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            <news:title>Scammers are booking a Dublin short-term let and advertising the rooms on Daft.ie </news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/guinness-5-7197800-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:title>Hear Me Out: Has Guinness finally jumped the shark?</news:title>
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            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Monday</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/pipe-bombs-found-in-tallaght-7198674-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T21:34:35+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Four arrested and apartment complex evacuated after viable pipe bombs found during garda search</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The search was carried out as part of an ongoing garda operation (file photo).]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Four arrested and apartment complex evacuated after viable pipe bombs found during garda search]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/tric-kearney-column-7198243-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T20:30:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'When I faced George Gibney in court, all I saw was evil'</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/rte-palestinian-flag-necklace-7198586-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T20:28:07+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>RTÉ admits it was a 'mistake' to edit out Palestinian flag necklace from Cheap Irish Homes</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[RTÉ said it "acknowledges that this matter could have been handled differently" (file photo).]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[RTÉ admits it was a 'mistake' to edit out Palestinian flag necklace from Cheap Irish Homes]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/athgarvan-wicklow-collision-7198609-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T19:49:21+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man (60s) dies following collision between truck and car in Wicklow</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/maths-week-puzzles-sunday-answers-7198173-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T19:30:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Maths Week 2026: Sunday puzzle answers</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Maths Week 2026: Sunday puzzle answers]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/retirement-car-question-7190774-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T19:00:12+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'I have driven a company car for years but am about to retire. What should I buy?'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Motoring, The Car Clinic</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA['I have driven a company car for years but am about to retire. What should I buy?']]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/waterford-funeral-english-family-7198525-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T18:51:07+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Waterford comes together for English family, even as questions and fears remain</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arson Attack, birchwood, English family, Funeral, kim english, philip english, Waterford, Waterford City</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Friends and mourners grieve as the coffins are removed following the funeral of Philip and Kim English and their sons Callum (12) and Jayden (9) at the Sacred Heart Church.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Waterford comes together for English family, even as questions and fears remain]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/criminal-legal-aid-dispute-2-7197961-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T18:48:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Minister says public 'entitled to answer' on why solicitors' strike forcing rape trials to adjourn</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Courts, criminal legal aid, Jim O'Callaghan, no end in sight</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Minister says public 'entitled to answer' on why solicitors' strike forcing rape trials to adjourn]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/m50-wrong-way-7198543-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T18:28:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Two men denied bail over allegedly driving wrong way down M50</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Car Theft, Dublin, M50, Stolen Car</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Two men denied bail over allegedly driving wrong way down M50]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/snl-shane-gillis-7197884-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T17:51:01+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Stupid F****** C***': SNL under fire from UK counterparts over sexist Shane Gillis routine</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Saturday Fight Live, Saturday Night Live, shane gillis, SNL, SNL UK</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/rsa-pub-breathalysers-7198206-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T17:18:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Disgraceful': RSA defends decision to spend €1.5m on breathalysers in hotels and pubs</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Breathalysers, drink driving, Hospitality, Ireland, Road Safety, Road Safety Authority</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[An example of the breathalyser machines that are being used by the RSA (File photo)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Disgraceful': RSA defends decision to spend €1.5m on breathalysers in hotels and pubs]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-pay-talks-wrc-7197759-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T17:12:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Unions say strikes remain available as public sector pay talks begin</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Pay dispute, Public sector strike, Staff, Talks, Taoiseach, Trade Unions, Workplace Relations Commission</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/dublin-ireland-14th-oct-2026-dublin-ireland-october-14-2026-public-sector-workers-take-part-in-a-nationwide-24-hour-strike-in-dublin-amid-a-dispute-over-negotiations-for-a-new-public-sector-pa-c8aa771a-4610-4a9a-aa68-4ff3f8a53392-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[More than 300,000 public sector workers took part in a strike on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Unions say strikes remain available as public sector pay talks begin]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/four-teenage-boys-charged-alleged-sexual-assault-girl-dublin-7198458-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T16:48:28+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Four teenage boys charged over alleged rape and sexual assault of girl in south Dublin</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Children's Court, Court, Courts, Director of Public Prosecutions</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-5-at-5-monday-115-7198379-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T16:41:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Monday </news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5, Evening News, five at five</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Monday ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/mary-lou-mcdonald-michelle-o-neill-interviewed-psni-this-week-garvaghy-road-7198429-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T16:39:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>McDonald and O'Neill to be interviewed by PSNI this week over Garvaghy Road protest</news:title>
            <news:keywords>drumcree, Garvaghy Road, Mary-Lou McDonald, Michelle O'Neill, Northern Ireland, Portadown, Sinn Féin</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill and Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald speaking at the protest on 27 September. ]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/apu-voice-actor-the-simpsons-sunil-malhotra-7198405-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T16:10:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>After years of silence, Apu speaks again as The Simpsons casts new voice actor</news:title>
            <news:keywords>apu, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Hank Azaria, sunil malhotra, thank you come again, The Simpsons, voice actor</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Apu's character has not had a voice actor since 2020.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[After years of silence, Apu speaks again as The Simpsons casts new voice actor]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/peter-mcverry-trust-high-court-squatters-dorset-street-7198234-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T15:42:35+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Peter McVerry Trust launches court proceedings to remove squatters occupying Dublin apartments</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Courts, dorset street, Dublin, Dublin City Council, High Court, Homelessness, Housing, Housing Crisis, peter mcverry trust, Squatters</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The apartments are located on Dorset Lane in Dublin 1]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Peter McVerry Trust launches court proceedings to remove squatters occupying Dublin apartments]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/defence-forces-member-jailed-rape-7198318-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T15:37:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Member of the Defence Forces jailed for eight years for rape of 17-year-old girl</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Central Criminal Court, Courts, Defence Forces, Ireland, Rape, Sentencing, sexual violence</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Member of the Defence Forces jailed for eight years for rape of 17-year-old girl]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-paul-oconnor-murder-cork-mallow-7198233-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T15:36:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gardaí examine drugs debt theory as motive for Cork gun murder</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cork, Garda, mallow, Paul O'Connor</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/garda-officers-outside-mallow-district-court-in-co-cork-members-of-the-garda-representative-association-gra-have-threatened-to-withdraw-their-labour-if-the-dispute-between-the-garda-commissioner-d-8a2666d6-06a5-4ff3-9491-950a047df885-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A stock image of armed gardaí on duty in Mallow. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Gardaí examine drugs debt theory as motive for Cork gun murder]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/waterson-arson-attack-funeral-young-people-urged-walk-away-from-drugs-7198200-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T15:07:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Young people urged to 'walk away from drugs' and 'choose a future' at Waterford funeral</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arson Attack, drug intimidation, Drugs, kim english, philip english, Waterford</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/190waterford-arson_90757029-00b64399-5a6a-46fd-9e6e-de7785239b07-630x420.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The murders of Philip and Kim English, and their two children Jayden and Callum, are believed to have been carried out by local drug gangs as an act of intimidation. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Young people urged to 'walk away from drugs' and 'choose a future' at Waterford funeral]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/unauthorised-firms-cheap-car-insurance-central-bank-warning-7198188-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T14:46:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Central Bank issues warning over two unauthorised firms advertising cheap car insurance</news:title>
            <news:keywords>car insurance, Central Bank, Fraud, Insurance, it's a scam, unauthorised firms, warning</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/woman-driving-car-girl-feeling-happy-to-drive-holding-steering-wheel-and-looking-on-road-0f6df22e-9b04-42af-a393-d87d9e907f12-630x349.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The warnings were published separately on Friday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Central Bank issues warning over two unauthorised firms advertising cheap car insurance]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/russell-brand-trial-2-7198147-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T14:24:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Russell Brand ‘had maniacal grin during Soho bar sexual assault’</news:title>
            <news:keywords>court news, London, Rape Trial, Russell Brand, Sexual Assault, Southwark Crown Court</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Russell Brand at court.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Russell Brand ‘had maniacal grin during Soho bar sexual assault’]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/funeral-waterford-english-family-arson-attack-7197725-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T14:15:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Funeral of Waterford family killed in arson attack told 'act of total evil' left community devastated</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arson Attack, birchwood, English family, Funeral, kim english, philip english, Waterford</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/the-hearses-arriving-arriving-for-the-funeral-of-philip-and-kim-english-and-their-sons-jayden-and-callum-at-the-sacred-heart-church-parish-centre-the-folly-waterford-the-family-died-in-an-arson-a-d54f076e-fa71-49cf-9626-2e2792a48e31-630x363.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The hearses arriving for the funeral of Philip and Kim English and their sons, Jayden and Callum.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Funeral of Waterford family killed in arson attack told 'act of total evil' left community devastated]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/france-protests-schools-macron-explainer-7197893-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T13:51:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Q&amp;A: How student fury in France turned into riots, looting and half a million on the streets</news:title>
            <news:keywords>CGT, damage, France, Looting, Police, Protests, Students, Violence, YELLOW VESTS</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/france-protests-8dcaacd0-6211-4d0d-8140-f3e895f1f159-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A student campaign over classroom conditions has grown into wider protests over living costs.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: How student fury in France turned into riots, looting and half a million on the streets]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/pipe-bomb-loaded-guns-search-drogheda-7198053-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T13:33:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Viable pipe bomb and two loaded guns found during garda search in Drogheda</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Defence Forces, Drogheda, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Garda, Guns, rathmullen park, Search</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-625-503f8822-ae6e-4db5-9d1f-c76ecf61e502-630x462.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A picture of the seized firearms.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Viable pipe bomb and two loaded guns found during garda search in Drogheda]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/france-riots-7197801-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T11:23:29+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>As French protests escalate into riots, they may prove a gift for the right's Marine Le Pen</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Cost of Living, France, france riots, French Riots, macron, Opinion, Unrest in france, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-19-at-10-20-54-d8781b73-62af-4347-bdc7-e22a948fb0b9-630x207.png</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[As French protests escalate into riots, they may prove a gift for the right's Marine Le Pen]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/salmon-fed-chicken-7195347-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T11:06:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Farmed salmon are now being fed chicken - and it might actually be better than the status quo</news:title>
            <news:keywords>aquaculture, Consumer Issues, fish farming, Food labeling, Poultry, Salmon, sustainability</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/the-norwegian-company-mowi-leader-in-farmed-salmon-interior-view-of-the-factory-at-the-landivisiau-site-the-salmon-arrives-in-fillets-from-norway-4e7bdcc2-8a70-4b01-9f83-20a4ca43cd02-630x945.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Norwegian producer Mowi is reported to be moving to poultry-based feed.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Farmed salmon are now being fed chicken - and it might actually be better than the status quo]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-car-chase-north-dublin-burglaries-7197702-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T10:53:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Three arrested after M50 chase as gardaí target gang involved in north Dublin crime spree </news:title>
            <news:keywords>armed support unit, Arrests, Burglaries, Car Chase, Garda Helicopter, M50, North Dublin, Santry, none</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/halloween-pumpkin-carving-jack-o-lantern-poll-7197820-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T10:32:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Will you carve a pumpkin for Halloween?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Autumn, Halloween, Poll, pumpkin carving, pumpkins, The Daily Poll, traditions, Your Say</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/untitled-design-e444400e-f8b3-4f85-a620-79cd04491c1b-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Boo]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Will you carve a pumpkin for Halloween?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jamie-bailey-north-dublin-stabbing-limerick-7197792-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T09:54:12+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Limerick man killed in north Dublin stabbing named locally</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Assault, Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin, Dublin 7, jamie bailey, Limerick, Stabbing</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/blurred-frame-34-4991ac5a-234c-4dc3-b1a9-430dd9d26829-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jamie Bailey.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Limerick man killed in north Dublin stabbing named locally]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/israeli-police-arrest-10-people-in-connection-with-settler-attacks-on-european-politicians-7197760-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T08:57:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Israel arrests 10 people after settler attacks on reporter and European politicians in West Bank</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arrests, Benjamin Netanyahu, heidi levine, Israel, Occupation, Palestine, West Bank</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/ramallah-west-bank-16th-oct-2026-american-veteran-award-winning-photojournalist-heidi-levine-of-the-washington-post-speaks-to-journalists-from-a-hospital-bed-in-the-ramallah-government-hospital-7ccd690e-d532-49ba-856a-754c8c9250cf-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine in hospital after being attacked on 16 October in Ramallah, Palestine ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Israel arrests 10 people after settler attacks on reporter and European politicians in West Bank]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-399-7197732-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T08:56:38+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Monday </news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, good morning, The 9 at 9</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/brown-granary-bread-toast-with-butter-for-breakfast-uk-4db97042-7f36-456f-84a2-ec54b5bc7f87-630x404.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Monday ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/romania-men-deported-convictions-bucharest-7197710-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T07:32:05+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>24 Romanian men with previous convictions deported on charter flight</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bucharest, charter flight, Deportation flight, Garda, Jim O'Callaghan, Romania</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/deportation-flight-6b6d1154-8e29-4372-9ad2-cf11ac21f39c-630x411.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The department put the aircraft cost for yesterday’s operation at €182,270, excluding VAT.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[24 Romanian men with previous convictions deported on charter flight]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cyclist-crash-schull-west-cork-7197691-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T07:05:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Cyclist in his 60s found unresponsive on road in Schull, Co Cork </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Co Cork, Corthna, Cyclist, Schull, West Cork, Witness appeal</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/schull-west-cork-ireland-5203b6c4-2411-427c-9047-26a318f754a3-630x418.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of the main street in Schull, west Cork]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Cyclist in his 60s found unresponsive on road in Schull, Co Cork ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/parenting-6-7194383-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T07:00:05+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Like Anne Hathaway, I find it hard to turn off 'mum mode', even when not parenting</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Opinion, Parenting, RAISING THEM RIGHT, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/may-6-2013-new-york-new-york-u-s-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-costume-institute-gala-celebrating-the-exhibition-punkchaos-to-couture-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-nyc-may-6-2013-phot-7667d891-9204-4b3b-95a8-3d7ee15f9aec-630x856.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Like Anne Hathaway, I find it hard to turn off 'mum mode', even when not parenting]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/vacant-property-refurbishment-grant-figures-7197117-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T06:30:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Over 7,000 homes restored across Ireland this year with Donegal leading the way</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Donegal, Housing, Ireland, James Browne, Property, vacant properties, Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-18-at-12-00-16-bbf0b7a6-8e73-424f-a80f-7b2df311927c-630x344.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant was established in 2022. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Over 7,000 homes restored across Ireland this year with Donegal leading the way]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/emergency-booklet-72-hour-supplies-advice-ditched-7195386-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-19T00:05:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Be Emergency Ready booklet dropped 72-hour advice after concerns it would make people anxious</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Be Emergency Ready, Department of Defence, Emergency booklet, Emergency Preparedness, The Morning Lead</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/cork-ireland-14th-mar-2020-shelves-empty-in-supermarket-cork-city-shelves-of-tesco-wilton-were-empty-again-this-evening-due-the-panic-buying-of-covid-19-despite-the-governments-reassurace-that-s-976d6c4c-ba51-4800-8f58-c6166b2a73b6-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Empty shelves at a supermarket in Cork (file photo)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Be Emergency Ready booklet dropped 72-hour advice after concerns it would make people anxious]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/quiz-sally-rooney-books-7195245-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-18T22:00:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Quiz: How well do you know Sally Rooney's books?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Books, irish books, Irish Literature, Quiz, sally rooney</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/gothenburg-20170929-fileirish-writer-and-novelist-sally-rooney-visits-the-book-fair-in-gothenburg-photo-fredrik-sandberg-tt-kod-10080-e2c1f74a-c4bc-4458-9490-4e46c5ae55da-630x423.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Quiz: How well do you know Sally Rooney's books?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dr-joe-mcandrew-7166816-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-18T21:30:34+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Doctor behind controversial online ADHD clinic agrees not to practise medicine amid complaints</news:title>
            <news:keywords>ADHD, Cloud Clinic, Ireland, Irish Medical Council, Joe McAndrew-Lima, Mental Health, Private care market, Private health services, Private pyschiatry</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/untitled-design-2-8df2e947-f18b-4155-960b-0614e97116ee-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A photo of McAndrew-Lima from his Linkedin profile. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Doctor behind controversial online ADHD clinic agrees not to practise medicine amid complaints]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/life-in-west-bank-7195285-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-18T21:00:54+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The parallels only go so far, but 7 nights in the West Bank had me thinking of Belfast</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Benjamin Netanyahu, hebron, Inside the Occupied West Bank, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Palestine, West Bank</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/whatsapp-image-2026-10-16-at-12-25-58-62bcab6b-03b4-47ff-846c-140bcd58ad5e-630x419.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Eimer McAuley in Sinjil town, near Ramallah.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The parallels only go so far, but 7 nights in the West Bank had me thinking of Belfast]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/money-diaries-spending-saving-106-7177619-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-18T20:00:39+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Money Diaries: A civil servant on €95K living in the Midlands</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Money Diaries: A civil servant on €95K living in the Midlands]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/blackhorse-avenue-stabbing-dublin-7197451-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-18T19:54:19+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Sunday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Domhnall Gleeson, Dublin, evening fix, France, HSE, Ireland, Micheál Martin, News Fix</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-18-at-18-22-28-a4962afa-0f9e-428d-b725-d67bfdacd717-630x394.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A large crowd gathered at Tragumna West Cork today to support Swim in Pink Day for Breast Cancer.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Sunday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/maths-week-sunday-7195792-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-18T19:30:50+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Maths Week 2026: Your Sunday puzzle </news:title>
            <news:keywords>maths week, Maths Week 2026, Puzzles, Test Yourself</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/surbiton-uk-september-26-2026-a-delicious-arrangement-of-freshly-made-doughnuts-coated-with-sugar-and-filled-with-fruit-jam-on-display-at-an-outdoor-a8f74b9d-1942-4ef2-aaf0-f6996bd7dbaa-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Maths Week 2026: Your Sunday puzzle ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/eu-budget-cuts-ireland-7197336-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-18T17:45:32+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Action Aid Ireland urges reversal of EU budget cuts with 'vulnerable communities' at risk</news:title>
            <news:keywords>action aid ireland, EU Budget, European Union, Humanitarian Aid, International Development, Ireland</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[European Parliament building in Brussels.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Action Aid Ireland urges reversal of EU budget cuts with 'vulnerable communities' at risk]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/waterford-family-funeral-7197407-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-18T17:29:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Bodies of four family members killed in arson attack arrive at church ahead of funeral</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arson, Crime, English family, Funeral, Ireland, Waterford</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Four coffins are carried into Sacred Heart Church Parish Centre, The Folly, Waterford.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Bodies of four family members killed in arson attack arrive at church ahead of funeral]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-pay-deal-2-7197257-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-18T16:21:22+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Public sector pay deal must deliver ‘value for money’ and productivity says Taoiseach</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ireland, Micheál Martin, Pay deal, Pay dispute, Public Sector, Trade Unions, Workplace Relations Commission</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Martin said any future agreement must also enhance productivity. 

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        <image:title><![CDATA[Public sector pay deal must deliver ‘value for money’ and productivity says Taoiseach]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-dead-assault-dublin-blackhorse-avenue-7197032-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-18T14:55:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man found on footpath dies after early morning stabbing in Dublin 7</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Assault, Blackhorse Avenue, blackhorse place, Dublin, Garda, Injuries, Mater Hospital</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The man was pronounced dead in hospital this morning.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man found on footpath dies after early morning stabbing in Dublin 7]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/escooter-sean-canney-christmas-gift-7197157-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-18T14:42:13+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'It's not a toy': minister urges parents not to buy e-scooters for children this Christmas</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Children, Christmas, Collisions, e scooter, Garda, not a toy, off the list, Sean Canney, Training</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/724e-scooters_90752160-6e7a4858-5ebc-4d27-9959-db9f61888bed-630x375.jpeg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA['It's not a toy': minister urges parents not to buy e-scooters for children this Christmas]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hse-staff-overpayments-7197165-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-18T14:30:05+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>HSE overpaid staff by more than €30m in three years, figures show</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The headquarters of the Health Service Executive (HSE) at Dr Steevens' Hospital in Dublin 8.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[HSE overpaid staff by more than €30m in three years, figures show]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/bill-murray-ireland-golf-show-7197040-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-18T13:35:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Actor Bill Murray tees off on Irish adventure in new series</news:title>
            <news:keywords>BBC, Bill Murray, Chris O'Dowd, Craic on par, Golf, Ireland, Travel</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Murray is set to explore some of Ireland's prime golfing locations. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Actor Bill Murray tees off on Irish adventure in new series]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-big-reno-clinic-2-7194253-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-18T13:00:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Why are builders' quotes so different for our renovation, and is cheapest always best?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Builders, Building, cabins, Construction, derelict buildings, home build, homebuild, Houses, modular building, Planning Permission, Renovation, series, site, the big reno clinic</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/clipboard-writing-and-engineer-with-hands-in-warehouse-for-furniture-quote-stock-review-or-planning-manufacturing-checklist-contractor-invoice-and-1e6fca4e-cd22-48c7-8708-17700b4bdb69-630x332.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Why are builders' quotes so different for our renovation, and is cheapest always best?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/midleton-flood-defence-cork-protest-7197044-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-18T12:50:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘Not a shovel in the ground’: Hundreds protest over Midleton flood defences three years after Storm Babet</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cork, flood defences, kevin boxer moran, Midleton, Protest, storm babet</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Locals in Midleton pictured travelling down a road in a small boat during the storm in 2023.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[‘Not a shovel in the ground’: Hundreds protest over Midleton flood defences three years after Storm Babet]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/pope-leo-xiv-lung-surgery-2-7197010-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-18T11:43:58+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Faithful welcome Pope Leo back for Sunday blessing after cancer surgery</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cancer, Catholic Church, Health, Pope Leo XIV, Religion, Vatican</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV leaves Rome’s Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Faithful welcome Pope Leo back for Sunday blessing after cancer surgery]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/catholic-church-national-office-for-women-7196967-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-18T10:07:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Majority of Catholic Church delegates reject proposal for national office for women</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Catholic Church, Gormanston, Meath, national office for women, Vote</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/catholics-praying-in-the-church-in-clifden-connemara-ireland-aea4b06b-7f5f-4ca1-9d04-44670cc6ae33-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Some 89% of delegates recommended or highly recommended making healing a priority in the future work of the church.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Majority of Catholic Church delegates reject proposal for national office for women]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-language-halloween-7195428-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-18T10:00:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>This Halloween, think of the Ulsterwomen labelled as witches by Irish-speaking southerners</news:title>
            <news:keywords>burn the witch, Calling 353</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/bambie-thug-performing-live-on-1-october-2024-222bead8-1040-492f-b7ba-2b0ade25e96c-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Bambie Thug bringing Iris witches to the Eurovision. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[This Halloween, think of the Ulsterwomen labelled as witches by Irish-speaking southerners]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sitdown-sunday-longreads-288-7193916-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-18T09:00:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Sitdown Sunday: Why the Cornell story is resonating worldwide</news:title>
            <news:keywords>7 deadly reads, El Nino, Literature, Longreads, sebastian barry, sitdown sunday</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/cornell-university-ithaca-ny-usa-8162c929-a103-44e7-a2da-04e0952a49a1-630x421.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Cornell University.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Sitdown Sunday: Why the Cornell story is resonating worldwide]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-sunday-220-7196962-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-18T08:55:01+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Sunday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/breakfast-with-croissants-cup-of-coffee-and-milk-d82b2c0e-c82c-4fbe-9086-b79e06c4637a-630x945.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Sunday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/vision-quest-7195548-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-18T08:05:25+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What you need to know about the new series VisionQuest</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, watercooler moment</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/visionquest-6a7f5690-9282-412b-8978-daac0f708f2d-630x261.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[What you need to know about the new series VisionQuest]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/internet-diaries-trump-alien-lizards-white-house-susan-dell-7194165-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-18T08:00:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘Lizard people’ people are studying Trump’s circle: What do their theories tell us about power?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>algorithms, Conspiracy Theories, Diary of a man on the internet, Internet Diaries, Social Media, Susan Dell, White House</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Donald Trump shakes hands with Michael S Dell while Susan Dell watches]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[‘Lizard people’ people are studying Trump’s circle: What do their theories tell us about power?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-pay-deal-negotiations-to-start-at-workplace-relations-commission-7196789-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-18T07:37:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Talks on new public pay deal to start at Workplace Relations Commission on Monday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Pay deal, Public sector pay deal, step forward</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Public sector workers taking part in Wednesday's strike]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Talks on new public pay deal to start at Workplace Relations Commission on Monday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/homelessness-ireland-2-7193210-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-18T07:30:10+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>If Dublin wants to be a city for everyone, it must tackle homelessness </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Addiction, column, falling off the agenda, Homelessness, homelessness ireland, Housing Crisis, housing in ireland, Mental Health, no housing stock, Opinion, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[If Dublin wants to be a city for everyone, it must tackle homelessness ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/what-will-sale-of-ires-reit-mean-impact-rent-price-7195825-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-18T07:00:21+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Takeover of Ireland’s biggest landlord means rent hikes are likely on the cards</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A significant number of apartments could see their rents raised.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Takeover of Ireland’s biggest landlord means rent hikes are likely on the cards]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/winners-losers-politics-7194306-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-18T06:30:36+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'She wasn't a member of my family': Here are the winners and losers of the political week</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Winners and Losers</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/oxon-hill-united-states-04th-mar-2023-kimberly-guilfoyle-former-senior-advisor-to-the-45th-president-host-of-the-kimberly-guilfoyle-show-at-the-2023-conservative-political-action-conference-cp-6cb1a556-33fb-4483-ac1e-6c7b4d4d7f1c-630x437.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Departing US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['She wasn't a member of my family': Here are the winners and losers of the political week]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/vacant-derelict-sites-cpo-an-coimisiun-pleanala-ghost-estate-7193141-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-18T06:00:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>September’s only council CPO bid to An Coimisiún Pleanála was for 24 houses in a ghost estate</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Coimisiún Pleanála, compulsory purchase orders, CPO, CPOs, derelict ireland, dereliction, Ghost estate, Housing, Housing Crisis, Planning, Pretty Vacant, Tipperary, Tipperary County Council</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Glen Court in Tipperary]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[September’s only council CPO bid to An Coimisiún Pleanála was for 24 houses in a ghost estate]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/international-student-unemployment-ireland-7164175-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-18T00:05:09+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Concerns around high unemployment rates among international graduates in Ireland</news:title>
            <news:keywords>graduate unemployment, Higher Education, international students, Ireland, student visas, The Morning Lead, University College Dublin</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/moscow-russia-22nd-june-2023-graduation-ceremony-with-honors-for-graduates-of-the-lomonosov-moscow-state-university-msu-in-the-main-building-of-msu-genre-photography-22-06-2023-russia-moscow-76237292-f4b8-4ad8-b53d-b088e44851df-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Student union officers have voiced concerns around international students' graduate outcome expectations.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Concerns around high unemployment rates among international graduates in Ireland]]></image:title>
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    </url></urlset>