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            <news:title>Ammi Burke 'had a superiority complex' while working at Arthur Cox, Labour Court hears</news:title>
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            <news:title>How did the Supreme Court allow an abuser take a judicial review after he was charged in 1993?</news:title>
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            <news:title>Drumcree: Residents lose challenge to Parades Commission decision, as PSNI stands over operation</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Celebrating Airnav Ireland's 90th Birthday: Bryan Bourke, Chairman Airnav, and Mayor of Limerick John Moran.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ashbourne-n2-crash-7191065-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T20:02:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man (60s) killed in collision with truck in Ashbourne</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/paul-curtin-limerick-trial-7191054-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T19:44:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man denies thieving cars from motor dealer and having them crushed</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Paul Curtin (46), of Ince Bui, Cappamore, Co Limerick, pleaded not guilty to 12 offences]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man denies thieving cars from motor dealer and having them crushed]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/maths-week-monday-puzzle-sunday-answers-2-7190788-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T19:30:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Maths Week 2026: Your Monday puzzle </news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Maths Week 2026: Your Monday puzzle ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/riad-bouchaker-parnell-square-sentencing-7191037-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T19:26:11+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Life sentence for Riad Bouchaker 'would not be appropriate', his lawyers tell court</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Court artist sketch by Carol Bisso Muñante of Riad Bouchaker, of no fixed address, appearing in the dock at the Criminal Courts Of Justice in Dublin, during his sentence hearing for attempted murder of three children in Parnell Square in Dublin.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Life sentence for Riad Bouchaker 'would not be appropriate', his lawyers tell court]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/irish-history-rip-ie-7184249-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T19:00:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The Traitors Ireland Páraic Kerrigan shares an extract from his new book, Pop Culchie</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The Traitors Ireland Páraic Kerrigan shares an extract from his new book, Pop Culchie]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jack-chambers-strike-7190805-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T19:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Strike set to go ahead on Wednesday as unions reject minister's latest bid for WRC talks</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Final Attempt, jack chambers, Public Sector Pay, Public sector pay deal, Strike, Trade Unions</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The General Secretary of Unite said Jack Chamber's letter 'contained nothing new'.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Strike set to go ahead on Wednesday as unions reject minister's latest bid for WRC talks]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/phibsborough-trees-felled-bus-7190456-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T18:25:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Replanting promised as mature trees felled in Phibsborough for BusConnects</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Phibsborough Library before (below) and after tree felling.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Replanting promised as mature trees felled in Phibsborough for BusConnects]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/n7-assault-investigation-7190970-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T18:06:07+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gardaí investigating after male with serious injuries flagged down motorists on the N7</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Assault, Crime, Gardaí, Kildare, N7, Naas</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of the N7.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Gardaí investigating after male with serious injuries flagged down motorists on the N7]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-5-at-5-monday-114-7190909-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T17:00:37+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Monday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5, The 5 at 5</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/george-gibney-journalism-7090485-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T17:00:24+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Journalism helped bring George Gibney to court - then his lawyers used it for their case</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of George Gibney.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Journalism helped bring George Gibney to court - then his lawyers used it for their case]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fake-taxi-driver-jailed-dublin-7190871-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T16:19:19+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Fake taxi driver jailed for false imprisonment of visually impaired woman</news:title>
            <news:keywords>court news, Courts, Dublin, false imprisonment, Ireland, Nicolae Zgherea, Taxi</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cadbury-ireland-price-increases-7190828-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T15:57:10+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Directors at Cadbury's Irish unit say 'pricing actions' required to maintain profits</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Business, Cadbury, confectionery, Inflation, Ireland, Mondelez Ireland, Profits</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[New accounts for Mondelez Ireland Ltd show that operating profits last year increased by 31% from €4.2 million to €5.55 million.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Directors at Cadbury's Irish unit say 'pricing actions' required to maintain profits]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/horse-manure-dumping-dublin-7190717-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T15:55:10+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Locals and councillors call for action after '57 bags' of horse manure dumped in Dublin</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Bags of dumped horse manure in a green area near the Royal Canal in Dublin 7.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Locals and councillors call for action after '57 bags' of horse manure dumped in Dublin]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/galway-rape-accused-claims-he-was-attacked-in-prison-7190799-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T15:45:25+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>One of two men accused of rape at Galway's Ceannt Station says he was attacked in prison</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[It is alleged the woman was assaulted at Ceannt Station in Galway city centre. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[One of two men accused of rape at Galway's Ceannt Station says he was attacked in prison]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fsai-adolescent-dietary-guidelines-7190692-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T15:05:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Plant-based dairy substitutes 'not recommended' for teenagers, says FSAI</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Adolescents, FSAI, Health, Ireland, nutrition, plant based</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The FSAI said that plant-based dairy replacements are not recommended for adolescents aged between 9 and 18.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Plant-based dairy substitutes 'not recommended' for teenagers, says FSAI]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/drumcree-standoff-7190303-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>2026-10-12T15:02:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Drumcree: How one decision reopened old wounds and raised the stakes</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Analysis, column, drumcree, DUP, Garvaghy Road, Loyalist, Northern Ireland, Opinion, Parades Commission, standoff, standoff in garvaghy, standoff in the north, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[British Army soldiers block streets off the Garvaghy Road in Portadown to allow an Orange Order March to pass through in 1997.
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Drumcree: How one decision reopened old wounds and raised the stakes]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/woman-abused-by-george-gibney-urges-survivors-to-come-forward-7190666-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T14:34:11+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'You will be heard': Woman abused by George Gibney as a child urges other victims to come forward</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Central Criminal Court, Court, Courts, george gibney, Victim Impact Statement</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Orla Poole speaking outside the Criminal Courts of Justice. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['You will be heard': Woman abused by George Gibney as a child urges other victims to come forward]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/george-gibney-counselling-notes-7108863-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T14:04:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>George Gibney's legal team sought counselling notes for the four complainants</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Counselling notes, Court, Courts, george gibney, Legal Reforms, Sexual Abuse, sexual violence, therapy notes</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[George Gibney's legal team sought counselling notes for the four complainants]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/george-gibney-photos-billy-stickland-1988-7110094-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T14:02:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'He was incredibly confident': Photographer recalls taking 'sinister' 1988 pictures of Gibney</news:title>
            <news:keywords>billy stickland, george gibney, Photographs, Swimming</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Former Irish swimming coach George Gibney in 1988. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['He was incredibly confident': Photographer recalls taking 'sinister' 1988 pictures of Gibney]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-strike-ireland-4-7190614-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T13:52:21+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Working from home while colleagues strike is same as crossing picket line, say unions</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Industrial Action, Ireland, Public Sector, SIPTU, Strikes, working from home</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Wednesday's strike is part of wider industrial action amid a dispute over pay after the collective pay agreement covering public sector workers expired. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Working from home while colleagues strike is same as crossing picket line, say unions]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/daniel-kinahan-court-appearance-2-7190290-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T12:30:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Daniel Kinahan to apply for bail after appearing before Special Criminal Court</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Courts, daniel kinahan, Dublin, Extradition, Organised Crime, Special Criminal Court</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/armed-escort-arrival-ccj1-5cc661e9-8096-4786-abea-55cb5e6b7677-630x416.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Escort vehicles arriving at the Special Criminal Court this morning]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Daniel Kinahan to apply for bail after appearing before Special Criminal Court]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/george-gibney-to-be-sentenced-7188087-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T12:15:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>George Gibney jailed for 15 and a half years for sex abuse and attempted rape</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Central Criminal Court, Court, Courts, george gibney</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/river-2026-10-09t135212-259-639bbc8f-8215-462a-b728-c8c551e75093-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[George Gibney pictured in 1988.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[George Gibney jailed for 15 and a half years for sex abuse and attempted rape]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/russell-brand-rape-case-court-7190274-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T11:58:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Jury selection begins in Russell Brand rape and sexual assault trial</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Courts, Laura Gallacher, Rape, Russell Brand, Sexual Assault, Southwark Crown Court, none</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/russell-brand-leaves-southwark-crown-court-london-where-he-faces-three-charges-of-rape-indecent-assault-and-three-counts-of-sexual-assault-relating-to-six-women-picture-date-tuesday-october-6-62a7f223-fc21-4548-8fe1-9498a2f6735a-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Russell Brand leaves Southwark Crown Court, London on 6 October]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Jury selection begins in Russell Brand rape and sexual assault trial]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/world-egg-day-cooking-poll-7190467-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>2026-10-12T11:57:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What way do you like your eggs?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>cooking, Eggs, Food, Poll, The Daily Poll, world egg day, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/closeup-of-a-sunny-side-up-egg-being-fried-in-a-pan-7c9bc6c8-78ba-448e-a6eb-b3795485469b-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tell us your preference]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[What way do you like your eggs?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/robert-pether-on-the-way-home-iraq-prison-7190205-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T08:52:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Australian engineer Robert Pether returning home to Ireland after five years in Iraqi jail</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Australia, Foreign Affairs, Free, Helen McEntee, Iraq, Ireland, robert pether</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Robert Pether on his way home to Ireland ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Australian engineer Robert Pether returning home to Ireland after five years in Iraqi jail]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-394-7190242-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T08:45:55+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://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/oatmeal-porridge-with-fruit-and-berriesalmonds-on-black-slate-background-efaba6c9-eecf-43ca-b8c8-b45822a1aa53-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Monday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-fast-tech-waste-7190227-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T08:04:50+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Irish people are buying and binning massive amounts of 'fast tech' like mini fans and chargers</news:title>
            <news:keywords>e-waste, Environment, Ireland, recycling, sustainability, Technology</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/a-person-holding-a-portable-mini-usb-handheld-fan-b15a1824-3782-4b49-bea3-cedf2cf4dc04-630x945.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Nearly nine in 10 Irish consumers purchased fast-tech electronics such as mini fans, festive lights and wireless headphones in the previous 12 months.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Irish people are buying and binning massive amounts of 'fast tech' like mini fans and chargers]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/castlerea-road-accident-7190208-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T07:44:40+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Pedestrian in her 70s dies after being hit by car in Roscommon</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Castlerea, fatal collision, Gardaí, Pedestrian, Road Accident, Roscommon</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/garda-road-closed-sign-in-ireland-65b8d428-9028-4009-9b0f-fb88316d847e-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The road is currently closed, with local traffic diversions in place.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Pedestrian in her 70s dies after being hit by car in Roscommon]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/parenting-5-7187329-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>2026-10-12T07:00:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Vogue Williams is right, can we please stop telling new parents to enjoy every single minute?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Opinion, Parenting, RAISING THEM RIGHT, voices</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/parenthood-and-baby-care-modern-brown-leather-baby-stroller-on-orange-background-for-newborn-travel-and-family-lifestyle-planning-in-studio-e5fcdcac-543e-4c0d-ac08-91816aac374b-630x945.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Vogue Williams is right, can we please stop telling new parents to enjoy every single minute?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/flydubai-pilot-australia-islamic-centre-7190172-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T06:43:13+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Australian man linked to suspected Flydubai hijacker condemns prosecutor's 'false accusations' </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Australia, flydubai, Israel, Melbourne, Oman, UAE</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/an-flydubai-plane-carrying-israeli-passengers-who-had-earlier-been-aboard-another-flydubai-aircraft-that-made-an-emergency-landing-in-saudi-arabia-approaches-ben-gurion-international-airport-near-tel-fd500aa0-5af0-4696-b739-1fa4433f10bc-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A Flydubai plane landing in Tel Aviv on 30 September ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Australian man linked to suspected Flydubai hijacker condemns prosecutor's 'false accusations' ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/tui-industrial-action-today-7189795-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T06:30:39+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Over 23,000 TUI members commence industrial action today amid pay dispute </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Education, Industrial Action, Ireland, Public Sector Pay, Strikes, TUI</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-11-at-15-28-47-cc0a516e-94f8-4103-aa0b-d26216db1f2d-630x353.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[TUI members willl engage in the all-out strike action planned for this Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Over 23,000 TUI members commence industrial action today amid pay dispute ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/maternity-hospital-mental-health-services-lack-of-staff-7187964-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-12T00:05:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Two maternity hospitals not providing mental health services to pregnant women and new mothers</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Healthcare, HSE, Ireland, Maternity Care, Mental Health, perinatal mental health, The Morning Lead</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/portrait-of-a-newborn-baby-mother-holds-a-child-in-her-arms-the-first-year-of-life-care-and-care-594ee0d4-cdd7-4dfb-bb2a-ff3bbc29de19-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Additional funding as part of Budget 2027 is to be announced for more staff]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Two maternity hospitals not providing mental health services to pregnant women and new mothers]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/animal-cruelty-ireland-2-7188354-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>2026-10-11T23:47:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Why is the government keeping the greyhound industry on life support with taxpayers' money?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>a cruel country, animal welfare ireland, cat welfare, column, Cost of Living, dog welfare, greyhound racing ireland, Opinion, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/greyhound-racing-dogs-leaving-the-starting-gate-shelbourne-park-greyhound-stadium-dublin-ireland-56d39ca0-abc7-4194-ad24-ce6106711364-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Why is the government keeping the greyhound industry on life support with taxpayers' money?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/quiz-nobel-prizes-7186984-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-11T22:00:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Quiz: Can you name these Nobel laureates?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Nobel Prize, prize winners, Quiz</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Quiz: Can you name these Nobel laureates?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cigarette-platters-weddings-7154877-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-11T21:00:37+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'It's definitely naughty': How cigarettes are making a comeback at Irish weddings</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ireland, Lifestyle, Mount Juliet, Smoking, Trends, Weddings</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-127aaa82-3320-4574-b44b-b5b8af604de8-630x818.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A cigarette platter served by pop star Charli XCX at her wedding to drummer George Daniel.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['It's definitely naughty': How cigarettes are making a comeback at Irish weddings]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/money-diaries-spending-saving-105-7177602-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>2026-10-11T20:00:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Money Diaries: A technical program manager on €85K living in Dublin</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Finances, HISMM, How I Spend My Money, Money, Money diaries, Saving, Spending, spending and saving</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Money Diaries: A technical program manager on €85K living in Dublin]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-public-sector-7190064-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-11T19:53:04+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Sunday </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Donald Trump, evening fix, Ireland, News Fix, Northern Ireland, Public sector strike, the evening fix, Ukraine, Vatican</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-11-at-19-46-25-f87fc51b-3989-425d-b08e-f99fa76ee795-630x413.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Shine A Light sleep out for charity Focus Ireland at Cork City Gaol.]]></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-puzzle-saturday-answers-7189792-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>2026-10-11T19:30:39+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Maths Week 2026: Your Sunday puzzle </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Maths puzzles, maths week, Maths Week 2026, Puzzles, Test Yourself</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Grocery store - weighing cherries in 1944]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Maths Week 2026: Your Sunday puzzle ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/mounjaro-hse-funding-ireland-7190007-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-11T19:04:13+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>HSE to consider public funding for Mounjaro as benefits could be ‘transformative’</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Healthcare funding, HSE, Ireland, Mounjaro, Obesity, Weight Loss</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/person-is-using-a-mounjaro-pen-to-inject-medication-into-their-abdomen-22ffcf4f-c0cb-44d1-b0cb-03db7293e3ce-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Mounjaro is currently available through prescription in Ireland ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[HSE to consider public funding for Mounjaro as benefits could be ‘transformative’]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-russia-ukraine-energy-ceasefire-7189909-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-11T16:38:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Trump announces 'energy ceasefire' between Russia and Ukraine</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Donald Trump, Energy, energy strikes, Oil Prices, Russia, Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Trump said strikes on Russian oil refineries that have contributed to high diesel prices.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Trump announces 'energy ceasefire' between Russia and Ukraine]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/yorkshire-wildlife-park-tiger-attack-7189413-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-11T15:46:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Tiger will not be euthanised after fatal attack on man in UK wildlife park</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Amur tiger, South Yorkshire, South Yorkshire police, tiger attack, uk news, Yorkshire, Yorkshire Wildlife Park</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Videos show a man being pawed at and grappled by a tiger. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Tiger will not be euthanised after fatal attack on man in UK wildlife park]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ballinasloe-arrea-violent-disorder-galway-court-7189619-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-11T15:10:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Eight men appear in court charged with violent disorder at Ballinasloe Horse Fair</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arrests, Ballinasloe, Court, Courts, Galway, Garda, violent disorder</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/garda-irish-police-patrol-car-sligo-republic-of-ireland-8baaa91e-add2-482f-9993-cefff656050d-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[They're due to appear in court at 11am.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Eight men appear in court charged with violent disorder at Ballinasloe Horse Fair]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-strike-talks-union-lawless-7189805-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-11T15:04:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Minister admits public sector strike 'probably' going ahead on Wednesday as union talks yet to begin</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Further and Higher Education, James Lawless, Pay dispute, pay talks, Public Sector, public sector workers, Strike, Union</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/bantry-west-cork-ireland-7th-feb-2019-striking-nurses-from-bantry-general-hospital-picket-the-hospital-entrance-for-a-third-day-after-the-government-refused-to-engage-with-the-inmo-over-the-pay-a-36ee93c1-9971-42c7-8851-8b5606716d46-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[300,000 public sectors workers are expected to take part in the strike.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Minister admits public sector strike 'probably' going ahead on Wednesday as union talks yet to begin]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dup-northern-ireland-secretary-parade-ban-7189692-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-11T13:41:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>DUP leader accuses Northern Ireland Secretary of 'disgraceful appeasement' over parade ban</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Chris Bryant, drumcree, DUP, Garvaghy Road, gavin robinson, Northern Ireland, Orange Order, Parade, Portadown</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/portadown-northern-ireland-september-28-2026-portadown-united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland-portadown-northern-ireland-september-28-2026-members-of-the-orange-order-gather-ne-27b87d63-6ec1-474e-b631-3ffee2d5415e-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gavin Robinson has demanded answers over the security advice behind the ban.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[DUP leader accuses Northern Ireland Secretary of 'disgraceful appeasement' over parade ban]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/epp-criticises-irish-eu-presidency-7189695-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-11T13:14:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland's EU presidency criticised for ‘little progress and no meaningful new solutions’</news:title>
            <news:keywords>EPP, EU Budget, European Commission, European Union, Ireland, Siegfried Muresan</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/romanian-prime-minister-designate-siegfried-muresan-gestures-after-an-interview-with-the-associated-press-at-the-palace-of-parliament-in-bucharest-romania-monday-sept-28-2026-ap-photoandreea-a-bdf8057b-177d-4110-8d0c-f85a1bad28d3-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[European People's Party president Siegfried Muresan ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland's EU presidency criticised for ‘little progress and no meaningful new solutions’]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-big-reno-clinic-7186414-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-11T13:00:51+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Is your attic costing you heat? Here’s how to insulate it properly</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:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/cozy-bedroom-with-a-gray-bed-tv-and-attic-ceiling-warm-lighting-and-neutral-tones-create-a-relaxing-space-dbfa4296-0cf2-4279-bf18-5e614616fa50-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Is your attic costing you heat? Here’s how to insulate it properly]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/police-petrol-bomb-vehicle-strabane-tyrone-7189753-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-11T12:51:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Petrol bombs thrown at police patrol car by three masked men in Co Tyrone</news:title>
            <news:keywords>appeal, Masked Men, Petrol Bomb, police vehicles, PSNI, Strabane, Tyrone</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/a-police-car-d2a64175-ce5b-4ad0-93f3-265ccf75ad5e-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Three petrol bombs were thrown at the vehicle.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Petrol bombs thrown at police patrol car by three masked men in Co Tyrone]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/wb-yeats-vampire-the-evidence-7188070-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-11T10:00:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Was WB Yeats a vampire? The proof is in the poetry</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Calling 353, Darach Ó Séaghdha, Halloween, Irish identity, WB Yeats</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/w-b-yeats-6fb6edf2-53a0-4ff9-ba03-6d2850b5bbdd-630x712.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Look at Yeat there, sunning himself as if he's not a vampire.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Was WB Yeats a vampire? The proof is in the poetry]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hollywood-smear-campaigns-sitdown-sunday-7185688-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-11T09:00:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Sitdown Sunday: The alleged smear campaigns trying to destroy reputations in Hollywood</news:title>
            <news:keywords>7 deadly reads, animal testing, blake lively, Climate Change, Hollywood, Longreads, sitdown sunday</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/square-image-13-9474dbfc-afc5-4075-b5c5-3bab38111208-630x630.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Blake Lively, one of five women who have taken lawsuits over alleged smear campaigns, leaving a courthouse in New York in February.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Sitdown Sunday: The alleged smear campaigns trying to destroy reputations in Hollywood]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-sunday-219-7189636-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-11T08:57:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Sunday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/breakfast-croissant-with-cup-of-tea-on-wooden-table-6a2f9c76-e6bf-4229-90ed-fa10440d94b8-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Sunday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-carrie-series-prime-video-2-7187220-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-11T08:00:13+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What you need to know about the new series Carrie</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, watercooler moment</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/carrie-first-look-421fd5be-fd95-406d-9f48-076a205ee722-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[What you need to know about the new series Carrie]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/tommy-robinson-ireland-visit-1916-relative-muslims-7186659-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-11T08:00:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Tommy O'Robinson came to Ireland to eat crisps, see a 1916 relative and spread anti-Muslim hate</news:title>
            <news:keywords>algorithms, Diary of a man on the internet, Internet Diaries, Islamophobia, Social Media, tommy robinson, Twitter, x</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/stephen-christopher-yaxley-lennon-better-known-as-tommy-robinson-gives-interviews-at-a-protest-against-the-iranian-regime-00f7bf5b-be42-457f-af29-ecd73d358fd3-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon, better known as Tommy Robinson]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Tommy O'Robinson came to Ireland to eat crisps, see a 1916 relative and spread anti-Muslim hate]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/arthritis-symptoms-7178015-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>2026-10-11T07:45:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Arthritis doesn’t just affect your joints. It can take over your whole life</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arthritis, Chronic Illness, column, illness, Medical Treatment, Medicine, Opinion, psoriatic arthritis, voices, world arthritis day</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/arthritis-doctor-with-chalkboard-on-white-background-b2e113cf-81c4-46ff-9bd4-a0b5b9e3a9a4-630x401.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Arthritis doesn’t just affect your joints. It can take over your whole life]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/child-marriage-gaza-7184726-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-11T07:30:51+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Child marriage in Gaza: 'Before the war, we wanted our daughters to study, now everything has changed'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>abuse of young girls, Child Abuse, child marriage, children of war, column, Conflict, Gaza, Israel, Opinion, Poverty, surviving in conflict, voices, vulnerable children, vulnerable young girls, War, West Bank, Zionism</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/palestinian-little-girl-with-keffiyeh-70bffbfb-c820-42e1-ba88-f5acde2e2b09-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Child marriage in Gaza: 'Before the war, we wanted our daughters to study, now everything has changed']]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/inheritance-tax-ireland-thresholds-7188567-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-11T07:00:39+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Why is inheritance tax such an emotive topic in Ireland?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>capital acquisitions tax, Housing, inheritance tax, Ireland, Simon Harris, Taxation</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/county-donegal-ireland-june-25-2024-large-home-bed-and-breakfast-inn-street-view-in-county-donegal-ireland-8aee3c09-41d1-47d4-b28c-e7a3046985fe-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Only about a third of Irish households have ever received a significant inheritance.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Why is inheritance tax such an emotive topic in Ireland?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/winners-and-losers-14-7186618-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-11T06:30:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Bad news for Wicklow': The winners and losers of the political week </news:title>
            <news:keywords>budget special, Winners and Losers</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/minister-for-culture-communications-and-sport-patrick-odonovan-during-a-press-conference-at-government-buildings-in-dublin-following-the-budget-2027-picture-date-wednesday-october-7-2026-b82f86ee-ad97-48e4-895e-de975ae741fe-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Arts Minister Patrick O'Donovan makes it on to the list for a myriad of controversies. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Bad news for Wicklow': The winners and losers of the political week ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-pornhub-abuse-case-us-court-emails-7185631-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-11T00:05:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Pornhub abuse: The emails and allegations behind a woman's legal battle in Ireland's High Court</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Abuse, Alabama, California, Child Sex Abuse, Courts, Dublin, High Court, mindgeek, Porn, pornhub, The Morning Lead</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/republic-of-ireland-county-dublin-dublin-the-four-courts-fe52a672-5322-4438-ad49-9aa337af0f39-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The case has come before the High Court a number of times since last year]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Pornhub abuse: The emails and allegations behind a woman's legal battle in Ireland's High Court]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/physio-questions-and-treatment-7184501-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>2026-10-10T23:49:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The physio is in: You've got back pain, but do you really need an MRI?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>a pain free life, column, Healthcare, MRI, Opinion, Physio, physiotherapist, the physio is in, voices</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/an-mri-scanner-thought-to-be-a-philips-achieva-mri-machine-is-a-full-body-mri-machine-for-scanning-patients-at-a-hospital-used-for-private-nhs-patient-138300d2-0842-4123-b76b-248a1f58c01f-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The physio is in: You've got back pain, but do you really need an MRI?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/tom-cruise-quiz-2-7176868-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-10T22:00:19+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Quiz: How much do you know about Tom Cruise? </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Celebrity, entertainment, Hollywood, Movies, Quiz, Tom Cruise</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-2026-09-29-at-14-27-31-413fa396-1943-433b-b830-2b303a929912-630x417.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Cruise at the premiere of Digger this week in California]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Quiz: How much do you know about Tom Cruise? ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/uk-rejoining-eu-possibility-7182742-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-10T21:00:11+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What would it take for the UK to rejoin the EU? Are Burnham's comments merely 'symbolic'?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Andy Burnham, Brexit, Brussels, European Commission, European Union, IIEA, King's College London, Take me back, United Kingdom</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/brexit-wrexit-placard-at-national-rejoin-march-ii-in-london-uk-protest-rally-campaigning-for-uk-to-rejoin-the-european-union-play-on-wrecks-it-text-404aad6c-49fe-4407-98bb-37e6c9e7ccc1-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Protest in London in 2023 campaigning for the UK to rejoin the European Union.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[What would it take for the UK to rejoin the EU? Are Burnham's comments merely 'symbolic'?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-strike-ireland-3-7189352-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-10T20:13:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Saturday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>dermot kennedy, Donald Trump, Dublin Zoo, evening fix, forsa, Ireland, News Fix, Public sector strike, the evening fix, The Fix</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-10-at-18-46-54-4ccfb349-a012-49d6-b4c7-cd1ae19c4d0e-630x411.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Protesters arrive for National Demonstration for Palestine Campaign today in Dublin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Saturday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hse-deficit-spending-analysis-7187235-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-10T20:00:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Health chiefs have lost control of spending – and patients could pay the price next year</news:title>
            <news:keywords>a billion in the red, Accountability, Health Service, Health Spending, HSE, hse deficit, hse regions, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/jennifer-carroll-macneill-minister-for-health-of-ireland-speaking-at-the-launch-of-ai-for-care-at-the-mater-hospital-in-dublin-the-minister-for-health-has-said-she-is-disappointed-with-the-pace-of-5cd86058-fb59-4538-ad6c-049aab302b24-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Health chiefs have lost control of spending – and patients could pay the price next year]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/maths-week-puzzles-4-7189046-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-10T19:30:51+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Maths Week: Your first 2026 puzzle </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Maths puzzles, maths week, maths week puzzles, Puzzles, Test Yourself</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/world-famous-magazines-widely-concern-the-effect-of-artificial-intelligence-trend-and-ai-arms-race-ce538010-3cc2-4d36-9d3a-de7276fcccc4-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Magazines looking at the AI arms race and mathematics earlier this year ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Maths Week: Your first 2026 puzzle ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-7189209-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-10T16:28:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title> Fórsa warns strikes could continue into winter if agreement is not reached in pay dispute</news:title>
            <news:keywords>forsa, Industrial Action, Ireland, kevin callinan, Pay dispute, Public sector strike</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-10-at-16-24-57-ec088f92-c0b7-4d16-97fd-888545f75aed-630x393.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The union has said that workers have "no choice" but to strike ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[ Fórsa warns strikes could continue into winter if agreement is not reached in pay dispute]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/us-sanctions-on-icc-7189036-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-10T15:36:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Nobel peace laureate Pillay calls US sanctions on ICC 'unacceptable'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Donald Trump, European Union, International Criminal Court, Marco Rubio, Sanctions, United States, us sanctions</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-10-at-13-23-57-3582de82-08b7-457c-99b1-d6b3d132c286-630x396.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[ 2026 Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Nobel peace laureate Pillay calls US sanctions on ICC 'unacceptable']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/johns-lane-church-bell-ringers-wanted-dublin-liberties-7189099-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-10T15:11:32+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>After decades of near-silence, a church in Dublin's Liberties wants volunteers to keep its bells ringing</news:title>
            <news:keywords>bell, bells are back in town, boys are ba, Church, john's lane church, Liberties, Michael Ryan, ring a bell, ringing master, st augustine and st john's church, volunteers</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/thomas-street-with-johns-lane-church-church-of-st-augustine-and-st-john-on-background-dublin-ireland-ca7b48ea-f027-48e5-b8ea-6a07de46bdeb-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[John's lane Church pictured from Thomas Street.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[After decades of near-silence, a church in Dublin's Liberties wants volunteers to keep its bells ringing]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/niamh-obrien-funeral-7189110-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-10T14:37:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Michael Flatley says he ‘never felt pain like this’ as wife is laid to rest </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, Irish dancing, Lord of the Dance, Michael Flatley, niamh o'brien, Riverdance</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-10-at-14-34-05-72cafaa8-18c7-412f-bd3e-1783721e35b7-630x448.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Michael Flatlery arrives at the Church of St Thérese with his son Michael St. James ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Michael Flatley says he ‘never felt pain like this’ as wife is laid to rest ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/leinster-house-public-sector-strike-dail-moved-7188951-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-10T14:30:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dáil sitting on Wednesday cancelled due to public sector strike</news:title>
            <news:keywords>business committee, Dáil, Leinster House, Oireachtas, picket line, Public Sector, Public sector strike, Reschedule, Staff, Strike</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/siptu-ec0de55a-337a-4fdf-aa69-ea61a1b715c8-630x411.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[More than 100,000 workers are expected to strike on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dáil sitting on Wednesday cancelled due to public sector strike]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-dead-house-sligo-hospital-7189121-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-10T14:28:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man (20s) dies and second man in critical condition after 'medical emergency' at house in Sligo</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dead, Garda, Maugheraboy, Medical Emergency, Sligo, sligo university hospital</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/garda-siochana-car-seen-in-dublin-city-center-on-thursday-december-3-2020-in-dublin-ireland-photo-by-artur-widaknurphoto-c01046f6-eb33-41c3-ae7f-2af8ee0982e7-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gardaí assisted emergency services at the scene in the Maugheraboy area yesterday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man (20s) dies and second man in critical condition after 'medical emergency' at house in Sligo]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dermot-kennedy-us-tour-postponed-7189077-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-10T13:49:04+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dermot Kennedy to postpone rest of US tour due to laryngitis </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Concerts, dermot kennedy, entertainment, Laryngitis, Music, US Tour</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/bergen-norway-12th-june-2026-dermot-kennedy-a-headliner-this-friday-on-a-rainy-june-evening-in-bergen-norway-credit-kjell-e-henangeralamy-live-news-8467a795-7afe-47aa-b478-264c88af89d1-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dermot Kennedy headlining in Bergen, Norway in June. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dermot Kennedy to postpone rest of US tour due to laryngitis ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/orange-order-ni-secretary-complaint-garvaghy-road-parade-7188924-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-10T12:35:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Legal challenge over parade ban adjourned to Monday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Chris Bryant, drumcree, Garvaghy Road, Michelle O'Neill, Orange Order, Parade, PSNI, residents</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/portadown-northern-ireland-september-28-2026-portadown-united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland-portadown-northern-ireland-september-28-2026-members-of-the-orange-order-gather-ne-c6e7806e-aed0-4bb2-872a-bb258e43a340-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The organisation said it will seek urgent meetings with the Northern Ireland Secretary and PSNI chief constable.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Legal challenge over parade ban adjourned to Monday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-eu-budget-cuts-7188988-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-10T12:25:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland proposes €141bn in cuts to next EU budget </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Common Agricultural Policy, EU Budget, European Union, Ireland, Irish Farmers Association, Micheál Martin</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-10-at-12-18-35-16488afc-f6d6-42e4-bb40-5515ca2ce5bc-630x389.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) called the proposed budget "a huge let-down for Irish farmers".]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland proposes €141bn in cuts to next EU budget ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ikea-second-hand-marketplace-furniture-7188004-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-10T11:17:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ikea won't inspect condition of furniture sold on its new second-hand marketplace</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ballymun, Furniture, IKEA, marketplace, Profit, second hand, shelf service, sustainable</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/lodz-poland-jan-2019-exhibition-interior-ikea-store-modern-chairs-armchairs-sofas-ikea-sells-ready-to-assemble-furniture-appliances-home-accessories-d3f67430-8dcf-46f5-9c54-ed0137b6a9c4-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The furniture giant is taking on Facebook Marketplace and Adverts.ie.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ikea won't inspect condition of furniture sold on its new second-hand marketplace]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cyclist-dead-van-collision-clare-7188945-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-10T09:24:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Cyclist dies after being struck by van in Co Clare</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Baunmore, Clare, Collision, Cyclist, Diversions, Garda, kilrush</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/garda-irish-police-patrol-car-sligo-republic-of-ireland-1948286f-1398-4f7a-ac87-d2e75afa51da-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Local diversions remain in place.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Cyclist dies after being struck by van in Co Clare]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/surrealing-in-the-years-138-7187637-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>2026-10-10T09:00:34+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>We have moved past the need for Budget Day</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget, Budget 2027, Economy, Ireland, Micheál Martin, Politics, Simon Harris, Surrealing in the Years</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/unnamed-9efb831b-c99b-4639-b453-25d33184653d-630x432.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[We have moved past the need for Budget Day]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-saturday-229-7188933-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-10T09:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Saturday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/fried-egg-with-grilled-sausage-for-breakfast-87fc73f1-ce95-4786-a851-15df8c811069-630x553.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Saturday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/east-of-eden-review-2-7187282-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-10T08:00:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Review: Is the Netflix adaptation of East of Eden worth watching?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, deep dive review</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/east_of_eden_n_s1_e1_00_40_28_04rx-ea26b015-a162-4351-839e-870d6044f15e-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Review: Is the Netflix adaptation of East of Eden worth watching?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/drumcree-parade-ban-michelle-oneill-late-late-7188817-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-10T07:56:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Michelle O'Neill says banning Drumcree parade was 'right decision', but it could've come sooner</news:title>
            <news:keywords>drumcree, Garvaghy Road, Michelle O'Neill, Northern Ireland, Orange Order, Parades Commission, The Late Late Show</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-09-214546-99b9b0be-0554-436c-80da-34cabd72fb14-630x335.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Michelle O'Neill says banning Drumcree parade was 'right decision', but it could've come sooner]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/motor-tax-keep-or-swap-what-makes-most-sense-value-7188649-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>2026-10-10T07:00:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Motor tax is meant to be about the environment. So why does keeping your car cost you more?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget 2027, column, Motor Tax, Motoring, Paddy Comyn</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/10927_1_5-bf530e60-8662-486b-8363-9578b4c44d92-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The greenest car on the road might just be the one that is already on it (or off it, in the case of this Volvo XC70 publicity shot).   
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Motor tax is meant to be about the environment. So why does keeping your car cost you more?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/woman-eating-free-meal-ireland-7188399-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-10T06:00:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Debunked: Video of Nigerian woman gloating about eating a meal 'paid for by taxpayers' is satire</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Fact check, FactCheck, Immigration, Ireland, Misinformation, Satire, Social Media</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/glen-hansard-fake-x-posts-7188023-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-10T06:00:05+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>More and more scam posts about the late singer Glen Hansard are appearing on X</news:title>
            <news:keywords>fake posts, Glen Hansard, investment scam, Scam, Social Media, Will, x</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/the-irish-singer-glen-hansard-performing-live-on-stage-at-the-firenze-rocks-festival-2019-in-florence-italy-opening-for-eddie-vedder-ac91932f-cedf-4ca0-b932-88a1f7d28e95-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Glen Hansard.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[More and more scam posts about the late singer Glen Hansard are appearing on X]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-strike-ireland-2-7186611-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-10T00:05:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Who's striking, who's not? What you need to know ahead of nationwide day of protest next Wednesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Education, Industrial Action, Ireland, Pay, Pay dispute, Picket, Public Sector Pay, Public sector strike, The Morning Lead, Trade Unions</news:keywords>
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