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            <news:title>‘Thank God you’re here’: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, exiled opposition of Belarus, visits Irish ‘family’</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/simon-harris-writes-to-political-leaders-seeking-views-on-irish-unity-7226153-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:title>Simon Harris writes to political leaders on both sides of border seeking views on Irish unity</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Simon Harris waiting to enter Fine Gael's Ard Fheis at University College Cork on 7 November]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/temperatures-could-fall-as-low-as-3-on-sunday-night-7226148-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:title>Temperatures could fall as low as -3 on Sunday night, with potential for wintry showers</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/poll-microsoft-outage-7226132-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:title>Were you affected by the disruption to Microsoft services?</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/aer-lingus-says-flights-currently-en-route-to-us-will-be-permitted-to-land-7225941-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-14T11:00:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Aer Lingus to operate 'full transatlantic schedule' as four flights cancelled at Dublin Airport</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of Aer Lingus plane in flight]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Aer Lingus to operate 'full transatlantic schedule' as four flights cancelled at Dublin Airport]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hicks-texas-student-pilot-ground-stop-7226086-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-14T10:18:18+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'I don't know what to do' – student pilot lands first solo flight during nationwide flight disruption</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA['I don't know what to do' – student pilot lands first solo flight during nationwide flight disruption]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/northern-ireland-poll-uk-rejoin-eu-7226077-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-14T09:38:10+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Poll finds over half of voters in Northern Ireland think UK should rejoin EU</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/surrealing-in-the-years-143-7224797-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-14T09:00:09+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dublin's European summit gave us sentences that have never been uttered before</news:title>
            <news:keywords>EU, European Political Community, Surrealing in the Years</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Dublin's European summit gave us sentences that have never been uttered before]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-saturday-14-november-7226061-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-14T08:59:18+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Saturday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Saturday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/boat-collision-new-orleans-7225942-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-14T08:46:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Tanker hits river cruise boat on Mississippi River, 32 in hospital</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Accident, Collision, mississipi, New Orleans, River</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Emergency personnel and crews on the scene after a tanker crashed into a river cruise boat in New Orleans.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Tanker hits river cruise boat on Mississippi River, 32 in hospital]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-good-daughter-7224257-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-14T08:00:48+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Is the new thriller series The Good Daughter worth watching?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, deep dive review</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Is the new thriller series The Good Daughter worth watching?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/jennies-law-ireland-7224886-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-14T07:30:35+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Tuning in to The Archers, I realised how people must feel when an abusive partner comes home'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>BBC Radio 4, coercive control, Domestic Violence, Ireland, Jennie's Law, The Archers</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Rob and Helen from The Archers]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Tuning in to The Archers, I realised how people must feel when an abusive partner comes home']]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/david-walliams-allegations-7222165-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-14T07:00:57+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>NDAs and silenced woman in the spotlight after David Walliams allegations</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Britain's Got Talent, David Walliams, Lucy Beaumont, NDAs, Non-disclosure, non-disclosure agreements, Sexual Misconduct</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[NDAs and silenced woman in the spotlight after David Walliams allegations]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-pay-deal-eu-summit-7222337-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-14T06:30:52+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Three industrial disputes were resolved before the EU bigwigs got here. Coincidence?  </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Analysis, EU summit, Garda Representative Association, Industrial Relations, Ireland, jack chambers, Jim O'Callaghan, Law Society, Public Sector Pay, Strikes, Workplace Relations Commission</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jack Chambers speaks at a press conference in the TK Whitaker room at the Department of Finance, the morning a deal was struck with public sector unions.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Three industrial disputes were resolved before the EU bigwigs got here. Coincidence?  ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/lifetime-anonymity-courts-northern-ireland-7224811-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-14T06:00:32+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Journalist challenges anonymity for three convicted criminals in wake of David Walliams case </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Anonymity orders, criminal justice, David Walliams, Human Rights, Northern Ireland, Tanya Fowles, none</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[David Walliams]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Journalist challenges anonymity for three convicted criminals in wake of David Walliams case ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-bought-israeli-anti-drone-tech-7225221-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-14T00:05:19+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gardaí purchased Israeli anti-drone equipment for EU Presidency events</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Garda drone, Israeli tech, National Security, Sentrycs, The Morning Lead</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gardaí on duty at the Convention Centre, Dublin during this week's events. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Gardaí purchased Israeli anti-drone equipment for EU Presidency events]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/us-air-officials-ground-flights-due-to-communications-problem-7225880-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T22:04:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>US air officials ground all flights due to communications problem</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Aviation, communications issue, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, Sean Duffy, US</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of American Eagle and American Airlines airplanes on the tarmac at Chicago O'Hare International Airport]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[US air officials ground all flights due to communications problem]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-friday-november-2-7225862-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T21:55:24+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Friday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, News Fix</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/kaja-is-a-bit-unsure-of-her-position_90758501_90758533-6e6318af-dc03-4141-a66d-76e761bc7b8e-630x488.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas seems unsure that her spot for the family photo at the Convention Centre reflects her standing in the EU Commision pecking order]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Friday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/critics-hail-return-to-form-for-u2-with-first-full-length-album-since-2017-7225662-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T20:59:38+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘Powerful and ambitious’: Critics hail return to form for U2 with first full-length album since 2017</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bono, Carnaval de Luz, U2</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[U2 surprise perfomance from balconey of Bewley's on Grafton Street on 25 September]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-zoo-impairment-charge-7225812-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T20:33:49+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dublin Zoo takes €625k hit on abandoned plans for new restaurant</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, Dublin Zoo, Fota Wildlife Park in Cork, Impairment charge, Zoo Bad, zoological society of ireland</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A red panda at Dublin Zoo.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dublin Zoo takes €625k hit on abandoned plans for new restaurant]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/coercive-control-assault-case-7225785-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T20:26:58+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>First person in Ireland convicted of coercive control admits vicious assault on other woman</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Assault, coercive control, Court, Donegal, kevin dunleavy</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/kevin-dunleavy-2-0fac0f8d-4680-4cd6-a60f-a8b791b0174d-630x422.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Kevin Dunleavy.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[First person in Ireland convicted of coercive control admits vicious assault on other woman]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/army-bomb-disposal-unit-reports-of-suspicious-object-in-merrion-square-7225386-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T20:16:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Crude but viable' device made safe by army bomb disposal unit on Dublin's Merrion Square</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Army Bomb Disposal Unit, Dublin, informal EU summit, Merrion Square</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The army bomb disposal unit at Merrion Square]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Crude but viable' device made safe by army bomb disposal unit on Dublin's Merrion Square]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/record-18065-people-in-emergency-accommodation-last-month-7225794-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T19:49:33+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Homelessness: Record 18,065 people in emergency accommodation in September</news:title>
            <news:keywords>department of housing, emergency accomodation, Housing, Housing Crisis, latest figures</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Simon Communities of Ireland said the 'belated September figures are astoundingly depressing' (file image).]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Homelessness: Record 18,065 people in emergency accommodation in September]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/kpop-demon-hunters-world-tour-2027-7225734-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T19:34:04+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The (actual) K-Pop Demon Hunters show is coming to Dublin next year </news:title>
            <news:keywords>3 Arena, aiken promotions, DEBACLE, Dublin, Golden tour, k-pop, k-pop demon hunters</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/screenshot-2026-11-13-at-20-20-15-2df04be1-99ba-4ee0-b15e-85cd2e92cba3-630x503.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[K-pop demon hunters world tour.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The (actual) K-Pop Demon Hunters show is coming to Dublin next year ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ires-reit-takeover-barings-7224769-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T19:00:35+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>As its mulls €731m takeover, Ires Reit tells staff ‘vast majority’ will likely be kept on</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Barings, ires reit, Landlord, Rental Market, Renting, Takeover</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-2026-11-13t142029-177-05a4a6e4-3a80-4f84-a0cf-0552e66f5ca9-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ires Reit's School Yard complex in Drumcondra.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[As its mulls €731m takeover, Ires Reit tells staff ‘vast majority’ will likely be kept on]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jensen-huang-affair-chinese-spy-7225501-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T19:00:06+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Why a CEO's extramarital affair with a suspected spy has engrossed the world</news:title>
            <news:keywords>AI, Honey Trap</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-delivers-his-keynote-on-the-companys-gtc-event-in-berlin-germany-wednesday-oct-21-2026-ap-photomarkus-schreiber-449c3d2e-f4b7-4c2e-b02b-12bba060b2d0-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Why a CEO's extramarital affair with a suspected spy has engrossed the world]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/who-will-be-the-european-negotiators-with-russia-7224767-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T18:30:35+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Who picks up the red phone when Moscow calls? Europe has picked a team rather than one voice</news:title>
            <news:keywords>European Union, jared kushner, Micheál Martin, peace negotiations, Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine peace talks, Volodymyr Zelenskyy</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/shutterstock_2644586743-2-ae4a531a-0408-4778-872f-fab71aab9a4a-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Europe will have a seat at the table in the Ukraine peace talks.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Who picks up the red phone when Moscow calls? Europe has picked a team rather than one voice]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/body-recovered-fermanagh-lough-erne-formally-identified-carrie-mullane-7225675-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T18:17:54+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Body recovered from Fermanagh’s Lough Erne formally identified as Limerick mother Carrie Mullane</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Carrie Mullane, enniskillen, Fermanagh, Limerick, Lough Erne</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-2026-11-13t181401-912-f4135e1c-7938-445a-ad47-c7354b742e06-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Three people have appeared in court in relation to Mullane’s disappearance and murder.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Body recovered from Fermanagh’s Lough Erne formally identified as Limerick mother Carrie Mullane]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/into-public-sector-pay-deal-7224903-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T18:10:35+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Primary teachers union says it will back pay deal </news:title>
            <news:keywords>ASTI, INTO, Primary teachers, Public Sector, Public sector pay deal, TUI</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-2026-11-13t133701-320-476d00ae-bd07-4ce7-9310-f68c41dfdc90-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The union said it should be particularly attractive for teachers at the start of their careers.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Primary teachers union says it will back pay deal ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/former-priest-who-sexually-abused-sisters-to-spend-extra-six-years-in-prison-7225548-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T17:47:57+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Vindication': Former priest who sexually abused sisters to spend extra six years in prison</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Court of Appeal, Courts, Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, richard brennan</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-2026-11-13t172458-363-6d1c4cdb-16de-49da-ae79-b743a581c07c-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Former priest Richard Brennan abused three of his sisters]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Vindication': Former priest who sexually abused sisters to spend extra six years in prison]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hozier-and-jessie-buckley-cover-of-shane-macgowans-fairytale-of-new-york-7225435-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>2026-11-13T17:22:57+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here’s the Hozier and Jessie Buckley cover of Shane MacGowan’s Fairytale of New York</news:title>
            <news:keywords>20th Century Paddy, Christmas, fairytale of new york, Hozier, jessie buckley, see another one, Shane MacGowan, the Pogues</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/thumbnail-jj-4v2lq4ay-1280x720-75385ec8-fb85-4ece-8b85-6f4bbc29e257-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Hozier and Jessie Buckley recording cover of Fairytale of New York]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here’s the Hozier and Jessie Buckley cover of Shane MacGowan’s Fairytale of New York]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/outlook-microsoft-outage-global-7224578-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T17:09:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Microsoft says global outage due to 'network upgrade' and not 'AI agents'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Down, downdetector, excel, global outage, Microsoft, microsoft word, Outage, Outlook, Services</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/die-app-microsoft-outlook-wird-auf-dem-display-eines-smartphones-angezeigt-berlin-04-09-2025-berlin-deutschland-the-microsoft-outlook-app-is-sh-72bd8c64-416b-454e-bb08-9ecd99fc66de-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The outage began on Thursday evening.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Microsoft says global outage due to 'network upgrade' and not 'AI agents']]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/five-at-five-friday-13-november-7225444-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T17:08:01+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Friday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5, five at five</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/vintage-number-5-number-five-north-rhine-westphalia-germany-7e47a45b-f0b7-4d5a-a35e-6907190c12db-630x945.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Friday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/david-walliams-met-police-investigation-7225367-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T16:24:26+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Police launch investigation into David Walliams after receiving allegations of ‘serious sexual offences’</news:title>
            <news:keywords>David Walliams, Investigation, met police, UK</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/london-uk-11th-nov-2026-david-walliams-smiles-for-a-picture-at-the-gala-performance-of-cinderella-to-support-the-malala-fund-at-the-gillian-lynne-theatre-in-london-credit-image-gary-5ddcd9c3-f0af-4812-8815-cbc72b80b41e-630x897.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Police launch investigation into David Walliams after receiving allegations of ‘serious sexual offences’]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/former-psni-officer-claims-garda-mi5-source-linked-omagh-bomb-plot-7225336-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T16:23:59+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Former head of PSNI's Serious Crime Branch claims ‘Garda-MI5 source’ linked to Omagh bomb plot</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Alan Turnbull, An Garda Síochána, co tyrone, Irish government, MI5, Omagh, Omagh Bombing, omagh bombing inquiry, PSNI Detectives, RUC, Tyrone</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-2026-11-13t160844-280-edec172b-18c0-4a25-b8a2-7f8c16463963-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The aftermath of the 1998 Omagh bombing.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Former head of PSNI's Serious Crime Branch claims ‘Garda-MI5 source’ linked to Omagh bomb plot]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/data-watchdog-finds-tinder-owner-e11m-over-privacy-failures-7225243-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T15:22:48+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Data watchdog fines Tinder owner €11m over privacy failures</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Data, Data Protection Commission, DPC, match group, tinder</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/paris-france-september-15-2026-tinder-dating-application-logo-on-a-smartphone-screen-with-red-neon-lighting-a6dbb839-a186-4065-8979-e4f0a9c896f1-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tinder's owners intend to appeal the decision.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Data watchdog fines Tinder owner €11m over privacy failures]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-arrested-in-relation-to-e10-25m-cocaine-seizure-in-co-kilkenny-7225172-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T14:48:22+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man arrested in relation to €10.25m cocaine seizure in Co Kilkenny released without charge</news:title>
            <news:keywords>arresy, Cocaine, Kilkenny, paulstown</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
    
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/berlin-police-officer-trial-court-assault-irish-activist-7225085-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T14:42:26+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Berlin police officer to stand trial over alleged assault on Irish pro-Palestine activist</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Assault, Berlin, Court, Germany, Irish Bloc Berlin, kitty o'brien, Palestine, Police, Protest</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/kitty-obrien-2036a354-a225-4d62-9a0e-3c6b163e1abe-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Kitty O'Brien pictured at the scene of the protest in August 2025.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Berlin police officer to stand trial over alleged assault on Irish pro-Palestine activist]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/phoenix-park-stabbing-7224809-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T14:39:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man found dead with suspected stab wounds in Dublin’s Phoenix Park</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, Phoenix Park, Stabbing</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/img_9572-34b6467f-9975-4c10-b4c5-8fa4cf0c30ac-630x496.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gardaí have sealed off the scene in the Phoenix Park]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man found dead with suspected stab wounds in Dublin’s Phoenix Park]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ucd-lecturer-trial-7225094-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T14:24:13+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>UCD lecturer to face trial over alleged hacking of dozens of students’ accounts</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Court, Dr Stephen Davis, Dublin District Court, lecturer, University College Dublin</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/screenshot-2026-11-13-at-15-26-27-d0b90605-b6f1-4856-9f1e-dc07a035607e-630x447.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Stephen Davis arriving in court in March.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[UCD lecturer to face trial over alleged hacking of dozens of students’ accounts]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-ifa-protest-today-7223613-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T14:12:40+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Hundreds of farmers protest CAP cuts in Dublin as EU leaders meet nearby</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Agriculture, Common Agricultural Policy, Dublin, Ireland, Irish Farmers Association, Protest</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/img_7660-27ec46e5-5312-4df5-91cc-8031d76d2a66-630x205.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Protestors pictured in front of Dublin's Convention Centre, where EU leaders are attending an informal meeting.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Hundreds of farmers protest CAP cuts in Dublin as EU leaders meet nearby]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/newshound-quiz-friday-12-7224860-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T14:02:20+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Newshound, Newshound Quiz, Quiz</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/president-of-france-emmanuel-macron-right-with-prime-minister-of-canada-mark-carney-and-vice-president-of-the-european-commission-kaja-kallas-during-the-ukraine-security-meeting-at-the-european-pol-dba41cef-2308-454b-8216-5fd38646a94c-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/eleanor-donaldson-sex-offenders-register-7224851-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T12:33:46+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Eleanor Donaldson, wife of convicted rapist Jeffrey Donaldson, placed on sex offenders’ register</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Court, Eleanor Donaldson, Former DUP leader, Jeffrey Donaldson, Newry Crown Court, Northern Ireland, Sex Offenders Register</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/file-photo-dated-21225-of-lady-eleanor-donaldson-arrives-at-newry-crown-court-eleanor-donaldson-the-wife-of-disgraced-former-dup-leader-jeffrey-donaldson-has-been-placed-on-the-sex-offenders-3169e053-eac1-43f5-856a-41c7e8257983-630x417.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Eleanor Donaldson arrives at Newry Crown Court last year.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Eleanor Donaldson, wife of convicted rapist Jeffrey Donaldson, placed on sex offenders’ register]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/eu-russia-ukraine-peace-representative-7224688-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T12:11:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>EU intrigue over whom to send to Russia-Ukraine talks as top diplomat suggests herself</news:title>
            <news:keywords>European Union, jared kushner, Kaja Kallas, Micheál Martin, Peace Talks, Russia Ukraine War, Volodymyr Zelenskyy</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/volodymyr-zelenskyj-meets-michael-martin-prime-minister-of-ireland-president-volodymyr-zelenskyj-at-the-eu-summit-in-dublin-on-november-12-2026-working-visit-of-the-president-of-ukraine-to-irelan-e865cce9-a45b-43c4-85ff-88eb0fab9e26-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Taoiseach Micheál Martin pictured in Dublin on Thursday at the EPC summit.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[EU intrigue over whom to send to Russia-Ukraine talks as top diplomat suggests herself]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hse-healthmail-outage-7224763-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T12:03:55+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Microsoft outage: HSE working with pharmacies to get prescriptions out as Healthmail is down</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Health, HSE, Ireland, Microsoft, Microsoft outage, Technology</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/pharmacy-stock-photo-94d47ffd-905b-43b6-960b-8b54b1eadc99-630x410.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Medical representative groups have been working together to find a shortterm solution to healthmail being down.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Microsoft outage: HSE working with pharmacies to get prescriptions out as Healthmail is down]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/michal-oksinski-krakow-shooter-debunked-ai-geenrated-factcheck-7223248-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T11:26:28+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Debunked: AI-modified images spread as 'evidence' of Polish shooter’s political beliefs</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Artificial Intelligence, Fact check, FactCheck, krakow, Mass Shooting, Michal Oksinski, Misinformation, Poland</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/krakow-poland-9th-nov-2026-candles-and-flowers-after-a-mass-shooting-at-the-main-square-in-krakow-poland-on-november-9th-2026-a-25-year-old-polish-gunman-opened-fire-from-a-vehicle-at-random-c-16e46983-4d4c-489e-9e5c-86b6686473d7-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A memorial of candles and flowers created after a mass shooting at the Main Square in Krakow.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Debunked: AI-modified images spread as 'evidence' of Polish shooter’s political beliefs]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/chris-van-hollen-chuck-schumer-democrats-us-senate-7224669-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T11:19:04+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Backed by Sanders and El-Sayed, a Democrat is challenging Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leader</news:title>
            <news:keywords>abdul el-sayed, bernie sanders, chris van hollen, chuck or change, Chuck Schumer, democrats, Maryland, US Senate</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/mixcollage-13-nov-2026-11-01-am-9224-56dc8173-66de-47de-a5ea-0fd6271852cd-630x462.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Backed by Sanders and El-Sayed, a Democrat is challenging Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leader]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/shane-macgowan-the-pogues-tribute-album-20th-century-paddy-7224743-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>2026-11-13T11:13:02+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The Shane MacGowan tribute album is out today – will you listen to it?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>20th Century Paddy, Ireland, Irish music, Music, Poll, Shane MacGowan, The Daily Poll, the Pogues, Your Say</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/4000-14ec8383-d4fc-4c47-8b30-aebad19e26e4-59be68b6-2e21-4b65-81b3-3984662456c0-630x503.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Half of the royalties from the album will be donated to the Dublin Simon Community]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The Shane MacGowan tribute album is out today – will you listen to it?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sky-news-apology-kneecap-slapps-7224713-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T10:50:44+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Sky News apologises to Kneecap over ‘unfounded’ on-air remarks about use of SLAPPs</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Apology, contributor, kneecap, Sky News, Slapp, UK</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/liam-og-o-hannaidh-left-aka-mo-chara-naoise-o-caireallain-aka-moglai-bap-and-j-j-o-dochartaigh-aka-dj-provai-of-the-band-kneecap-during-a-press-conference-in-conway-mill-belfast-northern-ire-9bd00887-c0b1-4674-b411-5b6a3b4b7f79-630x439.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The apology was issued by Sky News this morning.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Sky News apologises to Kneecap over ‘unfounded’ on-air remarks about use of SLAPPs]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/psni-officers-dismissed-7224634-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T09:07:22+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Two PSNI officers sacked after recording vulnerable people and making 'derogatory' remarks </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Northern Ireland, Police misconduct, Police Ombudsman, Privacy, PSNI, vulnerable people</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/large-psni-badge-on-the-outer-wall-of-the-police-station-in-newcastle-county-down-northern-ireland-badge-police-service-of-northern-ireland-b0236524-0250-401f-a4ff-cee574a19ad2-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Police Ombudsman said the officers showed no respect for people's dignity or privacy in their time of need.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Two PSNI officers sacked after recording vulnerable people and making 'derogatory' remarks ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-friday-79-7224681-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T09:02:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Friday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/fried-egg-with-grilled-sausage-for-breakfast-e3e15faa-92f2-40b2-b9c6-e8b48d652d47-630x553.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Friday]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/russell-brand-sexual-misconduct-accusations-7224633-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T08:39:57+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Six more women accuse Russell Brand of sexual misconduct, report says</news:title>
            <news:keywords>accusations, Convicted, Investigation, predatory behaviour, Russell Brand, Sexual Misconduct, The Times</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/november-9th-2026-russell-brand-is-sentenced-to-10-and-a-half-years-in-prison-following-his-convictions-on-one-count-of-rape-and-three-counts-of-sexual-assault-after-jury-trial-in-the-united-kingdom-d4309d6c-1107-4d8f-ab83-8bd569eda598-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[An accusations were published by The Times and Sunday Times newspaper.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Six more women accuse Russell Brand of sexual misconduct, report says]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/u2-dolly-parton-7223864-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T07:58:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'We'd no idea it would be her last': U2 releases new album featuring Dolly Parton's final recording</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bono, Carnaval de Luz, Dolly Parton, entertainment, first listen, Music, new release, out not, U2</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/hollywood-usa-25th-aug-2026-dolly-parton-legendary-songwriter-singer-and-actress-has-died-at-the-age-of-80-in-nashville-tn-on-august-25-2026-3d734ec2-bb4c-46a7-9a88-a0419e353ddc-630x524.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dolly Parton at sold-out show at Hollywood Bowl in 2016]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['We'd no idea it would be her last': U2 releases new album featuring Dolly Parton's final recording]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-road-closures-today-7224596-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T07:41:47+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here are the roads and public transport services still disrupted by EU events</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, EPC Summit, EU Council, Ireland, Public Transport, Traffic</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/security-measures-during-the-european-political-community-epc-summit-at-the-convention-centre-dublin-picture-date-thursday-november-12-2026-6275d26b-c64f-4e0e-b1dd-ff030e8e1788-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A security cordon remains around the Convention Centre, including barriers and no-parking restrictions. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here are the roads and public transport services still disrupted by EU events]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/analysis-epc-summit-7224424-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T07:32:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>As European leaders dined on striploin in Dublin city, the main event was happening in Baldonnell</news:title>
            <news:keywords>EPC Summit, Micheál Martin, Peace Deal, Russia, talking shop, Ukraine, zeleneskyy</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/ukraines-president-volodymyr-zelenskyy-left-waits-for-the-start-of-a-round-table-meeting-of-the-european-political-community-epc-in-dublin-thursday-nov-12-2026-ap-photovirginia-mayo-c7d0c5b7-a6f1-4bd9-83eb-386d3512f0a2-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the start of a round table meeting of the EPC.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[As European leaders dined on striploin in Dublin city, the main event was happening in Baldonnell]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cold-weather-forecast-met-eireann-7224597-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T07:29:48+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>It's another cold morning, and temperatures could drop below freezing again tonight</news:title>
            <news:keywords>cold, forecast, Frost, Met Éireann, still chilly, Weather</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/ice-cold-on-the-curragh-2a1509_90667490-1-31cd7dc5-fd36-4652-8720-ecc161e743fa-630x328.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Temperatures could drop to -1C tonight.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[It's another cold morning, and temperatures could drop below freezing again tonight]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/black-doves-7224241-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>2026-11-13T07:15:55+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What do you make of Black Doves on Netflix so far?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>any good recs?, Best of the Box</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/poll-09b77c2e-77d3-4d41-ae5c-37da3d896c0a-630x420.png</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[What do you make of Black Doves on Netflix so far?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/black-friday-2026-7223674-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>2026-11-13T07:00:09+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>A Black Friday bargain is no saving if you’re still paying for it in January</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Black Friday, black friday 2026, buyer beware, column, Consumer Affairs, Consumer rights, Consumerism, Consumers, Opinion, Shopping, voices</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/black-friday-sale-thanksgiving-day-and-christmas-shopping-concept-with-black-friday-and-sale-text-on-black-and-white-paper-price-tags-on-red-5694979e-f966-46e2-a9c4-17615ca8b2f9-630x422.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[A Black Friday bargain is no saving if you’re still paying for it in January]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/nobody-needs-this-emer-mclysaght-7224219-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-13T06:00:01+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>It's official: Kim Kardashian has ruined Christmas advent calendars</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, emer mclysaght, Nobody Needs This, Opinion, voices</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/kim-kardashian-arrives-at-the-lacma-artfilm-gala-on-saturday-nov-7-2026-at-the-los-angeles-county-museum-of-art-in-los-angeles-photo-by-richard-shotwellinvisionap-d5a46c1b-9d03-471b-924c-4d7c389c1b6a-630x418.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Kim Kardashian's Skims brand was forced to refund $148 for advent calendars after criticism over the quality.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[It's official: Kim Kardashian has ruined Christmas advent calendars]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/gaza-nasser-hospital-strike-7224485-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T22:00:52+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Israeli military's strike on Gaza's Nasser Hospital deadliest since election</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Gaza, Israeli, Khan Yunis, Nasser Hospital, Palestine</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/a-medical-staff-member-salvages-medical-equipment-at-nasser-hospital-after-it-was-hit-by-an-israeli-airstrike-overnight-in-khan-younis-gaza-strip-thursday-nov-12-2026-ap-photoabdel-kareem-hana-cdf6774c-666e-4c77-bd2b-ee4690f2feed-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A medical staff member salvages medical equipment at Nasser Hospital after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike overnight in Khan Younis]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Israeli military's strike on Gaza's Nasser Hospital deadliest since election]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/zelenskyy-kushner-baldonnel-meeting-7224099-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T21:55:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Zelenskyy hails 'real results' on prisoner of war exchange after meeting with Kushner and Witkoff</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Baldonnel, Baldonnell, Ireland, jared kushner, Peace Talks, Russia, Talks, Ukraine, US envoys, Volodymyr Zelenskyy</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/u-s-special-envoys-steve-witkoff-left-and-jared-kushner-u-s-president-donald-trumps-son-in-law-second-left-meet-ukraines-president-volodymyr-zelenskyy-at-the-airport-in-dublin-thursday-nov-2243541a-cfc2-41d3-b54a-e42676b941ab-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[US envoys Steve Witkoff, left, and Jared Kushner meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Baldonnel]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Zelenskyy hails 'real results' on prisoner of war exchange after meeting with Kushner and Witkoff]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/asti-tui-pay-deal-7224451-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T21:23:03+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Second-level teacher unions have 'serious concerns' over new pay deal</news:title>
            <news:keywords>ASTI, Public Sector, Public sector pay deal, TUI</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-2026-11-12t205933-003-00b477ea-6c59-4624-b2a5-b603448d7d1b-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Teachers and SNAs of the unions ASTI and TUI on the picket line  in recent weeks during the public sector pay strike in Carrigaline, Co Cork.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Second-level teacher unions have 'serious concerns' over new pay deal]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-thursday-november-2-7224431-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T20:29:18+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Thursday</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Zelenskyy and Taoiseach Micheal Martin (right) during European Political Community summit at the Convention Centre Dublin]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/irelands-birds-7222445-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T20:00:56+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The cormorant: Ireland’s mysterious ‘black hag’ of the sea</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Cormorant, by Roger O’Reilly.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The cormorant: Ireland’s mysterious ‘black hag’ of the sea]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/letters-to-the-editor-november-7223452-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T20:00:25+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Letters to the editor on... GP wait times, COP31 in Turkey, and saving Ireland's hares</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Running with the hare]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Letters to the editor on... GP wait times, COP31 in Turkey, and saving Ireland's hares]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-pro-palestine-protest-7224324-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>2026-11-12T19:23:58+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Thousands of pro-Palestine protesters chant ‘blood on your hands’ as EPC leaders meet for dinner</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, EPC Summit, EU summit, Garda, Israel, Palestine, Protest</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The protesters are calling for EU sanctions on and an end to trade with Israel.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Thousands of pro-Palestine protesters chant ‘blood on your hands’ as EPC leaders meet for dinner]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/liveblog-european-leaders-gather-dublin-epc-summit-7222606-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T18:45:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>LIVE: Taoiseach hails 'productive day' at EPC summit as leaders head to National Gallery dinner</news:title>
            <news:keywords>EPC Summit, EU, Europe, European Political Community, European Union, Liveblog, Roll out the red carpet</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Micheál Martin, Volodymyr Zelensky, Emmanuel Macron and Mark Carney during family photo at the EPC]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[LIVE: Taoiseach hails 'productive day' at EPC summit as leaders head to National Gallery dinner]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/public-pay-talks-7224151-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T17:40:12+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The €323m bill: How the fuel protests helped public sector unions secure a bigger pay deal</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Fuel protests in Dublin in April, 2026.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The €323m bill: How the fuel protests helped public sector unions secure a bigger pay deal]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-the-journal-23-7224107-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T17:00:35+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Thursday</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Thursday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/russia-ukraine-peace-talks-3-7223878-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T16:02:43+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Minister says leaders shouldn't get bogged down on who represents Europe in Ukraine peace talks</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Convention Centre, EPC, Europe, Helen McEntee, Peace Talks, Russia, Ukraine, USA</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/minister-for-defence-helen-mcentee-td-reviews-the-men-and-women-of-the-69th-infantry-group-inf-gp-at-aiken-barracks-dundalk-prior-to-their-departure-for-deployment-to-lebanon-as-part-of-the-united-ac90f803-d704-43e5-8fed-52924bcb044a-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Minister Helen McEntee]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Minister says leaders shouldn't get bogged down on who represents Europe in Ukraine peace talks]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/donald-tusk-thanks-dublin-civil-defence-members-who-helped-victims-of-krakow-shooting-7223888-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T15:10:44+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Our heroes': Poland PM thanks Dublin Civil Defence members who helped victims of Kraków shooting</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Donald Tusk, Dublin Civil Defence, krakow, Mass Shooting, Poland</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[People light candles and lay flowers after mass shooting at Main Square in Kraków, Poland]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Our heroes': Poland PM thanks Dublin Civil Defence members who helped victims of Kraków shooting]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/section-39-pay-increase-7223838-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T15:02:50+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Workers in community sector to receive raises off the back of new public pay deal</news:title>
            <news:keywords>forsa, health services, Ireland, pay parity, Public sector pay deal, Section 39, Workplace Relations Commission</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Workers in community sector to receive raises off the back of new public pay deal]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garth-brooks-ireland-tickets-7223754-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>2026-11-12T15:02:34+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Promoter Peter Aiken defends ticket prices for next year's Garth Brooks concerts </news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Promoter Peter Aiken defends ticket prices for next year's Garth Brooks concerts ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/school-hoax-bomb-threats-ireland-7223893-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T14:54:39+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Minister says lessons will be learned from hoax bomb threats sent to schools</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, bomb threats, Helen McEntee, Ireland, new protocols, Public Safety, Schools</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Minister for defence and foreign affairs Helen McEntee]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Minister says lessons will be learned from hoax bomb threats sent to schools]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jason-hutch-bail-hearing-7223866-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T14:49:17+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Son of Gerry Hutch denied bail pending trial over allegations of facilitating organised crime</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, Bail, Gerry Hutch, High Court, Jason Hutch, Jason Murphy, Organised Crime</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[His fiancée, Louise Meade, a qualified solicitor, told the High Court in Cloverhill that Mr Murphy was "a fantastic partner and very much a family man".]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Son of Gerry Hutch denied bail pending trial over allegations of facilitating organised crime]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/bewleys-westmoreland-street-dublin-popeyes-chicken-7223713-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T13:43:25+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Former site of Bewley's coffee shop on Westmoreland Street in Dublin is now getting a Popeyes</news:title>
            <news:keywords>ahoy, Bewleys, Chicken, Coffee Shop, popeyes, Starbucks, tgi fridays, us import, Westmoreland Street</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The site on Westmoreland Street pictured in 2007.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Former site of Bewley's coffee shop on Westmoreland Street in Dublin is now getting a Popeyes]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/epc-summit-zelenskyy-7223652-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>2026-11-12T13:31:56+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Zelenskyy tells Dublin summit of new issues with Elon Musk’s Starshield</news:title>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Zelenskyy and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today in Dublin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Zelenskyy tells Dublin summit of new issues with Elon Musk’s Starshield]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/simon-harris-dole-comments-3-7223616-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T13:30:12+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Harris accused of using dole recipients to ‘distract from failures’</news:title>
            <news:keywords>eoin hayes, Fine Gael, Ireland, Simon Harris, Social Democrats, Social Welfare, War of Words</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/mixcollage-12-nov-2026-01-20-pm-8600-18106c72-306b-4287-9202-44ec837a3d0b-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Eoin Hayes TD and employment minister Peter Burke in the Dáil today]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Harris accused of using dole recipients to ‘distract from failures’]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/carrie-mullane-murder-case-7223699-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T13:22:51+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Body of murder victim ‘left in van for two weeks before being dumped in lough’, court hears</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Carrie Mullane, enniskillen, Fermanagh, Lough Erne, PSNI</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Carrie Mullane had been missing since she arrived in Enniskillen from Limerick on 10 October.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Body of murder victim ‘left in van for two weeks before being dumped in lough’, court hears]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/whats-on-tv-19-7223355-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T12:46:10+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Our top 5 watches this weekend</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, top 5 picks</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Our top 5 watches this weekend]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/philomenas-law-uk-7223574-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T12:26:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>UK law shields mother and baby homes survivors from benefit cuts and tax</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ireland, mother-and-baby homes, Philomena Lee, redress scheme, Social Welfare, United Kingdom</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/prod-db-pathe-bbc-films-baby-cow-productions-bfi-magnolia-mae-films-drphilomena-de-stephen-frears-2013-gbusafra-avec-philomena-lee-et-judi-dench-pendant-le-tournage-bc87635a-b688-4662-9d9f-5c125c7c6e79-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Philomena Lee with Judy Dench, who famously played her on screen, in 2013.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[UK law shields mother and baby homes survivors from benefit cuts and tax]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/smart-glasses-ban-ireland-ai-poll-7223341-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T12:05:43+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Do you think 'smart glasses' that can record people should be banned?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>AI, Artificial Intelligence, Ireland, Poll, Privacy, regulation, smart glasses, Technology, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A small indicator light is often the only sign that the glasses are recording]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Do you think 'smart glasses' that can record people should be banned?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/drug-use-problem-survey-ireland-europe-7223478-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T11:51:49+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Nearly two-thirds of people see drug use as a serious problem in their local area</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Across EU countries, respondents in Cyprus were most likely to describe local drug use as a serious problem.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/russell-brand-instagram-disabled-7223321-Nov2026/</loc>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Russell Brand outside Southwark Crown Court, London, where he was found guilty of raping a woman and sexually assaulting three others.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ukraine-drone-deal-ireland-what-we-know-so-far-7223294-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T11:29:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A Ukrainian serviceman launches a drone towards Russian positions at the front line in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine last month. ]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dereliction-neglect-cork-inner-city-7222468-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T10:20:43+00:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The derelict buildings at North Main Street, Cork.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dereliction destroys our built heritage - will we ever learn?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-thursday-70-7223170-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Thursday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, Nine at Nine</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Thursday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/eu-smoke-flavourings-crisps-ham-rashers-7223144-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T08:34:46+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The EU is phasing out smoke flavourings. Does that mean the end of smoky bacon crisps?</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Affected products could include smoky bacon crisps, barbecue sauces, smoked ham and rashers.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The EU is phasing out smoke flavourings. Does that mean the end of smoky bacon crisps?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-defence-forces-raco-no-allowance-pay-7222759-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T08:11:55+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Military group accuses government of running EU security operation on the cheap</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[An Irish Army officer leads a parade of soldiers during a recent commemoration. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Military group accuses government of running EU security operation on the cheap]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/whats-on-sport-7222688-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T07:15:26+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here’s your essential sports TV guide for the weekend</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/epc-summit-explained-podcast-7221431-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T07:00:33+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What will the EPC summit mean for Dublin this week?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, EPC, Podcast, policing, Security, The Explainer, Traffic</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[What will the EPC summit mean for Dublin this week?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/cancer-screening-7222302-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T07:00:31+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>My (benign) skin cancer was spotted by chance. Others should not have to rely on luck</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/tusla-secure-care-beds-7222725-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T06:00:48+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Tusla faces growing demand for secure care places for girls at risk of exploitation</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Child Exploitation, Child Protection, High Court, Ireland, Secure care, tusla</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[CEO of Tusla Kate Duggan at the Child Care Law Conference 2026.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Tusla faces growing demand for secure care places for girls at risk of exploitation]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/significant-road-closures-expected-in-dublin-city-centre-this-evening-7222859-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>2026-11-12T06:00:19+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘Significant’ road closures expected in Dublin city centre during EPC summit</news:title>
            <news:keywords>EPC, EPC Summit, EPC traffic, eu presidency, European Political Community, european political community summit</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/dublin-ireland-11th-november-2026-garda-presence-around-the-convention-centre-where-the-ninth-meeting-of-the-european-political-community-epc-the-largest-ever-meeting-of-leaders-in-ireland-w-1a01f956-fec1-4919-9c12-0e7c4d03b0fe-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gardaí near Convention Centre yesterday ahead of the largest ever meeting of leaders in Ireland]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[‘Significant’ road closures expected in Dublin city centre during EPC summit]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/epc-summit-thursday-7222713-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T00:15:46+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>EPC summit: 50 leaders, an unprecedented security operation and the ‘AI godfather’</news:title>
            <news:keywords>beefed up security, Convention Centre, EPC, EU summit, European Council Meeting, taioseach, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, what's it all about</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the Garda Armed Support Unit outside the National Gallery in Dublin as more than 50 world leaders will visit Dublin.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[EPC summit: 50 leaders, an unprecedented security operation and the ‘AI godfather’]]></image:title>
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