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            <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>
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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_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>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-tuesday-november-6-7221784-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T21:12:55+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday</news:title>
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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>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/criminal-legal-aid-dispute-6-7221777-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <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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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/woman-dog-filthy-conditions-7221861-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <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:title><![CDATA[Woman who kept 22 dogs in 'squalid conditions' banned from working with dogs for 10 years]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-energy-windfall-tax-7216853-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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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>
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        <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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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/us-army-member-arrested-in-uk-on-suspicion-of-offences-under-national-security-act-7221855-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <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>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/digital-fairness-act-michael-mcgrath-7221750-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T19:33:43+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>
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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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        <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>
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            <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>
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        <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>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T19:17:10+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>
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        <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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        <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>
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            <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>
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        <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>
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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>
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        <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>
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        <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>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T17:50:00+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>
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        <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>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T17:36:57+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>
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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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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/100-guards-deployed-cork-search-homes-businesses-linked-to-suspected-drug-traffickers-7221637-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <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>
            <news:keywords>CAB, Cork, Criminal Assets Bureau, Drugs, Search</news:keywords>
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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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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/five-at-five-10-november-2026-7221589-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>2026-11-10T17:00:27+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Tuesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5, five at five</news:keywords>
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        <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-35624844-90f3-48a2-aec5-2e30097b13cf-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <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:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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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>
            <news:keywords>Cork, Cork City, Dance Firkin Crane, Play, Schull, Skibbereen, Sophie Toscan du Plantier, Toormore, West Cork</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-2026-11-10t163506-121-463dda3d-d07e-4f0f-b53d-141d8468d6ce-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <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:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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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: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-de28d764-247d-4553-aa62-0150d526a562-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <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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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/david-walliams-injunction-explainer-7221286-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T15:42:14+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What is an injunction and why couldn't David Walliams be named until now?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>David Walliams, Explainer, Injunction, Media Law</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[David Walliams.]]></image:caption>
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        <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>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tractors block O'Connell Street on fifth day of national fuel protest on 11 April]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/oireachtas-procurement-reform-7221332-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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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>
            <news:publication>
                <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:image>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[What will the EPC summit mean for Dublin this week?]]></image:title>
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        <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>
            </news:publication>
            
            <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>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, bomb threats, Counter Drone, Dublin, EU summit, Ireland, policing, Security</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/558justin-kelly_90758023-f1fed8b2-442a-4b9c-9065-997300532182-630x456.jpeg</image:loc>
        <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>
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            <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>
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                <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>
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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>
        <news:news>
            <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>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T10:37:45+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>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <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>
            <news:publication>
                <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>
            </news:publication>
            
            <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:image>
        <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:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/supermarket-frozen-food-section-with-rows-of-commercial-glass-door-freezers-and-open-refrigeration-display-counters-c3014baf-520c-499a-8146-aa453db3aba7-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <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>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T08:44:21+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:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/cup-of-black-coffee-on-table-by-window-in-winter-xmas-holiday-73895ae8-12aa-489d-9365-fe56685f34ec-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <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>
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    </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>
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        <image:image>
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        <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>
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    </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>
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        <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>
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    </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>
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        <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>
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    </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>
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        <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>
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    </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>
            <news:keywords>Belfast Telegraph, Irish Unity, LucidTalk, Northern Ireland, Poll, United Ireland, unity poll</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <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>
    </image:image>
    </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>
        </news:news>
        <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>
    </image:image>
    </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>
    </image:image>
    </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>
        </news:news>
        <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>
    </image:image>
    </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>
        </news:news>
        <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>
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            <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>
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        <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>
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    </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>
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        <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>
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    </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>
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        <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>
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    </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>
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        <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>
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        <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>
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    </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>
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        <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>
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    </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>
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        <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>
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    </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>
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        <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>
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        <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>
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    </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>
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        <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>
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        <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>
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        <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>
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    </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>
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        <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>
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    </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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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/berlin-germany-08th-may-2026-the-logo-of-the-financial-app-revolut-can-be-seen-on-the-display-of-a-smartphone-revolut-is-an-international-fintech-company-and-offers-digital-banking-and-financial-829769dd-d3e0-42da-9153-7a7f727e9f1c-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The online bank has around 3.4 million users in Ireland.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Revolut enters Irish mobile phone market with introductory €9.99 per month offer]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jo-jo-dullard-disappearance-31-anniversary-7219930-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T00:30:36+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Thirty-one years on from Jo Jo Dullard's disappearance, gardaí appeal for information</news:title>
            <news:keywords>31st anniversary, jo jo dullard, Missing Person, Murder Investigation</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/screenshot-2026-11-08-at-20-48-25-8ad5e003-db27-44a3-a40a-5e596d538a2e-630x410.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jo Jo Dullard]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Thirty-one years on from Jo Jo Dullard's disappearance, gardaí appeal for information]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cocaine-use-rural-ireland-7209077-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <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>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, Cocaine, cocaine use, Drug Crime, Drugs, Farming, Garda Siochana, Gardaí, Ireland, Irish Farmers Association, rural ireland, The Morning Lead, TML</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/439arson-attack-dublin_90757775-8fc1ce99-0d78-48ec-9bf9-d9b51a374462-630x424.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The house at the scene on Clanbrassil Close, where seven people, including two children, were taken to hospital following an arson attack at a property in Dublin on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[It's not just Dublin: farmers and gardaí warn of rising drug intimidation in rural areas]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/money-diaries-spending-saving-100-7154367-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>2026-11-08T23:55:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>How is your budget looking at the moment? Would you like to keep a Money Diary for us?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Finances, HISMM, How I Spend My Money, Money diaries, Saving, Spending, spending and spending</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/money-diaries-artwork-bf45da8c-d7be-48fc-87cb-76f280a6c480-630x420.png</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[How is your budget looking at the moment? Would you like to keep a Money Diary for us?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/supervalu-fridge-hack-7212766-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T22:00:46+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Quiz: How much do you know about fridges? </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cybersecurity, Quiz, Refrigeration, Supermarkets, Supervalu, Technology</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/man-opening-door-of-refrigerator-with-food-80e0a415-49af-4695-a137-77178296b092-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Quiz: How much do you know about fridges? ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/road-crash-south-dublin-7219726-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T21:15:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Number of teenagers struck by car in Dún Laoghaire in critical condition, gardaí say</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dún Laoghaire, Gardaí, road collision, South Dublin</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/garda-patrol-car-parked-at-bantry-garda-station-west-cork-ireland-e597bd79-15dd-42a2-9b4a-f53855d7e8cd-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Number of teenagers struck by car in Dún Laoghaire in critical condition, gardaí say]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/bus-stop-real-time-displays-7215526-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T21:00:23+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Transport authority has 'no simple solution' to reconnect real-time displays at bus stops</news:title>
            <news:keywords>always stopping, Bus, bus stops, Disconnected, Green Party, National Transport Authority, NTA, Public Transport, Roderic O'Gorman</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/a9384e9d-2b4f-4b29-96bd-5baa0cd9267a-49becff9-010d-4a30-94dd-e0562adcc1f7-562x1000.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Green Party leader and Dublin West TD Roderic O'Gorman at one of his local bus stops in Blanchardstown, where the real-time displays have been out of order for most of the year.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Transport authority has 'no simple solution' to reconnect real-time displays at bus stops]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/evening-fix-8-november-2026-7219912-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T20:26:43+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Sunday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, News Fix</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/bget-2027-season-launch-14-881c30c3-63da-41e8-baf9-f94111742f0f-630x462.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Sunday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-pay-offer-7219554-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T18:49:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Government offers public sector workers 'significantly improved' deal in bid to avoid further strike</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Industrial Relations, Ireland, Public Sector Pay, Simon Harris, strike action, Trade Unions</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/carrigaline-cork-ireland-14th-october-2026-teachers-and-special-needs-assistans-of-the-unions-asti-and-tui-on-the-picket-line-during-the-public-sector-pay-strike-at-theedmund-rice-college-carr-d63ac16e-6461-4118-85f3-b05173454c6b-630x488.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Teachers and SNAs of the unions ASTI and TUI on the picket line during the public sector pay strike in Carrigaline, Co. Cork.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Government offers public sector workers 'significantly improved' deal in bid to avoid further strike]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/enniskillen-remembrance-event-7219692-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T17:58:34+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Taoiseach attends Enniskillen commemoration as First Minister absent amid Drumcree fallout</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Catherine Connolly, Chris Bryant, DUP, enniskillen, Mary-Lou McDonald, Micheál Martin, Michelle O'Neill, Northern Ireland, Remembrance Sunday, Sinn Féin</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/remembrance-sunday-2026-6716a5e8-a4b7-4c8e-932f-339cfa5f996c-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant, Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service Jayne Brandy, Taoiseach Micheal Martin, during the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in Enniskillen]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Taoiseach attends Enniskillen commemoration as First Minister absent amid Drumcree fallout]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/carrie-mullane-two-arrests-7219656-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T15:55:32+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man (30s) and woman (60s) arrested on suspicion of murder of Limerick woman</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arrests, Carrie Mullane, Murder Investigation</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/screenshot-2026-11-08-at-16-44-27-e647cb3f-5f5f-4f10-a8b2-3a0fff757c80-630x409.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Mullane has not been seen for a number of weeks.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man (30s) and woman (60s) arrested on suspicion of murder of Limerick woman]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/simon-harris-dole-comments-2-7219385-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T14:42:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Simon Harris defends remarks on long-term dole recipients against sharp backlash</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Fine Gael, Ireland, Jobseeker's Benefit, Simon Harris, Social Welfare, Unemployment</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/fine-gael-leader-and-tanaiste-simon-harris-speaking-at-the-ard-fheis-at-university-college-cork-picture-date-saturday-november-7-2026-9d069bf1-6c28-4b71-abd4-3bba8df83390-630x421.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Fine Gael leader and Tanaiste Simon Harris speaking at the Ard Fheis at University College Cork. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Simon Harris defends remarks on long-term dole recipients against sharp backlash]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/kilkenny-boxing-event-chaos-hstikkytokky-7219403-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T14:40:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Garda probe as boxing night organised by manosphere influencer descends into brawl</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Boxing, Fight night, Garda, HSTikkyTokky, Kilkenny, Social Media, tommy robinson</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/screenshot-2026-11-08-at-14-09-17-d7450afd-911c-447b-a9ad-69cc006e4841-630x481.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A still from a livestream of the event.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Garda probe as boxing night organised by manosphere influencer descends into brawl]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/martin-mccaffrey-discrimination-case-7219514-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T14:35:49+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dublin businessman ordered to pay €35k to former social media manager in discrimination case</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Discrimination, Dublin, Employment Law, Gender Discrimination, Ireland, Labour Court, Pregnancy Discrimination</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/screenshot-2026-11-08-at-14-33-11-8628c205-0b21-491d-b21f-f77e86fb3ec1-630x334.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Martin McCaffrey’s Brazilian Coffee House Ltd, trades as Dash Container Café at the Hole in the Wall in Dublin 7.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dublin businessman ordered to pay €35k to former social media manager in discrimination case]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-civil-defence-krakow-attack-7219485-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T14:30:06+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>McEntee praises Dublin Civil Defence for 'extraordinary' actions in helping Kraków victims</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin Civil Defence, Helen McEntee, krakow, Kraków shooting, Poland</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/helen-mc-entee-5381_90755729-72829b0d-bda1-4539-9850-0db5d8c31da0-630x409.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Helen McEntee.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[McEntee praises Dublin Civil Defence for 'extraordinary' actions in helping Kraków victims]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/big-renovation-clinic-7216564-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T13:00:33+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>You'd like to build a garden room for your teens. Where do you start?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Opinion, the big reno clinic, the big reno project, the great reno project, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/there-we-are-fbf0d772-85da-4a61-be6d-8a5d43ad0c02-630x422.png</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[You'd like to build a garden room for your teens. Where do you start?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/poll-simon-harris-dole-comments-7219433-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>2026-11-08T12:51:34+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Do you agree with Simon Harris' comments on the dole?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dole, Poll, Simon Harris, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/simon-harris-a10f0820-a093-4c4f-a330-8d1b87c6b533-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Do you agree with Simon Harris' comments on the dole?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fog-warning-8-november-to-9-november-7219423-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T12:00:22+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Motorists warned of difficult travelling conditions as fog warning issued for 12 counties</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cavan, Connacht, Donegal, Fog off, fog warning, Longford, Louth, Meath, Monaghan, Weather, Weather Warning, Westmeath</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/freezing-fog-on-m7-3026_90696718-9a36b9b0-9389-4835-b3a8-9de6ed36bb10-630x404.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Cars head south in freezing fog on the M7 Motorway near Newbridge in County Kildare yesterday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Motorists warned of difficult travelling conditions as fog warning issued for 12 counties]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/tricolour-irish-national-anthem-symbols-post-unity-7217671-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T10:00:56+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Has anyone asked the people of Northern Ireland what symbols they want to keep if unified?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Calling 353, Darach Ó Séaghdha, Irish identity</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/tricolour-2-c143b421-bc9b-4c35-ba2d-c5b4b9566755-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Has anyone asked the people of Northern Ireland what symbols they want to keep if unified?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/krakow-mass-shooting-7219332-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T09:20:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Bodies found at home of suspect in Kraków mass shooting</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Donald Tusk, Far-right, krakow, Mass Shooting, Poland, Terrorism</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/police-officers-stand-near-the-market-square-in-krakow-poland-sunday-nov-8-2026-where-several-people-were-shot-the-day-before-ap-photobeata-zawrzel-c7ae3842-73af-4cdd-a43d-22d51be4dd92-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Police officers stand near the market square in Krakow, Poland.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Bodies found at home of suspect in Kraków mass shooting]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/best-longreads-of-the-week-sitdown-sunday-6-7216439-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T09:00:42+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Sitdown Sunday: The downfall of Russell Brand</news:title>
            <news:keywords>7 deadly reads, Food, Journalism, Longreads, Science, sitdown sunday, Society</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/london-uk-5th-nov-2026-russell-brand-arrives-at-court-with-his-wife-laura-the-comedian-tv-presenter-podcaster-and-actor-is-accused-of-three-counts-of-rape-three-charges-of-sexual-assault-and-34243f9f-410d-4d29-9cf8-aab5d519750a-630x421.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Russell Brand was found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Sitdown Sunday: The downfall of Russell Brand]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-08-11-26-7219361-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T09:00:25+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Sunday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, The 9 at 9</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/closeupofdelicioushealthytoastswithfruitservedon-00ee6a20-0cc8-47db-a23e-5fe6f52653e6-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Sunday]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dana-white-press-secretary-7219351-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T08:23:09+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>UFC boss Dana White to meet Trump over press secretary job offer</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dana White, Donald Trump, Press Secretary, UFC, US politics, White House</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/ufc-president-and-ceo-dana-white-attends-a-press-conference-following-the-ufc-freedom-250-fight-monday-june-15-2026-in-washington-ap-photoallison-robbert-5fb88d3b-4da7-4bab-9217-99a1bde36d5e-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[UFC President and CEO Dana White attends a press conference following the UFC Freedom 250 fight.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[UFC boss Dana White to meet Trump over press secretary job offer]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-good-daughter-what-we-need-to-know-7214954-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T08:00:52+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What you need to know about The Good Daughter </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, watercooler moment</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
    
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/famous-man-case-online-speculation-court-order-internet-diaries-7216665-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T08:00:35+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The ‘Famous Man’ case shows why court orders still matter in a world full of online speculation</news:title>
            <news:keywords>algorithms, Diary of a man on the internet, Famous Man, Injunction, Internet Diaries, Social Media</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/royal-courts-of-justice-in-london-a1ce1271-448a-417d-9efe-cb7062c61b95-630x426.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Royal Courts of Justice in London]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The ‘Famous Man’ case shows why court orders still matter in a world full of online speculation]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/gadi-eisenkot-israel-coalition-7219345-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T07:42:37+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Netanyahu rival Gadi Eisenkot to form Israel's governing coalition</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Benjamin Netanyahu, Gadi Eisenkot, isaac herzog, Israel, Israeli politics, Middle East</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/israel-elections-2d56dcc6-c808-4dd0-a4a9-1de0425cfe4e-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Netanyahu rival Gadi Eisenkot to form Israel's governing coalition]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/drug-policy-ireland-3-7217246-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>2026-11-08T07:30:24+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The drug market keeps changing. Harm reduction is how we keep up</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Addiction, column, drug abuse, drug policy, Drug Treatment, Drug use, Opinion, voices</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/img_0060-2932fc9b-2099-41f6-98c3-88dc92c0a29e-630x840.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A makeshift crack pipe.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The drug market keeps changing. Harm reduction is how we keep up]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/wind-farms-ireland-plan-7218198-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/winners-and-losers-15-7215674-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T06:30:17+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here are the winners and losers of the political week</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here are the winners and losers of the political week]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/united-ireland-blueprint-fine-gael-7219267-Nov2026/</loc>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tanaiste Simon Harris at the Fine Gael Ard Fheis in Cork ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[A united Ireland could cost up to €25bn in year one, says Fine Gael ‘blueprint’ report]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/russian-disinformation-eu-enlargement-7208636-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T06:00:06+00:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ukraine in June 2022 to speak about their EU membership application.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[War of propaganda: how Russian disinformation is aiming to stop EU enlargement]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/blaa-giveaways-raffle-home-7217883-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T00:05:17+00:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The home had recently been listed for more than €700,000 in Tramore.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Company cancels raffle for five-bed Co Waterford home after pushback from locals ]]></image:title>
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