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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/money-diaries-spending-saving-107-7177624-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-25T20:00:39+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Money Diaries: A project manager on €46K living in Co Galway</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Money Diaries: A project manager on €46K living in Co Galway]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-investigation-clondalkin-body-in-recycling-facility-7205016-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-25T18:16:26+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gardaí issue appeal for help to name body of man that lay undiscovered for days at recycling plant</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Clondalkin, October, recycling plant</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A garda issued image of the jacket the man was wearing. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Gardaí issue appeal for help to name body of man that lay undiscovered for days at recycling plant]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-listowel-man-dead-following-assault-investigation-7204952-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-25T17:17:58+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man who suffered serious assault in Kerry in September dies in hospital</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cork University Hospital, Garda, Listowel, October</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[An stock image of Listowel Square where the assault took place.  ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man who suffered serious assault in Kerry in September dies in hospital]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-clock-change-poll-7204866-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-25T15:42:45+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Poll: Should Ireland stop changing the clocks twice a year?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>clock changes, daylight saving time, European Union, Ireland, October, The Daily Poll, Time zones, Winter Time</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Bainbridge and Sterling grandfather clock made in Dublin. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Poll: Should Ireland stop changing the clocks twice a year?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/myra-emergency-signal-atlantic-russia-il-tanker-raf-irish-coast-guard-7204739-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-25T14:31:36+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>British and Irish coast guards monitor Russian-linked tanker after false alarm off Irish coast</news:title>
            <news:keywords>HM Coastguard, Irish Coast Guard, Myra, October, RAF, Russia</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Beechcraft B200 King Air aircraft from the Irish Coast Guard during The Bray Air Display 2025 in Bray, Ireland.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[British and Irish coast guards monitor Russian-linked tanker after false alarm off Irish coast]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/in-republic-7204735-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-25T14:14:55+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Further weather warnings issued as 18,000 left without power after Storm Boelo</news:title>
            <news:keywords>ESB Networks, Ireland, Met Éireann, October, Power Outages, STORM BOELO, Weather Warnings</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Valentia Lighthouse in County Kerry. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Further weather warnings issued as 18,000 left without power after Storm Boelo]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/builder-paid-up-front-7201781-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-25T13:00:33+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>So your builder wants €20k upfront? Here’s when you should worry</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Architecture, Builders, Building, column, October, Opinion, Renovation, renovation projects, the big reno clinic, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[So your builder wants €20k upfront? Here’s when you should worry]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-dies-farran-cork-7204718-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-25T12:17:52+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Investigation launched after man (30s) dies in Cork </news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, Cork, Cork University Hospital, Death Investigation, farran, Gardaí, October</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Investigations are ongoing. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Investigation launched after man (30s) dies in Cork ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/spookiest-placenames-ireland-7202846-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-25T10:00:59+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland's spookiest placenames: Ringfort of blood, anyone?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Calling 353, Darach Ó Séaghdha, Halloween, haunted, Irish identity, irish placenames, October</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/cahercommaun-triple-ring-fort-kerry-460c5c0d-ef4b-451a-a865-c7aadbd842fb-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Okay, this is not *the* ring fort of blood in Limerick, but Kerry does a spooky monument well too.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland's spookiest placenames: Ringfort of blood, anyone?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/willie-and-geraldine-hawkes-funeral-7204669-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-25T09:07:10+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Joint funeral to be held for couple who died in house fire</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cork, crossbarry, Funeral, Gardaí, House Fire, innishannon, October</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-25-at-09-03-29-afd0750e-5bed-4d4f-925f-7aebdd410c31-630x399.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Willie and Geraldine Hawkes. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Joint funeral to be held for couple who died in house fire]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sitdown-sunday-best-longreads-of-the-week-2-7199294-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-25T09:00:37+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Sitdown Sunday: What's the point of U2?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>7 deadly reads, Irish Famine, long reads, longform content, Longreads, Megyn Kelly, October, Russia, sitdown sunday, Vladimir Putin</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/bono-left-and-the-edge-of-u2-perform-during-the-opening-of-the-obama-presidential-center-on-june-18-2026-in-chicago-brian-cassellachicago-tribunetns-1063b62a-deea-4bc2-991b-08572583bc51-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Bono, left, and the Edge of U2 in June 2026.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Sitdown Sunday: What's the point of U2?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/storm-boelo-weather-warnings-ireland-7204644-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-25T08:45:20+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Sunday </news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, Dublin Marathon, Housing, Ireland, STORM BOELO</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-25-at-08-11-45-5c5945c3-3507-449e-9b9f-2ea6b778030c-630x439.png</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Sunday ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/internet-diaries-james-mcclean-therapy-social-media-7202835-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-25T08:00:31+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>James McClean’s comments on therapy warranted scrutiny, but did he deserve the online reaction?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>algorithms, Diary of a man on the internet, Internet Diaries, James McClean, Mark Allen, Mental Health, October, Social Media, x</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/james-mcclean-after-the-game-a84ff241-3285-4659-99d5-2d5fc70b036c-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[James McClean's comments about therapy attracted a major backlash last week]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[James McClean’s comments on therapy warranted scrutiny, but did he deserve the online reaction?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/portadown-orange-order-parade-7204612-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-25T07:53:34+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Thousands attend support parade for Portadown Orange Order</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Carla Lockhart, Garvaghy Road, Michelle O'Neill, Northern Ireland, October, Orange Order, Portadown</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-25-at-07-46-30-25b981f3-8119-4e9d-8ef7-ccad88656a41-630x357.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[DUP MP Carla Lockhart led an Orange Order parade in Portadown on Saturday. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Thousands attend support parade for Portadown Orange Order]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/budget-2027-and-procurement-7199213-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>2026-10-25T07:30:03+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland wants to build more and spend less. But who will actually deliver it?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bike Shed, Budget 2027, budget 2027 plans, column, Government, managing irish economy, managing the finances, Metrolink, National Children's Hospital, October, Opinion, Procurement, voices</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/the-new-national-childrens-hospital-under-construction-in-the-st-james-hospital-campus-in-dublin-ireland-7be946aa-6b6c-42c1-8193-955b60a45f75-630x317.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland wants to build more and spend less. But who will actually deliver it?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/clocks-went-back-an-hour-overnight-daylight-saving-time-7200862-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-25T07:15:29+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The clocks went back an hour overnight - did you forget?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Clock Change, Clocks, clocks go back, Clocks Going Back, Daylight Savings Time, fall back, October, TIME</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/morningalarmclockandsleepingperson-1ee84a8f-a970-4537-a125-d71078ff6dd2-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[While most smart devices will make the change automatically, you may need to manually change any analogue or digital clocks.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The clocks went back an hour overnight - did you forget?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-electricity-price-cap-cost-7203492-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-25T07:00:25+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>How much would it cost to introduce an electricity price cap in Ireland?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cost of Living, Electricity prices, energy costs, energy poverty, Energy prices, Ireland, Irish government, October</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/2ger887-8020f924-6a38-4886-8f32-d906a589878a-630x385.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Power lines in Dublin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[How much would it cost to introduce an electricity price cap in Ireland?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/politics-ireland-2-7201697-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-25T06:30:42+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Drink-driving, triple-locking and hug-your-granny: The winners and losers of the political week</news:title>
            <news:keywords>All smiles, good week bad wekk, October, Winners and Losers</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/mixcollage-23-oct-2026-02-51-pm-1312-b71b37c3-2334-4f90-8bf5-af885ee8c105-630x630.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Drink-driving, triple-locking and hug-your-granny: The winners and losers of the political week]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-marathon-road-closures-diversions-7203032-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-25T06:00:57+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Marathon: The essential info on road closures, transport changes and the best spots to watch</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bus, course route, Diversions, Dublin Marathon, Map, October, race day, Road closures, Runners, Train</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/marathon-af7419dc-1c17-4657-b3da-7276f70415fc-630x411.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[More than 20,000 people are expected to take part.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Marathon: The essential info on road closures, transport changes and the best spots to watch]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/turnkey-housing-plans-7202063-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-25T00:05:10+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Housing insiders warn construction could slump with minister's new plan</news:title>
            <news:keywords>AHBs, approved housing bodies, Builders, Developers, Housing, Housing Crisis, James Browne, Social Housing, The Morning Lead, turnkey housing</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/file-photo-dated-101017-of-a-new-housing-development-in-dublin-the-governments-budget-for-2024-is-due-to-be-unveiled-by-michael-mcgrath-and-minister-for-public-expenditure-paschal-donohoe-at-leins-ff46e7da-42e9-403e-b786-efb24d9d5052-630x340.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Housing insiders warn that this week's changes could lead to a fall in not just social housing, but it may have a knock-on impact to private home building.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Housing insiders warn construction could slump with minister's new plan]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-data-centre-brexiteers-7028896-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-24T22:00:10+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Irish data centre chief says critics are 'like Brexiteers' and fuelled by conspiracy theories</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Artificial Intelligence, data centre debate, Data Centres, Digital Infrastructure Ireland, Energy, Ireland, Ronan Kelly</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
    
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jim-ocallaghan-solicitors-strike-3-7202781-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-24T21:00:22+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Jim O’Callaghan is proving to be a Teflon justice minister</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Consent ad, Jim O'Callaghan, October, solicitors strike</news:keywords>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-24T20:02:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A Status Orange wind warning in place in Donegal, Leitrim, Galway, Mayo and Sligo until 9am on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-24T19:22:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Police in Caen, Normandy]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/peptides-health-research-7197946-Oct2026/</loc>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Peptides: What are they, what are the risks and what does the science say?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/clocks-go-back-an-hour-tonight-daylight-saving-time-7200643-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:title>Don't forget! The clocks go back an hour tonight</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Daylight Saving Time will end at 1am on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-24T17:30:12+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Beibhinn Parsons on the charge. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Djougang brace helps Ireland to victory in South Africa]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/poll-plans-storm-boela-bank-holiday-7204203-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-body-find-dublin-clondalkin-7204087-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-24T15:53:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[An Ambulance with a Garda escort leaves the Greyhound Waste Recycling  Facility in Clondalkin, Dublin, carrying the body of a man found on the premises.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-injured-road-traffic-incident-fell-from-moving-van-7204062-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:title>Garda suffers serious head injuries as he falls from moving patrol van</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of a garda van. ]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/well-known-man-injunction-uk-courts-other-jurisdictions-media-law-7198888-Oct2026/</loc>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-nine-at-nine-morning-headlines-7204036-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-24T09:15:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-rail-bank-holiday-disruption-7203605-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:title>Travelling this bank holiday weekend? There's major disruption to train and bus services</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Commuter train seen alongside an older grafitti covered Dart train at Connolly Station in Dublin]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/brazil-election-voting-ireland-7201446-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:title>Brazilians in Ireland set to vote in country's run-off presidential election</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Flavio Bolsonaro and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva taking part in a presidential debate on 18 October. ]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/factcheck-rape-trials-targeted-solicitors-strike-jim-ocallaghan-7199720-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:title>FactCheck: Are rape trials being 'deliberately' singled out by striking legal aid solicitors?</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/irishman-among-group-activists-detained-israel-west-bank-7203831-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-23T22:57:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Irishman among group of activists detained by Israeli authorities in West Bank </news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/country-braces-storm-boelo-orange-warnings-six-counties-7203665-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-23T22:40:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Country braces for Storm Boelo as Status Orange warnings issued for seven counties</news:title>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/rosscarbery-west-cork-ireland-29th-sep-2026-met-eireann-has-issued-a-yellow-weather-warning-for-wind-and-rain-starting-at-12-00-today-this-photographer-measured-wind-speed-of-45-kmh-with-gusts-acff35ce-e895-4c06-937b-3955f6154535-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Met Éireann said gale force westerly winds with severe and damaging gusts are likely to lead to large coastal waves and flooding. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Country braces for Storm Boelo as Status Orange warnings issued for seven counties]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/body-found-macroom-7202946-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-23T21:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man whose body was discovered at Macroom golf course named locally</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Co Cork, Cork, Investigation, Macroom, October</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/blurred-frame-26-ad02524e-7ebf-44c2-a221-e4ae4f6f325e-630x378.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jack O'Donovan.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man whose body was discovered at Macroom golf course named locally]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/evening-fix-news-headlines-87-7203799-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-23T20:53:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Friday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, News Fix, The Fix</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/img_0808-77979a91-347f-413c-85ae-6c781069edde-630x420.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Hyde Park Brass Band and Code of Behaviour performing a play off before starting the Jazz Stroll on Oliver Plunkett St for the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Friday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-trad-musician-donal-lunny-dies-aged-79-7203307-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-23T20:25:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Tributes paid to pioneering Irish trad musician Dónal Lunny following his death aged 79</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dónal Lunny.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Tributes paid to pioneering Irish trad musician Dónal Lunny following his death aged 79]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/louth-arrests-explosives-7203793-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-23T20:24:58+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Two arrested in Co Louth after explosive components seized in long-running investigation </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Co Louth, Dissidents, explosives, Gardaí, Good Friday Agreement, Justin Kelly, Louth, Northern Ireland, Peace Process</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/garda-inscription-on-a-police-jacket-from-ireland-ff40428b-aac2-4243-bd1a-154aedd99370-630x544.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The discovery was made following lengthy garda investigations.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Two arrested in Co Louth after explosive components seized in long-running investigation ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/agentic-ai-prospects-for-consumers-7202678-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>2026-10-23T19:30:25+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Could an AI agent work for you - or does it really work for the tech bros?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Agentic AI, AI, October, tech bros, Technology</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/jeff-bezos-sundar-pichai-elon-musk-0783811e-93af-4c56-b6fe-1e1808fe7347-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Google's Sundar Pichai and X's Elon Musk keep tabs on each other.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Could an AI agent work for you - or does it really work for the tech bros?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/social-media-post-asylum-seeker-caused-fear-trial-hears-newtownmountkennedy-7203754-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-23T19:21:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Tweet alleging asylum seeker exposed himself on bus caused fear in Wicklow town, trial hears</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bray District Court, Court, Courts, Newtownmountkennedy, Trial, Wicklow</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-642-25083ef2-5830-4338-b7c3-67bb423323eb-630x848.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Kirk Loco.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Tweet alleging asylum seeker exposed himself on bus caused fear in Wicklow town, trial hears]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/glenstal-abbey-7203723-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-23T19:06:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Limerick boarding school Glenstal Abbey to close after almost 100 years</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Education, Glenstal Abbey, Limerick, private school, Private Schools</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/from-a-drones-perspective-glenstal-abbey-feels-like-a-hidden-world-revealed-from-above-a-monastery-wrapped-in-forest-stone-and-silence-the-firs-5b1d4e90-d99f-49b5-869a-bd6a9910cfab-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Glenstal Abbey]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Limerick boarding school Glenstal Abbey to close after almost 100 years]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/liberty-recycling-money-laundering-7203089-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-23T19:00:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Sinn Féin supports investigation into money laundering at charity chaired by party TD</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Aengus Ó Snodaigh, charities regulator, Garda Siochana, Liberty Recycling, Mary-Lou McDonald, Money Laundering, October, Sinn Féin</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/liberty-recycling-3_90757413-5b4a2385-b8bf-40e5-aa84-c9339b960f07-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Liberty Recycling at Bluebell Industrial Estate, off Kylemore Road, Dublin 12.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin supports investigation into money laundering at charity chaired by party TD]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/consent-hugging-ad-jim-o-callaghan-irish-council-civil-liberties-7203703-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-23T18:52:18+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Minister ordering removal of consent ad risks having ‘chilling effect’ on society, rights group says</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Censorship, Consent, Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, HUGGING, Irish Council for Civil Liberties, Jim O'Callaghan</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/river-2026-10-23t184508-532-07a2bd78-735a-4f5a-b3dd-f113c7baf13e-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A still from the ad. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Minister ordering removal of consent ad risks having ‘chilling effect’ on society, rights group says]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ryan-tubridy-politics-7203435-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-23T17:24:54+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Taoiseach says Ryan Tubridy 'welcome' to try politics after broadcaster said he ‘dreams’ of it</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dáil Éireann, Fianna Fáil, Galway, galway west, Irish Politics, Micheál Martin, October, Ryan Tubridy, Taoiseach, watch out galway</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/ryan-tubridy-poses-for-photographers-upon-arrival-at-the-premiere-for-the-crown-season-6-finale-in-london-tuesday-dec-5-2023-photo-by-vianney-le-caerinvisionap-4da12a59-f491-40cb-bc08-d6d70f9f58e3-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA["Some people go to the sporting ground and watch football. I follow politics," Tubridy said over the weekend.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Taoiseach says Ryan Tubridy 'welcome' to try politics after broadcaster said he ‘dreams’ of it]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-monday-190-7203430-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-23T16:50:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Friday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5, October, The 5 at 5</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/no-5-on-a-building-2754c973-4eda-4aa2-81f8-bd326a2df352-630x412.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Friday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/laura-perrins-grandparents-hug-consent-ad-7203344-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>2026-10-23T16:43:13+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>I am perhaps the only conservative in Ireland who thought the consent ad made an important point </news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Consent, Consent ad, consent video, DRCC, grandparents, HUGGING, hugging video, laura perrins, October, Opinion, Read Me, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/river-3-3ff3a36a-b31d-4737-9938-4cc3b8430389-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A still from the ad]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[I am perhaps the only conservative in Ireland who thought the consent ad made an important point ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/citywest-court-case-7203155-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-23T16:04:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man at centre of Citywest case to be deported after sexual assault charges dropped</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Asylum Seekers, Citywest, Deportation, Dublin, Garda, Ireland, October, Sexual Assault</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/river-2026-10-23t154700-044-bcd8c980-b053-433b-abac-189fc3c61fca-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Citywest Hotel in Dublin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man at centre of Citywest case to be deported after sexual assault charges dropped]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-shooting-mark-cullen-dun-laoghaire-solicitor-7203280-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-23T15:25:22+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man charged with fatal shooting of Mark Cullen still without solicitor amid legal aid dispute</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Charged, Courts, Dún Laoghaire, legal aid row, Mark Cullen, October, Shooting, Solicitor</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/mark-cullen-343081ce-8367-4300-8ce4-a156ab990127-630x411.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Mark Cullen was shot dead in Dún Laoghaire on 5 July.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man charged with fatal shooting of Mark Cullen still without solicitor amid legal aid dispute]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/collision-carrigaline-cork-injured-hospital-7203209-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-23T14:54:28+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man in his 30s dies in two-car collision in Co Cork</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Carrigaline, Collision, Cork, Cork University Hospital, Garda, October, road collision</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/garda-irish-police-patrol-car-sligo-republic-of-ireland-ff6af1d4-d9b7-49d3-9f02-7753f7fd69c5-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The man was pronounced dead at the scene.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man in his 30s dies in two-car collision in Co Cork]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/civil-servant-yeven-mckeeffe-state-secrets-court-7203150-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-23T14:38:32+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Civil servant accused of passing State secrets to hostile nation sent for Special Criminal Court trial</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Civil Servant, Courts, government information, October, Official Secrets Act, Special Criminal Court, state secrets, Ukraine, Yevgen McKeeffe</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/a-view-of-cloverhill-district-court-dublin-as-eamonn-harrison-22-of-mayobridge-in-newry-co-down-appeared-at-the-court-on-charges-of-assault-and-criminal-damage-in-north-dublin-in-august-2018-h-f4db23e9-78c4-4e1c-9d89-df898f924dbe-630x404.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The case resumed today at Cloverhill District Court.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Civil servant accused of passing State secrets to hostile nation sent for Special Criminal Court trial]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ballinahown-co-westmeath-named-irelands-tidiest-town-7203047-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-23T13:53:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ballinahown, Co Westmeath named Ireland's tidiest town (and village)</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Abbeyleix, ballinahown, Buncrana, Dara Calleary, October, Tidy Towns, Tralee, Westmeath</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/tidy-towns-ballinahown-23-9-26-60-26a011c2-0434-45f5-bc34-70fdee7609df-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ballinahown is in Co Westmeath]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ballinahown, Co Westmeath named Ireland's tidiest town (and village)]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/troy-parrott-burglary-home-7202979-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-23T12:34:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Spanish police investigate break-in at Troy Parrott's Seville home</news:title>
            <news:keywords>October, real betis, Seville, Troy Parrott</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/sevilla-spain-21st-oct-2026-troy-parrott-betis-footballsoccer-uefa-champions-leagueleague-phase-matchday-3-between-real-betis-balompie-feyenoord-rotterdam-at-the-estadio-la-cartuja-de-sev-83514766-602a-46bc-95d2-01380219989a-630x840.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Parrott: Ireland international has been living in Seville since his summer move to Real Betis.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Spanish police investigate break-in at Troy Parrott's Seville home]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/grandparents-ad-solicitors-strike-analysis-podcast-7203636-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-23T12:00:07+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The culture war over grandparents and justice on trial</news:title>
            <news:keywords>grandparents ad, Jim O'Callaghan, Justice, Justice Minister, legal aid, October, Podcast, RSA, Solicitors, Strike, The candidate</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/3dm8fdm-5f61ad2f-0cca-4216-b1c1-27b37b1e442a-630x331.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The culture war over grandparents and justice on trial]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/meghan-markle-father-thomas-child-sex-abuse-images-7202836-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-23T11:31:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Meghan Markle ‘deeply distressed’ by allegation her father had child abuse images</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Meghan Markle, October, Prince Harry, The Sun, thomas markle sr, UK</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/duke-and-duchess-of-sussex-visit-to-australia-day-four-f3c8c58d-cbb1-4503-a6a8-1cdafcc87618-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A stash of images belonging to her father was found at his former home in the Philippines, the Sun reported.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Meghan Markle ‘deeply distressed’ by allegation her father had child abuse images]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/storm-austen-heavy-rain-flooding-impacts-weather-warnings-where-7201584-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-23T11:30:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Storm Austen passes over country as council crews begin clean-up from flooding</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A waterlogged field in Skibbereen/Castlehaven, West Cork this morning.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Storm Austen passes over country as council crews begin clean-up from flooding]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/tesla-self-driving-car-job-dublin-7202712-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-23T11:13:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Tesla advertises Dublin job to help develop self-driving system as it pushes for Irish approval</news:title>
            <news:keywords>autonomous car, model 3, model y, October, self-driving car, Tesla</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tesla's self-driving cars have been parroved in nine EU countries.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Tesla advertises Dublin job to help develop self-driving system as it pushes for Irish approval]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/drcc-grandparents-hug-consent-ad-removal-jim-o-callaghan-justice-department-opinion-poll-7202682-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <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>2026-10-23T10:44:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What do you think of the grandparents' consent ad and the decision to remove it?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Advertising, Consent, Department of Justice, Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, grandparents, Ireland, October, Poll, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A still from the DRCC ad]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[What do you think of the grandparents' consent ad and the decision to remove it?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-friday-78-7202604-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-23T08:58:18+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Friday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, October</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/fried-egg-with-grilled-sausage-for-breakfast-58d79e2e-b615-4506-aef1-d39b14895165-630x553.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Friday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/letters-to-the-editor-neutrality-visas-gazans-7194755-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-23T08:54:34+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Letters to the editor on... neutrality, election season and visas for Gazans </news:title>
            <news:keywords>letters to the editor, October, Your Thoughts</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/president-donald-trump-gestures-after-speaking-at-a-campaign-rally-at-sioux-gateway-airport-thursday-oct-22-2026-in-sioux-city-iowa-ap-photoalex-brandon-d4b6de88-677d-496d-aee2-21ba7941b767-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Letters to the editor on... neutrality, election season and visas for Gazans ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/carla-lockhart-dup-steps-down-stormont-row-7202578-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-23T08:17:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Carla Lockhart quits as DUP party officer amid rift with Robinson over Stormont tensions</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Carla Lockhart, DUP, emma little pengelly, gavin robinson, Michelle O'Neill, October, power sharing</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/drumcree-orange-order-parade-091ebe3a-fa6b-40d2-8786-492e975f0872-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Lockhart argued that the party should pull Little-Pengelly from her post.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Carla Lockhart quits as DUP party officer amid rift with Robinson over Stormont tensions]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/tom-skerritt-rip-top-gun-alien-picket-fences-7202542-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-23T07:56:05+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Tom Skerritt, Emmy-winning actor known for roles in Top Gun and Alien, dies aged 93</news:title>
            <news:keywords>actor, ALIEN, Emmy, October, picket fences, RIP, tom skerritt, top gun</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Skerritt also starred in Turning Point, Steel Magnolias and Contact.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Tom Skerritt, Emmy-winning actor known for roles in Top Gun and Alien, dies aged 93]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/new-york-city-horse-drawn-carriages-ban-7202522-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-23T07:33:05+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>New York City votes to ban horse-drawn carriages after death of teenage tourist</news:title>
            <news:keywords>council, horse, horse-drawn carriages, New York, New York City, October, transport workers union, Vote, Zohran Mamdani</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/horse-carriage-ride-through-central-park-with-new-york-city-behind-central-park-new-york-usa-02cb5c78-9614-47cc-a9d5-39412f1eb8aa-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A horse-drawn carriage pictured in New York's Central Park.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[New York City votes to ban horse-drawn carriages after death of teenage tourist]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/philip-cairns-disappearance-appeal-2-7202114-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-23T06:45:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gardaí issue fresh appeal on 40th anniversary of disappearance of schoolboy Philip Cairns</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cold Case, Dublin, Gardaí, Missing Persons, October, philip cairns, Rathfarnham</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/blurred-frame-7-7cd8a831-4fb0-482e-9d37-cf8f6f038d5d-630x411.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Philip Cairns]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Gardaí issue fresh appeal on 40th anniversary of disappearance of schoolboy Philip Cairns]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/us-midterms-and-larry-donnelly-7202197-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>2026-10-23T06:30:04+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>US midterms: The best democracy money can buy?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, midterms are coming, Money Money Money, Opinion, Trump, US politics, voices, White House</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/president-donald-trump-gestures-as-meets-qatars-emir-sheikh-tamim-bin-hamad-al-thani-at-the-amiri-diwan-in-doha-qatar-wednesday-may-14-2025-ap-photoalex-brandon-025a8789-8edf-4050-9ba6-635f657a3dba-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[US midterms: The best democracy money can buy?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-mortgage-drawdown-figures-7202407-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-23T06:15:09+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Mortgage drawdown values are the highest they’ve been since mid-2008</news:title>
            <news:keywords>bpfi, first time buyers, Housing Market, Ireland, Mortgages, October, Property</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/approved-mortgage-loan-application-form-and-new-house-keys-on-the-bank-office-table-f07c2493-6ad2-4891-8091-aea70a389664-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The figures were included in the latest Banking and Payments Federation Ireland report.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Mortgage drawdown values are the highest they’ve been since mid-2008]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/nobody-needs-this-3-7201651-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-23T06:00:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Emer McLysaght: Harry Potter is back, but I won’t be giving J.K. Rowling any more of my money</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, JK Rowling, Nobody Needs This, Opinion, so over this, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/march-29-2022-london-united-kingdom-jk-rowling-attends-the-world-premiere-of-fantastic-beasts-the-secrets-of-dumbledore-at-the-royal-festival-hall-in-london-credit-image-fred-duval-7602f56c-5ffe-492c-83c0-052f087f19b0-630x441.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Emer McLysaght: Harry Potter is back, but I won’t be giving J.K. Rowling any more of my money]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/investigates-hse-pharma-rebates-7199358-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-23T00:05:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>HSE failing to collect millions of euro owed by pharma companies</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Department of Health, Failure to Collect, HSE, Investigates, October, pharmaceutical industry</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/person-taking-pill-out-of-box-630x420.png</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[HSE failing to collect millions of euro owed by pharma companies]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url></urlset>