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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/midterms-and-optimism-7216999-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T06:00:42+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Obama-era optimism is back. The fashion, thankfully, is not</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Ireland, LIFE IN IRELAND, Nobody Needs This, nobody wants this, Opinion, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Then President Barack Obama greets members of the U.S. Senate youth program at the South Portico of the White House 3/11/09.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Obama-era optimism is back. The fashion, thankfully, is not]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/salary-transparency-law-ireland-7212739-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T00:05:30+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Legal change next year will ban employers from advertising jobs without disclosing the salary</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Employment Law, EU Directive, Gender Pay Gap, Ireland, Job advertising, Salary transparency, The Morning Lead, Wages</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[At present many job ads do not specify the level of pay.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Legal change next year will ban employers from advertising jobs without disclosing the salary]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/carlow-gaa-grounds-death-7217435-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T22:48:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man (50s) dies in workplace incident at GAA grounds</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Carlow, GAA, Gardaí, Health and Safety Authority, Netwatch Cullen Park, Workplace accident</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Man (50s) dies in workplace incident at GAA grounds]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-russia-europe-deal-7217420-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T22:41:17+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Trump predicts big deal with Russia and 'all of Europe'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Donald Trump, Europe, foreign policy, Russia, russian ukraine war, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/president-donald-trump-speaks-after-signing-an-executive-order-in-the-oval-office-of-the-white-house-thursday-nov-5-2026-in-washington-ap-photoalex-brandon-564bbc23-645b-4906-a225-8f71387af26a-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[ Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office today. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Trump predicts big deal with Russia and 'all of Europe']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/married-at-first-sight-letter-immigration-7213603-Nov2026/</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>2026-11-05T21:30:33+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Letters to the editor on... Married at First Sight, immigration and Texas </news:title>
            <news:keywords>letters to the editor, Your Thoughts</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Roy Spencer wears a 'Talafreako' t-shirt during a rally earlier this month]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Letters to the editor on... Married at First Sight, immigration and Texas ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/met-gala-2027-theme-7217284-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T20:57:24+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Met Gala announces new 2027 theme after Galliano controversy</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Costume Institute, Fashion, John Galliano, Met Gala, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[John Galliano attends The 2019 Met Gala. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Met Gala announces new 2027 theme after Galliano controversy]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/gavin-newsom-death-sentences-7217355-Nov2026/</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>2026-11-05T20:37:42+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>California governor to commute all death sentences in state</news:title>
            <news:keywords>California, Capital Punishment, Clemency, criminal justice, Death Penalty, gavin newsom</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[ Gavin Newsom speaks during a campaign event ahead of the Nov. 3 midterms. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[California governor to commute all death sentences in state]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/government-triple-lock-bypass-committee-sinn-fein-criticism-of-move-7216304-Nov2026/</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>2026-11-05T20:30:19+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Government considering avoiding triple lock committee stage as Sinn Féin calls move 'abhorrent'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>defence bill, Helen McEntee, rose conway walsh, Triple deadlock, Triple Locked in, Triple locked out</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Minister Helen McEntee inspecting a Guard of Honour of the Irish Army. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Government considering avoiding triple lock committee stage as Sinn Féin calls move 'abhorrent']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-thursday-november-7216712-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T20:04:09+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Thursday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, News Fix</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/509rainy-weather_90757867-44faf21f-a576-428a-add1-d79e39d859a7-630x376.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Woman and her reflection during rainy weather at Brunswick Street, Dublin this morning.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Thursday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/brig-general-rory-oconnor-reputational-damage-irish-air-corps-raf-red-arrows-silver-swallows-7214964-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T20:00:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Irish general warned of 'reputational damage' if air display team couldn't take part in RAF show</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Brig General Rory O'Connor, Irish Air Corps, RAF, red arrows, reputational damage, Silver Swallows</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A Defence Forces issued image of the Silver Swallows flying in formation with the Red Arrows over RAF Waddington.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Irish general warned of 'reputational damage' if air display team couldn't take part in RAF show]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/median-house-price-dublin-half-a-million-euro-7217197-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T19:30:09+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The median house price in Dublin is half a million euro</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, Geowox, House Prices, Housing</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-91-0cacf9d1-f1a2-48ef-bd28-a0ccf20071c3-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The report covers close to 15,000 homes sold between July and September]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The median house price in Dublin is half a million euro]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/gavan-reilly-2-7207848-Nov2026/</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>2026-11-05T19:00:24+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ticking clock: Ireland's €31bn welfare bill, including €13bn for pensions, with low unemployment</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Finances, Irish Politics, Politics, politics by numbers</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/intreo-social-welfare-office-sign-in-cobh-co-cork-ireland-2eb3b2bf-5a5c-464b-9306-880268e53bad-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ticking clock: Ireland's €31bn welfare bill, including €13bn for pensions, with low unemployment]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/russell-brand-trial-verdict-7213839-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T19:00:10+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>In the 2000s, Brand seemed wildly different to the army of laddish comics. He fooled us all</news:title>
            <news:keywords>alternative figure, Court, Opinion, Russell Brand, Trial</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/universalcityca-june06russellbrandarriveson-3f504046-7338-45a1-9725-1e841c6b7fc9-630x461.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Brand at the MTV Movie Awards in 2010.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[In the 2000s, Brand seemed wildly different to the army of laddish comics. He fooled us all]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/natural-history-museum-will-not-reopen-until-early-2030s-7216659-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T18:13:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Public Accounts Committee chair warns Natural History Museum will not reopen until early 2030s</news:title>
            <news:keywords>dead zoo, Dublin, John Brady, Natural History Museum, Office of Public Works, OPW, PAC, Paul McAuliffe, Public Accounts Committee</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/ground-floor-of-national-museum-of-ireland-natural-history-also-called-the-dead-zoo-with-a-skeleton-of-giant-irish-deer-in-merrion-street-dublin-3c0252e8-0fda-49f0-a2e2-e230b9c83a15-630x414.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of exhibit in Natural History Museum]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Public Accounts Committee chair warns Natural History Museum will not reopen until early 2030s]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/childs-medical-device-stolen-temple-street-7217116-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T18:05:57+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Child's €20k medical device stolen from car outside Temple Street hospital</news:title>
            <news:keywords>medical device stolen, Temple Street, Temple Street hospital</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-2026-11-05t180203-699-1812c45c-b1a8-46f2-9b16-43d8c0a46d64-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The theft took place while the family were at Temple Street Children's Hospital]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Child's €20k medical device stolen from car outside Temple Street hospital]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/russell-brands-barrister-insults-journalist-behind-2023-report-outside-court-7216956-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T17:59:05+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'You f***ed it': Russell Brand's barrister insults journalist behind 2023 report outside court</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Channel 4, Court, Ian Winter, London, Russell Brand, The Sunday Times, The Times</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/comedian-and-actor-russell-brand-arrives-at-southwark-crown-court-in-london-tuesday-nov-3-2026-where-he-is-charged-with-counts-of-rape-and-sexual-assault-against-six-women-ap-photoalastair-gran-5793c3ae-f6ef-4021-91e6-aef728efabb4-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Russell Brand arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London earlier this week]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['You f***ed it': Russell Brand's barrister insults journalist behind 2023 report outside court]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/pedestrian-in-80s-seriously-injured-after-being-struck-by-car-in-stillorgan-7217105-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T17:20:16+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Pedestrian in his 80s seriously injured after being struck by car in Stillorgan</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, N11, St Vincent's University Hospital, Stillorgan</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-4-73e25956-8552-401f-8235-0c2de6801aab-630x410.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to come forward (file image).]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Pedestrian in his 80s seriously injured after being struck by car in Stillorgan]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/five-at-five-thursday-november-7217030-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T17:09:30+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Thursday </news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5, The five at five</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/2fy6397-351f8d2c-671b-4750-9d8c-4dffb1b6a574-630x412.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Thursday ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/criminal-proceedings-under-consideration-over-daniel-aruebose-death-7217055-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T17:04:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Criminal proceedings under consideration over death of toddler Daniel Aruebose, inquest hears</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Daniel Aruebose, Donabate, Dublin, Dublin District Coroner’s Court, Inquest</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-3-99650419-e8b2-403b-bdb3-0a7f16b3512e-630x410.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Daniel Aruebose as a baby.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Criminal proceedings under consideration over death of toddler Daniel Aruebose, inquest hears]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/russell-brand-book-7216752-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T16:37:55+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'I’m demonically sexy': Russell Brand's own writings repeatedly used against him in rape trial</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Court, my booky wook, Rape Trial, Russell Brand, none</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/my-booky-wookbook-by-russell-brand-2007-296a88e5-6e1c-4163-8910-165c38577912-630x932.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The cover of Brand's 2007 memoir. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['I’m demonically sexy': Russell Brand's own writings repeatedly used against him in rape trial]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-whistleblower-alan-kelly-7216714-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T16:33:50+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dáil told garda whistleblower was treated 'like dirt' by Department of Justice</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Alan Kelly, Garda Whistleblower, Helen McEntee, Jim O'Callaghan, Leaders' Questions, protected disclosure, Simon Harris</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Alan Kelly holding up gun holster in Dáil today]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dáil told garda whistleblower was treated 'like dirt' by Department of Justice]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-strike-rally-locations-details-7216886-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T16:02:26+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Rallies planned in eight locations as public sector workers prepare for another nationwide strike</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Union leaders pictured at a strike at Dublin's Mater Hospital last month.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Rallies planned in eight locations as public sector workers prepare for another nationwide strike]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/teenager-arrested-in-relation-to-fatal-stabbing-of-limerick-man-in-north-dublin-7216887-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T15:55:55+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Teenager arrested in relation to fatal stabbing of Limerick man in north Dublin </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, Dublin 7, Fatal Assault, jamie bailey, Limerick</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jamie Bailey]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Teenager arrested in relation to fatal stabbing of Limerick man in north Dublin ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/aer-lingus-flight-bomb-threat-dublin-rome-france-7216118-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T15:55:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dublin-Rome flight diverted and Cork Airport receives bomb threat amid European hoax alerts</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Aer Lingus, Bomb Threat, Diversion, Dublin, France, Rome</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/an-aer-lingus-airbus-a320-aircraft-is-seen-at-evreux-military-air-base-after-a-flight-from-dublin-to-rome-was-diverted-to-france-amid-reports-of-bomb-threats-targeting-multiple-flights-across-europe-5cecb81f-b372-4af6-ae5f-f86d18d0e559-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The impacted Aer Lingus plane pictured at Evreux military air base in France this morning.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dublin-Rome flight diverted and Cork Airport receives bomb threat amid European hoax alerts]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/russell-brand-guilty-rape-charges-inside-court-7216735-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T15:01:12+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>A deafening silence greeted the courtroom as the verdicts were delivered against Russell Brand</news:title>
            <news:keywords>actor, Comedian, Courts, Inside the courtroom, Rape, Russell Brand, Sexual Assault, Southwark Crown Court</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Russell Brand pictured outside Southwark Crown Court in London.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[A deafening silence greeted the courtroom as the verdicts were delivered against Russell Brand]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/russell-brand-court-7216667-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T14:20:52+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Russell Brand convicted of rape and multiple sexual assaults by London court</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Court, London, Russell Brand</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/russell-brand-met-police-4-011637b1-6de7-4329-897d-f8782e3550ae-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Brand (51) being interviewed by Met Police in July 2025]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Russell Brand convicted of rape and multiple sexual assaults by London court]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-strike-european-political-community-summit-7216609-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T13:53:17+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland’s biggest-ever diplomatic event could get very messy</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Diplomacy, Industrial Relations, Ireland, Irish government, Podcast, Politics, The candidate, Trade Unions</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/shutterstock_2158020073-2-fb012a00-8f6d-4a92-b3a7-80326ca50363-630x331.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland’s biggest-ever diplomatic event could get very messy]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/enoch-burke-car-owner-wilsons-school-high-court-7216568-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T13:30:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Enoch Burke will be asked to identify the mystery owner of the car used to bring him to school</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Brian Cregan, Courts, Enoch Burke, High Court, Rosemary Mallon, the burkes</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/enoch-burke-at-the-high-court-dublin-where-he-has-argued-against-a-request-to-sequester-two-cars-and-ban-burke-family-members-from-attending-wilsons-hospital-school-in-co-westmeath-picture-date-w-0f665762-7066-4a8a-8ca9-677fb92c150d-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Solicitors for the school's board of management have been asked to contact Enoch Burke]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Enoch Burke will be asked to identify the mystery owner of the car used to bring him to school]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/geraldine-mullan-inquest-closed-7216575-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T13:17:29+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Coroner praises Donegal woman as he closes investigation into her family's tragic drownings</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Donegal, Geraldine Mullan, inishowen peninsula, Inquest, Ireland, Letterkenny, quigleys point, Road Safety</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/screenshot-2026-11-05-131332-4cf73243-759b-43bd-8f94-1617bd1a63ca-630x408.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The wreckage of the car near Quigley's Point in Donegal.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Coroner praises Donegal woman as he closes investigation into her family's tragic drownings]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jnlr-radio-listening-figures-september-2026-7216267-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T13:06:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Radio 1's Drivetime down 16,000 listeners in nine months, as Claire Byrne boosts Newstalk numbers</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Claire Byrne, David McCullagh, JNLR, kieran cuddihy, Newstalk, Oliver Callan, Pat Kenny, Radio, Radio Gaga, RTÉ, RTÉ 2FM, Today FM</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/drivetime-ab4df8f0-9129-4f01-820f-25c3e2e082c5-630x379.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Drivetime's Katie Hannon and Colm Ó Mongáin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Radio 1's Drivetime down 16,000 listeners in nine months, as Claire Byrne boosts Newstalk numbers]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/speech-and-language-therapy-leaders-questions-7216480-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T12:59:07+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dáil told of man who offered to trade dialysis treatment so his grandson can get speech therapy</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dáil Éireann, Leaders' Questions, Speech and language therapy</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/mixcollage-05-nov-2026-12-12-pm-2113-f5dc97ef-e84f-4673-9984-a0c6e1642b57-630x445.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Simon Harris and Pearse Doherty in the Dáil today.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dáil told of man who offered to trade dialysis treatment so his grandson can get speech therapy]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/top-5-watches-this-weekend-2-7214894-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T12:45:36+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What to watch: Our top 5 must-sees this weekend</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, top 5 picks</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/raw-sewage-being-discharged-daily-in-11-towns-and-villages-7215885-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T12:33:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Damning': Raw sewage being discharged daily in 11 towns and villages across Ireland</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, EPA report, Uisce Éireann, wastewater treatment plants</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-97-35d82c26-8cf0-485e-9d11-ca079119961f-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The figure of 11 is down from 29 at the beginning of 2023.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Damning': Raw sewage being discharged daily in 11 towns and villages across Ireland]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/help-to-buy-repayment-widower-7216520-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T12:26:55+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Widower must repay €24k help-to-buy funding after leaving home due to death of spouse</news:title>
            <news:keywords>help to buy, Housing, Ireland, Revenue, Revenue Commissioners, Tax Appeals Commission, Taxation</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/landlordkeyforunlockinghouseispluggedintothedoor-36345a83-f82d-41d9-8dc0-3c26fca0f2aa-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Widower must repay €24k help-to-buy funding after leaving home due to death of spouse]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/married-at-first-sight-uk-cancelled-by-channel-4-after-review-7216494-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T12:17:43+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Married At First Sight UK cancelled by Channel 4 after review following misconduct claims</news:title>
            <news:keywords>BBC Panorama, Channel 4, Mafs, married at first sight, Panorama</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/london-england-uk-19th-may-2026-general-view-of-channel-4-headquarters-as-it-removes-episodes-of-married-at-first-sight-from-its-services-following-rape-allegations-two-women-have-alleged-they-a70a100a-eda8-4045-a868-40c968cda920-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Channel 4's headquarters in London]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Married At First Sight UK cancelled by Channel 4 after review following misconduct claims]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garth-brooks-ireland-tour-kilkenny-cork-galway-limerick-belfast-7216075-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T11:50:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Garth Brooks announces 10 Irish concerts next summer, with no Dublin dates</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Belfast, Concerts, Cork, Friends in five places, Galway, garth brooks, Kilkenny, Music, Tour</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/garth-brooks-performs-during-the-country-music-hall-of-fame-medallion-ceremony-on-sunday-oct-16-2022-at-the-country-music-hall-of-fame-in-nashville-tenn-photo-by-wade-payneinvisionap-d76bc437-887f-4992-9440-caab244a91c7-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Garth Brooks played five nights in Croke Park in 2022.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Garth Brooks announces 10 Irish concerts next summer, with no Dublin dates]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cmat-elton-john-step-into-christmas-7216340-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T11:17:30+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'We're kindred spirits in so many ways': Elton John announces Christmas collaboration with CMAT</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Christmas, cmat, Elton John, entertainment, Music, Step Into Christmas, two-stepping into christmas</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/kelloggs-recipe-change-ireland-7216224-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T10:39:01+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Kellogg's has changed the recipe for Rice Krispies and Coco Pops - and people aren't happy</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Celiac disease, cereal, Coco Pops, Gluten, Kellanova, Kellogg's, rice krispies, you can not be cereal</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/london-uk-january-28-2026-selection-of-popular-british-breakfast-cereals-on-a-supermarket-shelf-3fac718d-3f14-49af-8b28-943db8398ffe-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The updated recipes now contain gluten.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Kellogg's has changed the recipe for Rice Krispies and Coco Pops - and people aren't happy]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/scam-ireland-v-argentina-fake-tickets-7216210-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T10:29:29+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Rugby fans warned of spike in fake tickets being sold ahead of Argentina V Ireland match </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Aviva Stadium, Fraud, Ireland vs Argentina, IRFU, Ticket Scams</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/republic-of-ireland-ireland-dublin-aviva-stadium-aviva-stadium-stadiums-sports-arena-sports-stadium-sport-landsdowne-r-63b3dd2a-8956-49aa-ae0d-29e640ba3a3b-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Aviva Stadium]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Rugby fans warned of spike in fake tickets being sold ahead of Argentina V Ireland match ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garth-brooks-ireland-tour-poll-7216179-Nov2026/</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>2026-11-05T10:13:18+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Do you listen to Garth Brooks?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Concerts, country music, entertainment, garth brooks, Ireland, Music, Poll, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/host-garth-brooks-speaks-at-the-58th-annual-academy-of-country-music-awards-on-thursday-may-11-2023-at-the-ford-center-in-frisco-texas-ap-photochris-pizzello-57deb82c-0629-4537-a527-0547deb96c4f-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The country star photographed in 2023.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Do you listen to Garth Brooks?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/planners-developers-interactions-overhaul-7214799-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T09:30:43+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The cast of actors in the soap opera of Irish planning needs a review</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Developers, Housing Crisis, housing planning, Media, Planning, planning system, Property, the housing essay</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/signs-for-flood-tribunal-4b09f0d8-4d67-436f-99f7-a2ee7350ccb0-630x421.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[We are some decades removed from the rezoning scandal but the legacy of that ugliness pervades how stakeholders interact.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The cast of actors in the soap opera of Irish planning needs a review]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-05-11-26-7216120-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T09:01:09+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Thursday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, The 9 at 9</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/acupofitalianespressoandfreshcornettieuropeanbreakfast-79f0324e-3fbf-4f4a-96b4-5bb1a288eb02-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Thursday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/france-blood-bank-cyberattack-7216050-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T08:46:28+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Cyberattack targets French blood banks, sending cold stores soaring in temperature</news:title>
            <news:keywords>blood supplies, Cyberattack, Cybersecurity, France, Health, Ireland</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV receives American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan during a private audience at the Vatican.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jd-vance-midterm-election-losses-7216024-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T07:38:03+00:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Vance accepted his party's losses were down to anger from Republican voters.]]></image:caption>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T07:35:01+00:00</news:publication_date>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T06:00:33+00:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The scheme aims to 'ensure that no student is held back due to period poverty' (file image).]]></image:caption>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T00:05:22+00:00</news:publication_date>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/rockin-the-suburbs-poolbeg-incinerator-7215199-Nov2026/</loc>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[An architectural tour that features unobstructed views of vast piles of rubbish? Sign me up]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/aengus-o-snodaigh-dail-7215289-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-04T22:25:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh releases statement on allegations surrounding charity</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh releases statement on allegations surrounding charity]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/christian-brothers-abuse-case-high-court-7215881-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-04T21:00:42+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Judge not ruling out contacting Pope over Canon Law in relation to Christian Brothers abuse case</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of the High Court in Dublin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Judge not ruling out contacting Pope over Canon Law in relation to Christian Brothers abuse case]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-headlines-ireland-wednesday-2-7215827-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-04T20:33:29+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday </news:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-04T20:00:51+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>A pastor, a doctor and a seminarian walk into Washington: Who are the new faces elected today?</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Adam Hamilton, Annie Andrews and James Talarico are heading for Washington]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[A pastor, a doctor and a seminarian walk into Washington: Who are the new faces elected today?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ivana-bacik-simon-harris-ngos-7215126-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-04T19:51:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Harris says he stands by comments about NGOs as Ivana Bacik calls for retraction</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Harris said a recent ad on consent produced by the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre is one of a number of “warning signs” regarding the use of public money by external organisations.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Harris says he stands by comments about NGOs as Ivana Bacik calls for retraction]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ballot-measures-quiz-7215371-Nov2026/</loc>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/scarlett-faulkner-trial-central-criminal-court-7215799-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-04T19:30:05+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Scarlett Faulkner was 'terrified' of woman who is on trial for her murder, court hears</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Scarlett Faulkner died three weeks after a serious assault in Tipperary.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Scarlett Faulkner was 'terrified' of woman who is on trial for her murder, court hears]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/braxton-lee-gethins-coroners-court-inquest-7215747-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:title>Trace of cocaine found in boy (4) who died after his neck became entangled in window blind cord</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Braxton Lee Gethins, children's health ireland, Dublin, Dublin District Coroner’s Court, Inquest, Sligo, sligo university hospital, Temple Street</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of the Dublin District Coroner's Court.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Trace of cocaine found in boy (4) who died after his neck became entangled in window blind cord]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/bad-decade-2016-to-2026-trump-era-lise-hand-7215086-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-04T19:00:13+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Lise Hand: It's been a bad decade. I blame Donald Trump and David Bowie</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Amerian president giving a thumbs-up at a trick-or-treat event before Halloween.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Lise Hand: It's been a bad decade. I blame Donald Trump and David Bowie]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-midterm-election-reaction-7215680-Nov2026/</loc>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump waves after visiting the White House Ballroom construction site.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-next-two-years-midterm-impact-analysis-podcast-7215704-Nov2026/</loc>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Almost four in 10 people who place online bets end up doing more types of gambling]]></image:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-04T17:25:21+00:00</news:publication_date>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-04T17:23:42+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Landslide sparks fears in Irish government that Trump could ramp up foreign policy aggression</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Donald Trump during a meeting with Taoiseach Micheal Martin at Farmleigh House in September.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Landslide sparks fears in Irish government that Trump could ramp up foreign policy aggression]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/five-at-five-wednesday-november-7215585-Nov2026/</loc>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Wednesday ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/rte-oireachtas-media-committee-2-7214164-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-04T16:45:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>RTÉ €20m funding cut and Ger Gilroy podcast appointment dominate committee hearing</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[RTÉ Director General Kevin Bakhurst]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[RTÉ €20m funding cut and Ger Gilroy podcast appointment dominate committee hearing]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/rickshaw-driver-facing-trial-over-death-of-co-down-mother-after-westlife-concert-7215498-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-04T16:08:13+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Rickshaw driver facing trial over death of Co Down mother after Westlife concert in Dublin</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Rickshaw driver facing trial over death of Co Down mother after Westlife concert in Dublin]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/robert-oconnor-verdict-killing-family-7214967-Nov2026/</loc>
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