-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[More than 300,000 public sector workers took part in a strike on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Unions say strikes remain available as public sector pay talks begin]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/four-teenage-boys-charged-alleged-sexual-assault-girl-dublin-7198458-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T16:48:28+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Four teenage boys charged over alleged rape and sexual assault of girl in south Dublin</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Children's Court, Court, Courts, Director of Public Prosecutions</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-5-at-5-monday-115-7198379-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T16:41:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Monday </news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5, Evening News, five at five</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Monday ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/mary-lou-mcdonald-michelle-o-neill-interviewed-psni-this-week-garvaghy-road-7198429-Oct2026/</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>2026-10-19T16:39:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>McDonald and O'Neill to be interviewed by PSNI this week over Garvaghy Road protest</news:title>
            <news:keywords>drumcree, Garvaghy Road, Mary-Lou McDonald, Michelle O'Neill, Northern Ireland, Portadown, Sinn Féin</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/portadown-northern-ireland-27-september-2026-sinn-fein-vice-president-and-first-minister-michelle-oneill-and-sinn-fein-president-mary-lou-mcdonald-speak-during-a-protest-against-a-planned-march-by-2ad9c92a-c3f3-4721-8052-6181c5cbe494-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill and Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald speaking at the protest on 27 September. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[McDonald and O'Neill to be interviewed by PSNI this week over Garvaghy Road protest]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/apu-voice-actor-the-simpsons-sunil-malhotra-7198405-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T16:10:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>After years of silence, Apu speaks again as The Simpsons casts new voice actor</news:title>
            <news:keywords>apu, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Hank Azaria, sunil malhotra, thank you come again, The Simpsons, voice actor</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Apu's character has not had a voice actor since 2020.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[After years of silence, Apu speaks again as The Simpsons casts new voice actor]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/peter-mcverry-trust-high-court-squatters-dorset-street-7198234-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T15:42:35+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Peter McVerry Trust launches court proceedings to remove squatters occupying Dublin apartments</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Courts, dorset street, Dublin, Dublin City Council, High Court, Homelessness, Housing, Housing Crisis, peter mcverry trust, Squatters</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The apartments are located on Dorset Lane in Dublin 1]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Peter McVerry Trust launches court proceedings to remove squatters occupying Dublin apartments]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/defence-forces-member-jailed-rape-7198318-Oct2026/</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>2026-10-19T15:37:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Member of the Defence Forces jailed for eight years for rape of 17-year-old girl</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Central Criminal Court, Courts, Defence Forces, Ireland, Rape, Sentencing, sexual violence</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/the-criminal-courts-of-justice-building-in-parkgate-street-dublin-it-is-the-principal-criminal-court-in-ireland-6962af71-3db2-4340-a32f-939c5eaac16f-630x480.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Member of the Defence Forces jailed for eight years for rape of 17-year-old girl]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-paul-oconnor-murder-cork-mallow-7198233-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T15:36:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gardaí examine drugs debt theory as motive for Cork gun murder</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cork, Garda, mallow, Paul O'Connor</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/garda-officers-outside-mallow-district-court-in-co-cork-members-of-the-garda-representative-association-gra-have-threatened-to-withdraw-their-labour-if-the-dispute-between-the-garda-commissioner-d-8a2666d6-06a5-4ff3-9491-950a047df885-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A stock image of armed gardaí on duty in Mallow. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Gardaí examine drugs debt theory as motive for Cork gun murder]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/waterson-arson-attack-funeral-young-people-urged-walk-away-from-drugs-7198200-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T15:07:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Young people urged to 'walk away from drugs' and 'choose a future' at Waterford funeral</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arson Attack, drug intimidation, Drugs, kim english, philip english, Waterford</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/190waterford-arson_90757029-00b64399-5a6a-46fd-9e6e-de7785239b07-630x420.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The murders of Philip and Kim English, and their two children Jayden and Callum, are believed to have been carried out by local drug gangs as an act of intimidation. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Young people urged to 'walk away from drugs' and 'choose a future' at Waterford funeral]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/unauthorised-firms-cheap-car-insurance-central-bank-warning-7198188-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T14:46:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Central Bank issues warning over two unauthorised firms advertising cheap car insurance</news:title>
            <news:keywords>car insurance, Central Bank, Fraud, Insurance, it's a scam, unauthorised firms, warning</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/woman-driving-car-girl-feeling-happy-to-drive-holding-steering-wheel-and-looking-on-road-0f6df22e-9b04-42af-a393-d87d9e907f12-630x349.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The warnings were published separately on Friday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Central Bank issues warning over two unauthorised firms advertising cheap car insurance]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/russell-brand-trial-2-7198147-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T14:24:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Russell Brand ‘had maniacal grin during Soho bar sexual assault’</news:title>
            <news:keywords>court news, London, Rape Trial, Russell Brand, Sexual Assault, Southwark Crown Court</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Russell Brand at court.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Russell Brand ‘had maniacal grin during Soho bar sexual assault’]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/funeral-waterford-english-family-arson-attack-7197725-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T14:15:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Funeral of Waterford family killed in arson attack told 'act of total evil' left community devastated</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arson Attack, birchwood, English family, Funeral, kim english, philip english, Waterford</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/the-hearses-arriving-arriving-for-the-funeral-of-philip-and-kim-english-and-their-sons-jayden-and-callum-at-the-sacred-heart-church-parish-centre-the-folly-waterford-the-family-died-in-an-arson-a-d54f076e-fa71-49cf-9626-2e2792a48e31-630x363.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The hearses arriving for the funeral of Philip and Kim English and their sons, Jayden and Callum.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Funeral of Waterford family killed in arson attack told 'act of total evil' left community devastated]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/france-protests-schools-macron-explainer-7197893-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T13:51:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Q&amp;A: How student fury in France turned into riots, looting and half a million on the streets</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A student campaign over classroom conditions has grown into wider protests over living costs.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/pipe-bomb-loaded-guns-search-drogheda-7198053-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T13:33:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Viable pipe bomb and two loaded guns found during garda search in Drogheda</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A picture of the seized firearms.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/france-riots-7197801-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T11:23:29+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>As French protests escalate into riots, they may prove a gift for the right's Marine Le Pen</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[As French protests escalate into riots, they may prove a gift for the right's Marine Le Pen]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/salmon-fed-chicken-7195347-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T11:06:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Farmed salmon are now being fed chicken - and it might actually be better than the status quo</news:title>
            <news:keywords>aquaculture, Consumer Issues, fish farming, Food labeling, Poultry, Salmon, sustainability</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Norwegian producer Mowi is reported to be moving to poultry-based feed.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Farmed salmon are now being fed chicken - and it might actually be better than the status quo]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-car-chase-north-dublin-burglaries-7197702-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T10:53:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Three arrested after M50 chase as gardaí target gang involved in north Dublin crime spree </news:title>
            <news:keywords>armed support unit, Arrests, Burglaries, Car Chase, Garda Helicopter, M50, North Dublin, Santry, none</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/halloween-pumpkin-carving-jack-o-lantern-poll-7197820-Oct2026/</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>2026-10-19T10:32:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Will you carve a pumpkin for Halloween?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Autumn, Halloween, Poll, pumpkin carving, pumpkins, The Daily Poll, traditions, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Boo]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Will you carve a pumpkin for Halloween?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jamie-bailey-north-dublin-stabbing-limerick-7197792-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T09:54:12+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Limerick man killed in north Dublin stabbing named locally</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Assault, Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin, Dublin 7, jamie bailey, Limerick, Stabbing</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jamie Bailey.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Limerick man killed in north Dublin stabbing named locally]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/israeli-police-arrest-10-people-in-connection-with-settler-attacks-on-european-politicians-7197760-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T08:57:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Israel arrests 10 people after settler attacks on reporter and European politicians in West Bank</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arrests, Benjamin Netanyahu, heidi levine, Israel, Occupation, Palestine, West Bank</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/ramallah-west-bank-16th-oct-2026-american-veteran-award-winning-photojournalist-heidi-levine-of-the-washington-post-speaks-to-journalists-from-a-hospital-bed-in-the-ramallah-government-hospital-7ccd690e-d532-49ba-856a-754c8c9250cf-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine in hospital after being attacked on 16 October in Ramallah, Palestine ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Israel arrests 10 people after settler attacks on reporter and European politicians in West Bank]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-399-7197732-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T08:56:38+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Monday </news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, good morning, The 9 at 9</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/brown-granary-bread-toast-with-butter-for-breakfast-uk-4db97042-7f36-456f-84a2-ec54b5bc7f87-630x404.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Monday ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/romania-men-deported-convictions-bucharest-7197710-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T07:32:05+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>24 Romanian men with previous convictions deported on charter flight</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bucharest, charter flight, Deportation flight, Garda, Jim O'Callaghan, Romania</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/deportation-flight-6b6d1154-8e29-4372-9ad2-cf11ac21f39c-630x411.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The department put the aircraft cost for yesterday’s operation at €182,270, excluding VAT.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[24 Romanian men with previous convictions deported on charter flight]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cyclist-crash-schull-west-cork-7197691-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T07:05:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Cyclist in his 60s found unresponsive on road in Schull, Co Cork </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Co Cork, Corthna, Cyclist, Schull, West Cork, Witness appeal</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/schull-west-cork-ireland-5203b6c4-2411-427c-9047-26a318f754a3-630x418.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of the main street in Schull, west Cork]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Cyclist in his 60s found unresponsive on road in Schull, Co Cork ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/parenting-6-7194383-Oct2026/</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>2026-10-19T07:00:05+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Like Anne Hathaway, I find it hard to turn off 'mum mode', even when not parenting</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Opinion, Parenting, RAISING THEM RIGHT, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/may-6-2013-new-york-new-york-u-s-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-costume-institute-gala-celebrating-the-exhibition-punkchaos-to-couture-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-nyc-may-6-2013-phot-7667d891-9204-4b3b-95a8-3d7ee15f9aec-630x856.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Like Anne Hathaway, I find it hard to turn off 'mum mode', even when not parenting]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/vacant-property-refurbishment-grant-figures-7197117-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T06:30:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Over 7,000 homes restored across Ireland this year with Donegal leading the way</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Donegal, Housing, Ireland, James Browne, Property, vacant properties, Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-18-at-12-00-16-bbf0b7a6-8e73-424f-a80f-7b2df311927c-630x344.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant was established in 2022. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Over 7,000 homes restored across Ireland this year with Donegal leading the way]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/emergency-booklet-72-hour-supplies-advice-ditched-7195386-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T00:05:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Be Emergency Ready booklet dropped 72-hour advice after concerns it would make people anxious</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Be Emergency Ready, Department of Defence, Emergency booklet, Emergency Preparedness, The Morning Lead</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/cork-ireland-14th-mar-2020-shelves-empty-in-supermarket-cork-city-shelves-of-tesco-wilton-were-empty-again-this-evening-due-the-panic-buying-of-covid-19-despite-the-governments-reassurace-that-s-976d6c4c-ba51-4800-8f58-c6166b2a73b6-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Empty shelves at a supermarket in Cork (file photo)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Be Emergency Ready booklet dropped 72-hour advice after concerns it would make people anxious]]></image:title>
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