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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-strike-pay-deal-7221091-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-11T06:33:20+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Public sector strike called off after agreement reached on pay deal</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A number of rallies were planned to coincide with the strike on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/christmas-ads-2-7221395-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-11T06:30:23+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Hot Santa and cartoon carrots: Have we reached peak supermarket Christmas ad?</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Actor James Norton as the 'shredded Santa' for M&S 2026 Christmas ad.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Hot Santa and cartoon carrots: Have we reached peak supermarket Christmas ad?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/rte-chair-patrick-odonovan-letter-ireland-7221159-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-11T00:05:19+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>RTÉ's chair privately warned media minister that budget cut risked damaging relationships</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget 2027, FOI, Freedom of Information, national broadcaster, Patrick O'Donovan, RTÉ, RTÉ funding row, terence o'rourke</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Terence O'Rourke (L) formally wrote to Patrick O'Donovan after budget day]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[RTÉ's chair privately warned media minister that budget cut risked damaging relationships]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jonathan-ross-horrified-by-allegations-about-david-walliams-and-crimes-of-russell-brand-7221922-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T22:53:51+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Jonathan Ross ‘horrified’ by allegations about David Walliams and crimes of Russell Brand</news:title>
            <news:keywords>David Walliams, Jonathan Ross, Russell Brand, UK</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of Jonathon Ross]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Jonathan Ross ‘horrified’ by allegations about David Walliams and crimes of Russell Brand]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ian-morris-tallaght-possession-of-stolen-car-courts-7221890-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T21:41:54+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man jailed for possession of stolen car detected because owner’s M50 toll tag was still in vehicle</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Courts, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, Ian Morris, M50, M50 TOLL, Toll</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-2026-11-10t214032-805-d7ee4f37-2415-4151-8668-c25215c53035-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The car had been earlier recorded passing under the M50 toll and a toll notice had been issued and sent to the owner]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man jailed for possession of stolen car detected because owner’s M50 toll tag was still in vehicle]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/psni-investigating-report-of-man-wearing-black-balaclava-pointing-gun-at-woman-7221879-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>2026-11-10T21:22:46+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>PSNI investigating report of man wearing black balaclava pointing gun at woman in Antrim</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Antrim, antrim town, balaclava, Gun, PSNI</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of Antrim town]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[PSNI investigating report of man wearing black balaclava pointing gun at woman in Antrim]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-tuesday-november-6-7221784-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T21:12:55+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, News Fix</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[RDS Visual Art Awards 2026 exhibition opened Gallery at RDS, a new exhibition space on the RDS campus, to the public for the first time. Photo shows Nikol Ochichenko with their work at the exhibition. The exhibition runs until Friday 15 January and admission is free]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/criminal-legal-aid-dispute-6-7221777-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T20:50:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Minister for Justice and Law Society reach deal to end criminal legal aid dispute</news:title>
            <news:keywords>criminal legal aid, Jim O'Callaghan, sorted</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/dublin-ireland-19th-apr-2026-minister-for-justice-jim-ocallaghan-at-the-annual-fianna-fail-1916-easter-rising-commemoration-at-arbour-hill-cemetery-credit-liam-murphyalamy-live-news-b1a71d66-cbb9-4f4a-96eb-31f50041e814-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Minister for Justice and Law Society reach deal to end criminal legal aid dispute]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/woman-dog-filthy-conditions-7221861-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T20:28:30+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Woman who kept 22 dogs in 'squalid conditions' banned from working with dogs for 10 years</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dog, Dublin, poor conditions, Rhona McGlynn, sentencing hearing</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/the-criminal-courts-of-justice-building-in-parkgate-street-dublin-it-is-the-principal-criminal-court-in-ireland-1970ba95-84e0-4b42-95b2-a98a1424e80b-630x480.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Woman who kept 22 dogs in 'squalid conditions' banned from working with dogs for 10 years]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-energy-windfall-tax-7216853-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T20:00:27+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>How much is your energy provider profiting from higher prices, and should they pay a windfall tax?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Consumer Issues, Cost of Living, Electricity, Energy prices, European Union, Ireland, windfall tax</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/lounge-lamp-with-textured-base-a4a7fdc1-c9c8-4284-a131-1b307835a6ba-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Higher gas prices can cause exceptional profits for electricity suppliers.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[How much is your energy provider profiting from higher prices, and should they pay a windfall tax?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/us-army-member-arrested-in-uk-on-suspicion-of-offences-under-national-security-act-7221855-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T19:41:06+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>US army member arrested in UK following allegations of espionage involving Russia</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Gloucester, National Security Act, NSA, Russia, UK, US, US Army</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/london-uk-26-september-2023-armed-met-police-officers-return-to-duty-as-hundreds-of-officers-from-the-metropolitan-police-stepped-back-from-firearms-duties-in-protest-after-an-officer-being-char-81a2bcdf-abc5-467d-beb2-9c871c08612a-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of armed UK police]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[US army member arrested in UK following allegations of espionage involving Russia]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/digital-fairness-act-michael-mcgrath-7221750-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T19:33:43+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>EU law to clamp down on social media influencers, ticket websites and doomscrolling</news:title>
            <news:keywords>digital fairness act, EU law, Michael McGrath, Online Shopping, Social Media, ticket master, Tickets</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/beauty-vlogger-filming-a-makeup-tutorial-at-home-she-is-sitting-on-sofa-and-vlogging-with-ring-light-and-smartphone-7b05c001-2688-4329-87c2-2017a329f72b-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Social media influencer doing a make up tutorial.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[EU law to clamp down on social media influencers, ticket websites and doomscrolling]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/housing-figures-spin-7221740-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T19:30:49+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Housing minister accused of 'spin' and of 'repackaging' housing figures to suit agenda</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Housing Crisis, James Browne, Starter Homes</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/minister-browne-starter-homes-supports-e531035d-4879-4d50-9fa5-8dfeace70e14-630x496.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Housing Minister James Browne]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Housing minister accused of 'spin' and of 'repackaging' housing figures to suit agenda]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/scarlett-faulkner-murder-trial-2-7221821-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T19:17:10+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>DNA matching Scarlett Faulkner found on bloodstained metal pole recovered by gardaí, trial hears</news:title>
            <news:keywords>birdhill, Central Criminal Court, Courts, scarlett faulkner, Tipperary</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-2026-11-10t191533-768-12ee7e4d-4fee-4363-bfa1-0e23bb3b96eb-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Scarlett Faulkner died three weeks after a serious assault in Tipperary.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[DNA matching Scarlett Faulkner found on bloodstained metal pole recovered by gardaí, trial hears]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/american-politics-7221687-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>2026-11-10T19:00:23+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Trump's appointment of hardliner Stephen Miller as chief of staff signals a dangerous two years</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Opinion, Stars and Swipes, US politics, voices</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/incoming-white-house-chief-of-staff-stephen-miller-talks-as-he-sits-in-the-presidential-limo-known-as-the-beast-as-president-donald-trump-talks-to-reporters-after-arriving-on-air-force-one-at-presi-0c497bf8-78df-4a87-aac6-307b62fc1be2-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Incoming White House chief of staff Stephen Miller talks as he sits in the presidential limo.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Trump's appointment of hardliner Stephen Miller as chief of staff signals a dangerous two years]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/catherine-connolly-donald-trump-book-gift-7221611-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T18:34:34+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>President Connolly hopes Trump got ‘plenty of food for thought’ from the book she gave him</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Áras An Uachtaráin, book, Catherine Connolly, Gaeilge, Irish language, president, Read all about it, Trump, voyage of st brendan</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/trump-connolly-411b9e4c-897c-45ab-aa07-b0a6773772bc-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump pictured with President Catherine Connolly during his visit in September.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[President Connolly hopes Trump got ‘plenty of food for thought’ from the book she gave him]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dealz-ireland-stores-closing-7221727-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T18:16:47+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>TD calls for Government to help secure Dealz stores and protect jobs ahead of Christmas</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Brink of collapse, Dealz, Ireland, Job Losses, Jobs, Malcolm Byrne, Poundland, Retail</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/dealz-675e56e9-4981-420f-9619-5ad2cd385e9e-630x410.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dealz operates over 70 stores across Ireland.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[TD calls for Government to help secure Dealz stores and protect jobs ahead of Christmas]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/government-overspent-e607m-international-protection-accommodation-2024-7221427-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T18:04:10+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Deeply concerning': Government overspent €607m on international protection accommodation in 2024</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Eoghan Kenny, INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION, John Brady, PAC, Public Accounts Committee, temporary protection, ukrainian refugees</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-2026-11-10t175829-080-265cd13a-7851-40f1-b71b-425f8f41f505-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of temporary accommodation centre]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Deeply concerning': Government overspent €607m on international protection accommodation in 2024]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/joe-biden-hunter-biden-dublin-7221452-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T17:50:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Blood on your hands': Two detained at TCD protest sparked by Joe Biden’s surprise visit</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Biden His Time, Dublin, hunter biden, Joe Biden, trinity college dublin</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/a-man-is-detained-by-garda-officers-outside-trinty-college-in-dublin-where-hunter-biden-son-of-former-us-president-joe-biden-is-visiting-the-college-historical-society-with-his-father-to-receive-t-2b53ab99-c0d0-43b8-8bc0-821e03f3ef59-630x370.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Joe Biden at Trinity College Dublin.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Blood on your hands': Two detained at TCD protest sparked by Joe Biden’s surprise visit]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/result-books-being-7221654-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T17:36:57+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'He's going to be pulped': Irish bookshops take David Walliams titles off the shelves</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Allegations, Bookshops, Children's Books, David Walliams, Grooming, Ireland, Sexual Misconduct, none</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/david-walliams-signs-copies-of-his-book-awful-aunties-at-daunts-books-fulham-london-41c77b91-be60-4d20-971e-6181125d2700-630x418.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[David Walliams signs copies of his book in London in 2014. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['He's going to be pulped': Irish bookshops take David Walliams titles off the shelves]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/100-guards-deployed-cork-search-homes-businesses-linked-to-suspected-drug-traffickers-7221637-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T17:01:19+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>100 guards deployed in Cork to search homes and businesses linked to suspected drug traffickers</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Image of the seized cash]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[100 guards deployed in Cork to search homes and businesses linked to suspected drug traffickers]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/five-at-five-10-november-2026-7221589-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T17:00:27+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Tuesday</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Tuesday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/new-play-about-murder-of-sophie-toscan-du-plantier-to-be-staged-in-cork-7221607-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T16:36:33+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>New play about murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier to be staged in Cork</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Sophie Toscan du Plantier, who was murdered in West Cork in 1996.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[New play about murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier to be staged in Cork]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garth-brooks-says-ireland-is-heaven-for-musicians-ahead-of-next-summers-shows-7221532-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T16:25:43+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘100 gigs wouldn’t be enough’: Garth Brooks tells RTÉ interview Ireland is ‘heaven’ for musicians</news:title>
            <news:keywords>answered prayers, country music, garth brooks</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Garth Brooks during first of a series of concerts at Croke Park in September 2022]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[‘100 gigs wouldn’t be enough’: Garth Brooks tells RTÉ interview Ireland is ‘heaven’ for musicians]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/david-walliams-injunction-explainer-7221286-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T15:42:14+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What is an injunction and why couldn't David Walliams be named until now?</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[David Walliams.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[What is an injunction and why couldn't David Walliams be named until now?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/commissioner-says-road-blockages-will-not-be-tolerated-amid-threat-of-new-fuel-protest-7221425-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T15:33:37+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Road blockages will not be 'tolerated', say gardaí, amid efforts to whip up Friday fuel protest</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, fuel protests, garda commissioner, Justin Kelly, Protests</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tractors block O'Connell Street on fifth day of national fuel protest on 11 April]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Road blockages will not be 'tolerated', say gardaí, amid efforts to whip up Friday fuel protest]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/oireachtas-procurement-reform-7221332-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>2026-11-10T15:29:02+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>State always picking the cheapest tender offer doesn't work, says Oireachtas report</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Infrastructure, Ireland, Oireachtas, Procurement, Renewable Energy, Seán Fleming</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Simon Harris at the cast of the foundation stone for the Children's Hospital in 2017 ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[State always picking the cheapest tender offer doesn't work, says Oireachtas report]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/epc-summit-explained-podcast-7221431-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>2026-11-10T15:19:33+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What will the EPC summit mean for Dublin this week?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, EPC, Podcast, policing, Security, The Explainer, Traffic</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[What will the EPC summit mean for Dublin this week?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hasan-ali-gori-murder-verdict-7221398-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T14:43:43+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Jury finds man guilty of murdering girlfriend’s mother in her Tipperary home</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Central Criminal Court, Hasan Ali Gori, josephine ray, Murder, Nenagh, Tipperary</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sinn-fein-tolls-motion-7221338-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T14:31:51+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Calls for government to scrap planned toll increases</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cost of Living, M1, M50, Motorways, Sinn Féin, Tolls</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The toll booths on the N7 near Portlaoise ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Calls for government to scrap planned toll increases]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/eu-summit-dublin-security-7221150-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T12:53:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland hit with more bomb threats as security preparations ramp up for EU summit</news:title>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly said gardaí "have spent a lot of time undertaking a threat and risk assessment for this whole event".]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland hit with more bomb threats as security preparations ramp up for EU summit]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/david-walliams-7221153-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T12:16:40+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>David Walliams named as celebrity behind failed injunction as multiple allegations are published</news:title>
            <news:keywords>David Walliams, Famous Man, Injunction</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/2ycwjhh-b2f1ea14-f458-4dbc-94b5-8d4189017371-630x513.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[David Walliams]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[David Walliams named as celebrity behind failed injunction as multiple allegations are published]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-traffic-restrictions-niall-horan-7221065-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T11:28:31+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Going to see Niall Horan? Or a musical in the Bord Gáis? Here's what you need to know</news:title>
            <news:keywords>3Arena, Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin, Niall Horan, Public Transport, Traffic, traffic and travel</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Niall Horan is playing four gigs in Dublin this week.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Going to see Niall Horan? Or a musical in the Bord Gáis? Here's what you need to know]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-pay-talks-5-7220929-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T11:16:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Simon Harris says a deal on public pay increases is 'within reach'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Gardaí, Industrial Action, Ireland, Public Sector Pay, Trade Unions, Workplace Relations Commission</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tánaiste Simon Harris chairing a meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council in Brussels this morning]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Simon Harris says a deal on public pay increases is 'within reach']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/russell-brand-prison-sentence-7221102-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>2026-11-10T10:38:16+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Russell Brand's ex accuses him of violence as he begins jail sentence for rape and sexual assault</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Jemima Goldsmith, Lisa Nandy, Rape, Russell Brand, Sexual Assault, Southwark Crown Court</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Russell Brand has begun his 10-and-a-half-year jail term for rape and sexual assault]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Russell Brand's ex accuses him of violence as he begins jail sentence for rape and sexual assault]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/phone-bill-cost-poll-7221093-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T10:37:45+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>How much is your monthly phone bill?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ireland, Lidl Connect, Mobile networks, phone bill, phone plans, Poll, revolut, Revolut Mobile, Telecommunications, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The price can vary widely.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[How much is your monthly phone bill?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sally-rooney-palestine-action-7221033-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T10:21:31+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Irish Writers' Union stands by Sally Rooney as she loses UK book sales revenue</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Censorship, Irish Writers Union, Literature, Palestine Action, sally rooney, UK</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Irish Writers' Union stands by Sally Rooney as she loses UK book sales revenue]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/investigates-the-foi-files-lobbying-records-7213080-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>2026-11-10T09:30:54+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The FOI Files: How lobbying returns can uncover how organisations attempt to influence policy</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Disability, FOI, Freedom of Information, Investigates, Lobbying Records, lobbying register, The FOI Files, Vision Ireland</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Then Minister for Environment Eamon Ryan at the opening of the Wayfinding Centre in 2024.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The FOI Files: How lobbying returns can uncover how organisations attempt to influence policy]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/retrofitting-ireland-grants-7221004-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T09:04:04+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Retrofit grants should support those who can't afford upfront costs, says report</news:title>
            <news:keywords>energy efficiency, energy poverty, Ireland, Just Transition Commission, Retrofitting, SEAI</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/hands-of-an-elderly-woman-in-woolen-clothes-feeling-low-temperature-on-an-old-heater-suffering-from-inflation-and-rising-energy-prices-copy-space-s-0bb0c4a2-50b2-48ee-8e92-1404f1503e3e-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Retrofit grants should support those who can't afford upfront costs, says report]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/rte-hack-freezer-hack-7220454-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T09:00:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dr Paul Davis: When did supermarkets become part of the battlefield?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, hacks, hybrid warfare, Opinion, Russia, Supermarkets, Ukraine, voices, War</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Freezers in supermarkets in Europe became the target of a hack. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dr Paul Davis: When did supermarkets become part of the battlefield?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-9-at-9-tuesday-120-7220994-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>2026-11-10T08:44:21+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Tuesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, The 9 at 9</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Tuesday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/leaving-cert-bereavement-defer-7220953-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T08:08:48+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Bereaved students to be offered more flexibility in deferring State exams</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bereavement, Education, Hildegarde Naughton, Ireland, Leaving Cert, State Exams</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/chemnitz-germany-08th-may-2025-a-woman-sits-with-white-roses-at-the-memorial-service-to-mark-the-80th-anniversary-of-the-end-of-the-second-world-war-in-chemnitz-on-may-8-1945-following-the-sign-4c325682-c2e0-4758-914b-4d74d2137c5e-630x427.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Hildegarde Naughton is due to update her Cabinet colleagues on additional supports being implemented to accommodate students undertaking State exams in 2027. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Bereaved students to be offered more flexibility in deferring State exams]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/national-maternity-hospital-appointments-postponed-7220934-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T07:43:45+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Some outpatient appointments at National Maternity Hospital postponed due to road closures</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, EPC Summit, Healthcare, holles st, National Maternity Hospital, Public Transport, Road closures</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/9228-holles-street_90630896-4a8c6d30-438a-4ee2-9d47-80aca420ae11-630x433.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Access to the hospital has been affected by traffic restrictions this week.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Some outpatient appointments at National Maternity Hospital postponed due to road closures]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/harrison-gardner-self-build-7220842-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T06:45:14+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Build Your Own Home presenter to tell TDs about how to halve the cost of a self-build house</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Harrison Gardner, Housing, Housing Crisis, one-off housing, self build</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-2026-11-09t225533-849-c6b7638e-bee6-4261-b875-fb9c463496d5-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Harrison Gardner (file photo)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Build Your Own Home presenter to tell TDs about how to halve the cost of a self-build house]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/epc-summit-eu-leaders-meeting-dublin-disruptions-7220358-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T00:05:50+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Major traffic restrictions kick in as Dublin prepares for EU-led political summits</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Convention Centre, Dublin, European Political Community, Summit, The Morning Lead</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/the-convention-centre-situated-on-spencer-docks-overlooking-the-river-liffey-dublin-ireland-ee690d60-9f4d-487e-8400-9b7dde675154-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Most of the disruptions will be near Dublin's Convention Centre.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Major traffic restrictions kick in as Dublin prepares for EU-led political summits]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/major-disruption-to-irish-rail-services-7220825-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T23:15:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Major disruption to Irish Rail services after ‘tragic incident’</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Connolly, Dublin, Howth, Irish Rail, Malahide</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-2026-11-09t215345-683-0a04ddb1-c067-4c24-8b1e-dce52cd223cb-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of train at Connolly Station]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Major disruption to Irish Rail services after ‘tragic incident’]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/female-paramedic-attacked-by-patient-being-transported-to-derry-hospital-7220893-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T23:11:27+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Female paramedic subjected to ‘sustained attack’ by patient being transported to Derry hospital</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Altnagelvin Area Hospital, altnagelvin hospital, Derry, nias, northern ireland ambulance service</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/altnagelvin-area-hospital-in-londonderry-fb00edbf-9f2e-4f24-addf-fdd9d3651b49-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of entrance to Altnagelvin Area Hospital in Derry]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Female paramedic subjected to ‘sustained attack’ by patient being transported to Derry hospital]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/no-link-between-fluoridated-water-and-cognitive-decline-in-older-adults-7220878-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T22:56:56+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>No link between fluoridated water and cognitive decline in older adults, finds Trinity study</news:title>
            <news:keywords>fluoridated water, Fluoride, TCD, trinity</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-2026-11-09t225234-451-4d7b7fd4-c497-4775-949b-9f93ac706f19-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Community water fluoridation was introduced in 1964 as a public health measure to prevent tooth decay. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[No link between fluoridated water and cognitive decline in older adults, finds Trinity study]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ruth-coppinger-judicial-review-blanchardstown-shopping-centre-parking-charges-7220858-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T22:36:44+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>TD given leave to seek judicial review against Blanchardstown Shopping Centre parking charges</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Blanchardstown, blanchardstown shopping centre, Dublin, Judicial review, Parking, Ruth Coppinger</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-2026-11-09t223421-942-73c43d7e-a1aa-43d3-9ce5-1f5508c11723-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of Blanchardstown Shopping Centre.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[TD given leave to seek judicial review against Blanchardstown Shopping Centre parking charges]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/radio-station-investigations-coimisiun-na-mean-7220669-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T22:35:07+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Media watchdog opens investigations into radio stations Tipp FM and South East Radio</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Broadcasting, coimisiún na meán, Investigation, local radio, Media, radio stations, south east radio, Tipp FM</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-2026-11-09t185604-583-39b97e0c-1704-4d79-8313-a768144b3edd-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Monday's announcement marks the first investigations commenced by the regulator since it was established in 2023.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Media watchdog opens investigations into radio stations Tipp FM and South East Radio]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-rank-and-file-gra-dispute-2-7220800-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T21:56:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Rank and file gardaí cancel work-to-rule action planned for EU Presidency events this week</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Garda, Gardaí, GRA, Industrial Action, work-to-rule</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-2026-11-09t211533-878-27dcf735-0235-4e5f-b069-3ec64dcbada2-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of two gardaí on duty]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Rank and file gardaí cancel work-to-rule action planned for EU Presidency events this week]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-headlines-the-journal-2-7220786-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T21:42:07+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Monday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, News Fix</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/unnamed-11-a3cfa7c6-5738-4a17-a62f-de234ee3642a-630x833.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Monday]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/a-course-called-ireland-7212893-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T21:00:15+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Bill Murray's Irish golf show achieves the impossible — twee diaspora-bait that's actually watchable</news:title>
            <news:keywords>A Course Called Ireland, BBC, Bill Murray, entertainment, lost in translation, TV</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/p0pb0hp1-4dfd2d2b-ad35-4497-9e2c-458381f3d34c-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Bill Murray's Irish golf show achieves the impossible — twee diaspora-bait that's actually watchable]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cork-toy-shop-christmas-week-fight-courts-7220781-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T20:26:56+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Two men who allegedly fought in Cork toy shop days before Christmas opt to contest their cases</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Christmas, Cork, Courts, Smyths</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/blanchardstown-dublin-ireland-23rd-sept-2018-smyths-toys-store-logo-and-sign-on-front-of-shop-at-blanchardstown-shopping-centre-e52a3ac9-2a46-41d7-8323-48f487c03fc4-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The incident happened at a Smyths Toys Store at a retail park in Kinsale Road, Cork city in 2023 (file image).]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Two men who allegedly fought in Cork toy shop days before Christmas opt to contest their cases]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/legal-challenge-to-galway-harbour-extension-dropped-7220766-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T20:14:05+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Legal challenge to Galway Harbour Extension dropped after commitment on improved cycle facilities</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Galway, Galway City Council, Galway Harbour, Galway Harbour Company, Galway Harbour Extension, Galway Port, Shane Foran</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/socials-2025-vertical-post-size-1-0b172b62-fa6b-4c2d-9332-5a083dd31cf4-630x787.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of Galway Port]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Legal challenge to Galway Harbour Extension dropped after commitment on improved cycle facilities]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/science-of-success-7220342-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>2026-11-09T20:00:27+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Career coach: The stories your brain tells you are often the ones shaping your future</news:title>
            <news:keywords>career supports, Careers, column, Opinion, voices, Working, working culture, Workplace, workplace challenges, workplace culture</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/young-woman-telling-about-her-work-experience-while-manager-examining-her-resume-at-job-interview-5fa387f9-14f2-4300-a0df-837d2c38c314-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Career coach: The stories your brain tells you are often the ones shaping your future]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/an-asylum-for-my-affections-sketches-of-maeve-brennan-7199369-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T19:30:25+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ten contemporary Irish writers on Maeve Brennan, the Dubliner who found a home at The New Yorker</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Authors, Books, column, Irish Book Awards Nominee, irish books, Opinion, the journal irish books, voices</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-20-at-15-04-25-f5dfe6f6-b49e-433c-8ee8-e055da7e5f17-630x506.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Maeve Brennan, the late Irish writer.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ten contemporary Irish writers on Maeve Brennan, the Dubliner who found a home at The New Yorker]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/scarlett-faulkner-was-never-going-to-come-out-of-coma-courts-7220759-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T19:28:52+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Scarlett Faulkner was 'never going to come out of coma', pathologist tells murder trial</news:title>
            <news:keywords>birdhill, Courts, scarlett faulkner, Tipperary</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-2026-11-09t192754-453-f03248f5-8158-4d73-a1ed-26c0fb817d02-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Scarlett Faulkner died three weeks after a serious assault in Tipperary.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Scarlett Faulkner was 'never going to come out of coma', pathologist tells murder trial]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/poll-moratorium-on-new-data-centres-ireland-7220729-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>2026-11-09T18:58:17+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Should there be a moratorium on new data centres in Ireland?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Data Centres, Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/download-744326e3-2621-4607-bdd0-000e93915070-630x473.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The demonstration on Saturday began at Parnell Square]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Should there be a moratorium on new data centres in Ireland?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-headbutt-psni-officer-during-arrest-in-newry-7220713-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T18:50:26+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man headbutted PSNI officer during arrest on suspicion of breaking into Newry shopping centre</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Buttercrane, Buttercrane shopping centre, Newry Co Down, PSNI</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/buttercrane-shopping-centre-newry-county-down-northern-ireland-1ddb0e7d-ae15-4285-a2c5-283b7a2fc77a-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of Buttercrane Shopping Centre]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man headbutted PSNI officer during arrest on suspicion of breaking into Newry shopping centre]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-pay-talks-3-7220386-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T18:38:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Government talk up proposed pay hike in public sector talks but plans for strike continue</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Micheál Martin, pay talks, Public Sector, Public Sector Pay, Public Sector Pay talks, public sector workers, Simon Harris</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/gov-policy-launch-0363_90733822-3a11eba1-3b05-4f3e-862f-9fbafe099b12-630x420.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris. File photo]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Government talk up proposed pay hike in public sector talks but plans for strike continue]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-arrested-after-cocaine-with-estimated-value-of-e1m-seized-in-wexford-7220694-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T18:29:06+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man arrested after cocaine with estimated value of €1m seized in Wexford</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ardcavan, Arrest, Drugs, Drugs Seizure, Gardaí, ocaine, Wexford</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/dsc_5211-8a8618b9-15b4-4c65-8956-9d69a1e54346-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Image of the seizure]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man arrested after cocaine with estimated value of €1m seized in Wexford]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/eu-presidency-european-political-community-summit-dublin-irish-defence-forces-garda-7220507-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T18:28:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Expect foreign ships and Irish armoured vehicles as part of unprecedented EPC security build-up</news:title>
            <news:keywords>European Political Community, European Union, Land sky and sea, Operation Fianna, Security</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/54993460586_7077658424_o-1c60020e-3597-495f-8356-385d46c1fb0d-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A Naval boarding party member on a night operation. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Expect foreign ships and Irish armoured vehicles as part of unprecedented EPC security build-up]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/four-percentage-points-between-both-sides-of-unity-debate-in-the-north-7220633-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T17:45:27+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Pro-United Ireland side just four points behind among voters in the North, new poll finds</news:title>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-2026-11-09t174256-370-a1c37552-cce0-4c20-8b48-a7e36c61d6ad-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The poll found more people in the North back remaining in the UK, but the gap is narrowing.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Pro-United Ireland side just four points behind among voters in the North, new poll finds]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/kilkenny-boxing-brawl-tommy-robinson-hstickytocky-7220304-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T16:59:53+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Organisers of Kilkenny boxing night ending in mayhem are using the brawl to promote themselves</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Boxing, HSTikkyTokky, Kilkenny, Mo Deen, tommy robinson, Unhinged Productions</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/screenshot-2026-11-09-122415-2-4277603f-2bbf-4194-a807-b074a905b154-630x424.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A still from a livestream of the event.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Organisers of Kilkenny boxing night ending in mayhem are using the brawl to promote themselves]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/small-parcels-an-post-7220522-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T16:58:31+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Some 2,600 post boxes across the country can now take small parcels</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Post, Handy Timing, Small Parcels</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/victorian-era-green-mailbox-in-a-street-of-dublin-ireland-8ef7ef5f-418a-4b27-b189-3cb93daa2807-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A post box in Dublin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Some 2,600 post boxes across the country can now take small parcels]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-monday-november-2-7220589-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T16:49:48+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Monday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5, five at five, The five at five</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/number-5-a-place-setting-table-number-or-a-creative-use-of-a-number-for-a-birthday-or-other-celebration-2d98393f-0d15-44c3-8e0d-e4623a82df32-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Monday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/farmer-limerick-courts-neglect-7220565-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T16:38:13+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Limerick farmer jailed after admitting to 'shocking' neglect of young calves on his farm</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Courts, Farming, Limerick, Limerick Circuit Criminal Court, Seamus Looby</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/unnamed-34-d9bc75b9-1859-47d4-915a-19373ee61deb-630x730.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Limerick farmer Seamus Looby, outside Limerick Circuit Criminal Court]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Limerick farmer jailed after admitting to 'shocking' neglect of young calves on his farm]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/russell-brand-prison-sentence-victims-7220445-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T15:59:11+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Russell Brand had an 'arrogant disregard for a woman’s right to say no', sentencing judge says</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Crime, fall from grace, London, Rape, Russell Brand, Sexual Assault, Southwark Crown Court</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/screen-grab-taken-from-pa-video-of-mr-justice-bennathan-passing-sentencing-at-southwark-crown-court-london-of-russell-brand-for-raping-one-of-his-fans-and-sexually-assaulting-three-other-women-durin-260895e6-3f8d-4dea-bb33-4bc0453c1cff-630x370.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Mr Justice Bennathan passing sentencing at Southwark Crown Court, London]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Russell Brand had an 'arrogant disregard for a woman’s right to say no', sentencing judge says]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/police-investigating-suspected-murder-of-limerick-woman-find-body-7220486-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T15:41:39+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Body recovered from Lough Erne in search for Limerick woman Carrie Mullane</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Carrie Mullane, Carrie Noonan, enniskillen, Fermanagh, Limerick, Lough Erne</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/download-38-07983e07-fb8d-4602-9ab2-99e6bbf6d8c5-630x409.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Carrie Mullane (Noonan)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Body recovered from Lough Erne in search for Limerick woman Carrie Mullane]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/perjury-case-of-couple-connected-to-conor-mcgregor-appeal-is-hit-by-legal-aid-dispute-7220459-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T15:20:20+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Perjury case of couple connected to Conor McGregor appeal is hit by legal aid dispute</news:title>
            <news:keywords>civil trial, Conor McGregor, Courts, Dublin District Court, Nikita Hand, samantha o'reilly, steven cummins</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/samantha-o-reilly-and-steven-cummins-ccj6-be16fd2b-0e99-4415-87d0-7ad80f2db253-630x461.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Samantha O Reilly and Steven Cummins of Cherry Orchard Green, Dublin pictured leaving the Criminal Courts of Justice]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Perjury case of couple connected to Conor McGregor appeal is hit by legal aid dispute]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ticketmaster-trial-over-alleged-misleading-prices-for-oasis-gigs-delayed-7220434-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T14:57:53+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ticketmaster trial over alleged misleading prices for Oasis gigs delayed to 'resolve' evidence issues</news:title>
            <news:keywords>CCPC, Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Courts, Croke Park, croke park gigs, Dublin, Dublin District Court, Oasis, Ticketmaster</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-2026-11-09t145514-991-70e21050-1585-45d3-b9fe-24ec0f0a3a42-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of Liam (left) and Noel Gallagher of Oasis]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ticketmaster trial over alleged misleading prices for Oasis gigs delayed to 'resolve' evidence issues]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/russell-brand-sentencing-hearing-7219950-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T14:29:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Russell Brand sentenced to 10.5 years for rape and sexual assault </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Jailed, London, Rape, Russell Brand, sentencing hearing, Sexual Assault, Southwark Crown Court</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/london-uk-05th-nov-2026-london-england-november-05-british-comedian-actor-podcaster-and-media-personality-russell-brand-accompanied-by-wife-laura-brand-arrive-at-southwark-crown-court-on-n-7588b62b-9cb0-4ac0-b668-2e00fcdcda44-630x945.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Russell Brand arrives at Southwark Crown Court of 5 November.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Russell Brand sentenced to 10.5 years for rape and sexual assault ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/teachers-strike-7220145-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>2026-11-09T14:00:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Deputy principal on public pay talks: Let's not forget the work teachers do that isn't measured</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Opinion, principal, public sector productivity, Public sector strike, public sector talks, Schools, teaching, voices</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/portrait-of-confident-teacher-leading-students-in-bright-classroom-education-3e9bb72d-dfc8-40ef-8d73-bde7e48125f1-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Deputy principal on public pay talks: Let's not forget the work teachers do that isn't measured]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/johnny-mcevoy-dies-aged-81-7220349-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T13:41:21+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Singer-songwriter Johnny McEvoy dies aged 81</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Irish music, Johnny McEvoy, Music, RIP, tributes</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/celebrity-guests-at-rte-for-the-late-late-show-featuring-johnny-mcevoy-where-dublin-ireland-when-10-oct-2014-9e65fc48-d0c1-4fa3-9232-b24367f00410-630x798.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Johnny McEvoy at RTÉ for The Late Late Show in 2014.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Singer-songwriter Johnny McEvoy dies aged 81]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garth-brooks-ticket-prices-ireland-shows-7220186-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T10:48:48+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Garth Brooks standing tickets to cost more than twice as much as his last Irish shows</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Belfast, Cork, Galway, garth brooks, Kilkenny, Limerick, Prices, that's what cowboys do, Tickets</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/country-music-star-garth-brooks-during-his-first-night-of-a-series-of-concerts-at-croke-park-dublin-picture-date-friday-september-9-2022-175183cf-3824-4dbd-ab88-bcca32232303-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Brooks pictured at Croke Park in 2022.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Garth Brooks standing tickets to cost more than twice as much as his last Irish shows]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/parenting-in-ireland-3-7216143-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>2026-11-09T09:30:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Could a mother go off on a 28-year walk and still be called a hero? I doubt it</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Children, column, father, KIDS, Mother, Opinion, Parenting, parenting in 2026, RAISING THEM RIGHT, voices</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/angela-bushby-welcomes-her-son-karl-bushby-as-he-arrives-back-home-in-hull-following-his-28-year-walk-from-chile-bushby-now-57-set-off-from-the-southern-end-of-chile-in-1998-when-he-was-28-vowing-db6ac642-ceec-4e3a-9545-bde7b5e5a6ee-630x429.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Angela Bushby welcomes her son Karl Bushby as he arrives back home in Hull following his 28 year walk from Chile. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Could a mother go off on a 28-year walk and still be called a hero? I doubt it]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cop31-turkey-ireland-eu-climate-7220078-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T09:14:05+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland takes lead for EU at climate summit as UN warns planet in ‘new age of extremes’</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Climate Change, COP31, Darragh O'Brien, EU, eu presidency, Ireland, Turkey</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/a-sign-showing-the-logo-for-the-cop31-climate-summit-a-global-climate-change-meeting-taking-place-in-antalya-on-the-mediterranean-coast-of-turkey-2d4eabe9-f47e-4dec-ba64-278769329a91-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The summit is taking place in Antalya, Turkey.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland takes lead for EU at climate summit as UN warns planet in ‘new age of extremes’]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-fog-warning-7220048-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T08:58:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Status Yellow fog warning for 13 counties lifted early</news:title>
            <news:keywords>fog warning, Ireland, Met Éireann, Status Yellow, Travel, warning lifted, Weather</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/sea-fog-828_90544210-3985c90b-01f6-459b-bb04-bcc06542698b-630x403.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Women walking amid the sea fog on the South Wall, Poolbeg Dublin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Status Yellow fog warning for 13 counties lifted early]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dun-laoghaire-car-crash-7220101-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T08:55:30+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Several teenagers left with life-changing injuries after being hit by car in south Dublin suburb</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Car Crash, Dublin, Dún Laoghaire, Gardaí, Oliver Plunkett Road, Road Traffic Collision</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/c8c53099-6475-430a-8ff9-f06990fc4e9b-1135e9de-0fdf-478c-9e94-a9989fe7dfe2-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[It is understood the car mounted the curb on Oliver Plunkett Road.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Several teenagers left with life-changing injuries after being hit by car in south Dublin suburb]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-monday-75-7220104-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T08:53:15+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Monday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/breakfast-with-croissants-cup-of-coffee-and-milk-331e119a-0e79-4370-ac30-6b1e96d407e0-630x945.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Monday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-dana-white-ufc-white-house-press-secretary-7220055-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T07:41:55+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Trump says he was ‘only kidding’ about offering UFC's chief the White House press secretary job</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dana White, Donald Trump, Job Offer, only kidding, Press Secretary, UFC, White House</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/washington-united-states-15th-june-2026-president-donald-trump-and-ufc-ceo-dana-white-stand-in-the-octagon-after-the-ufc-freedom-250-event-on-the-south-lawn-of-the-white-house-in-washington-dc-on-12d5128c-991b-41ed-8b41-ff1750b94a87-630x443.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dana White is a longstanding Trump supporter.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Trump says he was ‘only kidding’ about offering UFC's chief the White House press secretary job]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/pedestrian-car-collision-limerick-motorway-7220043-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T06:49:58+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Pedestrian dies after being hit by car on Limerick motorway</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dooradoyle, Limerick, m20, Motorway, Pedestrian, raheen</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/garda-irish-police-patrol-car-sligo-republic-of-ireland-8f13e729-7089-4fed-9d7a-5e66cd369968-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The collision occurred on the M20 yesterday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Pedestrian dies after being hit by car on Limerick motorway]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/revolut-enters-irish-mobile-phone-market-7218193-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T06:00:51+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Revolut enters Irish mobile phone market with introductory €9.99 per month offer</news:title>
            <news:keywords>irish market, online bank, revolut, Revolut Mobile</news:keywords>
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            <news:title>Thirty-one years on from Jo Jo Dullard's disappearance, gardaí appeal for information</news:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T00:05:18+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>It's not just Dublin: farmers and gardaí warn of rising drug intimidation in rural areas</news:title>
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