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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T12:16:40+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>David Walliams named as celebrity behind failed injunction to prevent reporting of allegations </news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/eu-summit-dublin-security-7221150-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T12:09:32+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland hit with more bomb threats as security preparations ramp up for EU summit</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly said gardaí "have spent a lot of time undertaking a threat and risk assessment for this whole event".]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland hit with more bomb threats as security preparations ramp up for EU summit]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-traffic-restrictions-niall-horan-7221065-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T11:28:31+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Going to see Niall Horan? Or a musical in the Bord Gáis? Here's what you need to know</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Niall Horan is playing four gigs in Dublin this week.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Going to see Niall Horan? Or a musical in the Bord Gáis? Here's what you need to know]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-pay-talks-5-7220929-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T11:16:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Simon Harris says a deal on public pay increases is 'within reach'</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tánaiste Simon Harris chairing a meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council in Brussels this morning]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Simon Harris says a deal on public pay increases is 'within reach']]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/russell-brand-prison-sentence-7221102-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T10:38:16+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Russell Brand's ex accuses him of violence as he begins jail sentence for rape and sexual assault</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Jemima Goldsmith, Lisa Nandy, Rape, Russell Brand, Sexual Assault, Southwark Crown Court</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Russell Brand has begun his 10-and-a-half-year jail term for rape and sexual assault]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Russell Brand's ex accuses him of violence as he begins jail sentence for rape and sexual assault]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/phone-bill-cost-poll-7221093-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T10:37:45+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>How much is your monthly phone bill?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ireland, Lidl Connect, Mobile networks, phone bill, phone plans, Poll, revolut, Revolut Mobile, Telecommunications, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Revolut and Lidl both offered introductory prices as they launched their networks]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[How much is your monthly phone bill?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sally-rooney-palestine-action-7221033-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T10:21:31+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Irish Writers' Union stands by Sally Rooney as she loses UK book sales revenue</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Censorship, Irish Writers Union, Literature, Palestine Action, sally rooney, UK</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Irish Writers' Union stands by Sally Rooney as she loses UK book sales revenue]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/investigates-the-foi-files-lobbying-records-7213080-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>2026-11-10T09:30:54+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The FOI Files: How lobbying returns can uncover how organisations attempt to influence policy</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Disability, FOI, Freedom of Information, Investigates, Lobbying Records, lobbying register, The FOI Files, Vision Ireland</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Then Minister for Environment Eamon Ryan at the opening of the Wayfinding Centre in 2024.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The FOI Files: How lobbying returns can uncover how organisations attempt to influence policy]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/retrofitting-ireland-grants-7221004-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T09:04:04+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Retrofit grants should support those who can't afford upfront costs, says report</news:title>
            <news:keywords>energy efficiency, energy poverty, Ireland, Just Transition Commission, Retrofitting, SEAI</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Retrofit grants should support those who can't afford upfront costs, says report]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/rte-hack-freezer-hack-7220454-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T09:00:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dr Paul Davis: When did supermarkets become part of the battlefield?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, hacks, hybrid warfare, Opinion, Russia, Supermarkets, Ukraine, voices, War</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/supermarket-frozen-food-section-with-rows-of-commercial-glass-door-freezers-and-open-refrigeration-display-counters-c3014baf-520c-499a-8146-aa453db3aba7-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Freezers in supermarkets in Europe became the target of a hack. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dr Paul Davis: When did supermarkets become part of the battlefield?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-9-at-9-tuesday-120-7220994-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T08:44:21+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Tuesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, The 9 at 9</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Tuesday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/leaving-cert-bereavement-defer-7220953-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T08:08:48+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Bereaved students to be offered more flexibility in deferring State exams</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bereavement, Education, Hildegarde Naughton, Ireland, Leaving Cert, State Exams</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/chemnitz-germany-08th-may-2025-a-woman-sits-with-white-roses-at-the-memorial-service-to-mark-the-80th-anniversary-of-the-end-of-the-second-world-war-in-chemnitz-on-may-8-1945-following-the-sign-4c325682-c2e0-4758-914b-4d74d2137c5e-630x427.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Hildegarde Naughton is due to update her Cabinet colleagues on additional supports being implemented to accommodate students undertaking State exams in 2027. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Bereaved students to be offered more flexibility in deferring State exams]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/national-maternity-hospital-appointments-postponed-7220934-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T07:43:45+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Some outpatient appointments at National Maternity Hospital postponed due to road closures</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, EPC Summit, Healthcare, holles st, National Maternity Hospital, Public Transport, Road closures</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/9228-holles-street_90630896-4a8c6d30-438a-4ee2-9d47-80aca420ae11-630x433.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Access to the hospital has been affected by traffic restrictions this week.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Some outpatient appointments at National Maternity Hospital postponed due to road closures]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/harrison-gardner-self-build-7220842-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>2026-11-10T06:45:14+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Build Your Own Home presenter to tell TDs about how to halve the cost of a self-build house</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Harrison Gardner, Housing, Housing Crisis, one-off housing, self build</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-2026-11-09t225533-849-c6b7638e-bee6-4261-b875-fb9c463496d5-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Harrison Gardner (file photo)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Build Your Own Home presenter to tell TDs about how to halve the cost of a self-build house]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/epc-summit-eu-leaders-meeting-dublin-disruptions-7220358-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T00:05:50+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Major traffic restrictions kick in as Dublin prepares for EU-led political summits</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Convention Centre, Dublin, European Political Community, Summit, The Morning Lead</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/the-convention-centre-situated-on-spencer-docks-overlooking-the-river-liffey-dublin-ireland-ee690d60-9f4d-487e-8400-9b7dde675154-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Most of the disruptions will be near Dublin's Convention Centre.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Major traffic restrictions kick in as Dublin prepares for EU-led political summits]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/major-disruption-to-irish-rail-services-7220825-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T23:15:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Major disruption to Irish Rail services after ‘tragic incident’</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Connolly, Dublin, Howth, Irish Rail, Malahide</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of train at Connolly Station]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Major disruption to Irish Rail services after ‘tragic incident’]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/female-paramedic-attacked-by-patient-being-transported-to-derry-hospital-7220893-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>2026-11-09T23:11:27+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Female paramedic subjected to ‘sustained attack’ by patient being transported to Derry hospital</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Altnagelvin Area Hospital, altnagelvin hospital, Derry, nias, northern ireland ambulance service</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/altnagelvin-area-hospital-in-londonderry-fb00edbf-9f2e-4f24-addf-fdd9d3651b49-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of entrance to Altnagelvin Area Hospital in Derry]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Female paramedic subjected to ‘sustained attack’ by patient being transported to Derry hospital]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/no-link-between-fluoridated-water-and-cognitive-decline-in-older-adults-7220878-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T22:56:56+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>No link between fluoridated water and cognitive decline in older adults, finds Trinity study</news:title>
            <news:keywords>fluoridated water, Fluoride, TCD, trinity</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-2026-11-09t225234-451-4d7b7fd4-c497-4775-949b-9f93ac706f19-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Community water fluoridation was introduced in 1964 as a public health measure to prevent tooth decay. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[No link between fluoridated water and cognitive decline in older adults, finds Trinity study]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ruth-coppinger-judicial-review-blanchardstown-shopping-centre-parking-charges-7220858-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T22:36:44+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>TD given leave to seek judicial review against Blanchardstown Shopping Centre parking charges</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Blanchardstown, blanchardstown shopping centre, Dublin, Judicial review, Parking, Ruth Coppinger</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-2026-11-09t223421-942-73c43d7e-a1aa-43d3-9ce5-1f5508c11723-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of Blanchardstown Shopping Centre.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[TD given leave to seek judicial review against Blanchardstown Shopping Centre parking charges]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/radio-station-investigations-coimisiun-na-mean-7220669-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T22:35:07+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Media watchdog opens investigations into radio stations Tipp FM and South East Radio</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Broadcasting, coimisiún na meán, Investigation, local radio, Media, radio stations, south east radio, Tipp FM</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-2026-11-09t185604-583-39b97e0c-1704-4d79-8313-a768144b3edd-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Monday's announcement marks the first investigations commenced by the regulator since it was established in 2023.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Media watchdog opens investigations into radio stations Tipp FM and South East Radio]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-rank-and-file-gra-dispute-2-7220800-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T21:56:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Rank and file gardaí cancel work-to-rule action planned for EU Presidency events this week</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Garda, Gardaí, GRA, Industrial Action, work-to-rule</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of two gardaí on duty]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Rank and file gardaí cancel work-to-rule action planned for EU Presidency events this week]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-headlines-the-journal-2-7220786-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T21:42:07+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Monday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, News Fix</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/unnamed-11-a3cfa7c6-5738-4a17-a62f-de234ee3642a-630x833.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Monday]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/a-course-called-ireland-7212893-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T21:00:15+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Bill Murray's Irish golf show achieves the impossible — twee diaspora-bait that's actually watchable</news:title>
            <news:keywords>A Course Called Ireland, BBC, Bill Murray, entertainment, lost in translation, TV</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/p0pb0hp1-4dfd2d2b-ad35-4497-9e2c-458381f3d34c-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Bill Murray's Irish golf show achieves the impossible — twee diaspora-bait that's actually watchable]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cork-toy-shop-christmas-week-fight-courts-7220781-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T20:26:56+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Two men who allegedly fought in Cork toy shop days before Christmas opt to contest their cases</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Christmas, Cork, Courts, Smyths</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/blanchardstown-dublin-ireland-23rd-sept-2018-smyths-toys-store-logo-and-sign-on-front-of-shop-at-blanchardstown-shopping-centre-e52a3ac9-2a46-41d7-8323-48f487c03fc4-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The incident happened at a Smyths Toys Store at a retail park in Kinsale Road, Cork city in 2023 (file image).]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Two men who allegedly fought in Cork toy shop days before Christmas opt to contest their cases]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/legal-challenge-to-galway-harbour-extension-dropped-7220766-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T20:14:05+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Legal challenge to Galway Harbour Extension dropped after commitment on improved cycle facilities</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Galway, Galway City Council, Galway Harbour, Galway Harbour Company, Galway Harbour Extension, Galway Port, Shane Foran</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/socials-2025-vertical-post-size-1-0b172b62-fa6b-4c2d-9332-5a083dd31cf4-630x787.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of Galway Port]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Legal challenge to Galway Harbour Extension dropped after commitment on improved cycle facilities]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/science-of-success-7220342-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T20:00:27+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Career coach: The stories your brain tells you are often the ones shaping your future</news:title>
            <news:keywords>career supports, Careers, column, Opinion, voices, Working, working culture, Workplace, workplace challenges, workplace culture</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/young-woman-telling-about-her-work-experience-while-manager-examining-her-resume-at-job-interview-5fa387f9-14f2-4300-a0df-837d2c38c314-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Career coach: The stories your brain tells you are often the ones shaping your future]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/an-asylum-for-my-affections-sketches-of-maeve-brennan-7199369-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T19:30:25+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ten contemporary Irish writers on Maeve Brennan, the Dubliner who found a home at The New Yorker</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Authors, Books, column, Irish Book Awards Nominee, irish books, Opinion, the journal irish books, voices</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-20-at-15-04-25-f5dfe6f6-b49e-433c-8ee8-e055da7e5f17-630x506.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Maeve Brennan, the late Irish writer.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ten contemporary Irish writers on Maeve Brennan, the Dubliner who found a home at The New Yorker]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/scarlett-faulkner-was-never-going-to-come-out-of-coma-courts-7220759-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T19:28:52+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Scarlett Faulkner was 'never going to come out of coma', pathologist tells murder trial</news:title>
            <news:keywords>birdhill, Courts, scarlett faulkner, Tipperary</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-2026-11-09t192754-453-f03248f5-8158-4d73-a1ed-26c0fb817d02-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Scarlett Faulkner died three weeks after a serious assault in Tipperary.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Scarlett Faulkner was 'never going to come out of coma', pathologist tells murder trial]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/poll-moratorium-on-new-data-centres-ireland-7220729-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T18:58:17+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Should there be a moratorium on new data centres in Ireland?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Data Centres, Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/download-744326e3-2621-4607-bdd0-000e93915070-630x473.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The demonstration on Saturday began at Parnell Square]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Should there be a moratorium on new data centres in Ireland?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-headbutt-psni-officer-during-arrest-in-newry-7220713-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T18:50:26+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man headbutted PSNI officer during arrest on suspicion of breaking into Newry shopping centre</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Buttercrane, Buttercrane shopping centre, Newry Co Down, PSNI</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/buttercrane-shopping-centre-newry-county-down-northern-ireland-1ddb0e7d-ae15-4285-a2c5-283b7a2fc77a-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of Buttercrane Shopping Centre]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man headbutted PSNI officer during arrest on suspicion of breaking into Newry shopping centre]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-pay-talks-3-7220386-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T18:38:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Government talk up proposed pay hike in public sector talks but plans for strike continue</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Micheál Martin, pay talks, Public Sector, Public Sector Pay, Public Sector Pay talks, public sector workers, Simon Harris</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/gov-policy-launch-0363_90733822-3a11eba1-3b05-4f3e-862f-9fbafe099b12-630x420.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris. File photo]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Government talk up proposed pay hike in public sector talks but plans for strike continue]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-arrested-after-cocaine-with-estimated-value-of-e1m-seized-in-wexford-7220694-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T18:29:06+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man arrested after cocaine with estimated value of €1m seized in Wexford</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ardcavan, Arrest, Drugs, Drugs Seizure, Gardaí, ocaine, Wexford</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/dsc_5211-8a8618b9-15b4-4c65-8956-9d69a1e54346-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Image of the seizure]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man arrested after cocaine with estimated value of €1m seized in Wexford]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/eu-presidency-european-political-community-summit-dublin-irish-defence-forces-garda-7220507-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T18:28:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Expect foreign ships and Irish armoured vehicles as part of unprecedented EPC security build-up</news:title>
            <news:keywords>European Political Community, European Union, Land sky and sea, Operation Fianna, Security</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/54993460586_7077658424_o-1c60020e-3597-495f-8356-385d46c1fb0d-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A Naval boarding party member on a night operation. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Expect foreign ships and Irish armoured vehicles as part of unprecedented EPC security build-up]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/four-percentage-points-between-both-sides-of-unity-debate-in-the-north-7220633-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T17:45:27+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Pro-United Ireland side just four points behind among voters in the North, new poll finds</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Belfast Telegraph, Irish Unity, LucidTalk, Northern Ireland, Poll, United Ireland, unity poll</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-2026-11-09t174256-370-a1c37552-cce0-4c20-8b48-a7e36c61d6ad-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The poll found more people in the North back remaining in the UK, but the gap is narrowing.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Pro-United Ireland side just four points behind among voters in the North, new poll finds]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/kilkenny-boxing-brawl-tommy-robinson-hstickytocky-7220304-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T16:59:53+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Organisers of Kilkenny boxing night ending in mayhem are using the brawl to promote themselves</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Boxing, HSTikkyTokky, Kilkenny, Mo Deen, tommy robinson, Unhinged Productions</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/screenshot-2026-11-09-122415-2-4277603f-2bbf-4194-a807-b074a905b154-630x424.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A still from a livestream of the event.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Organisers of Kilkenny boxing night ending in mayhem are using the brawl to promote themselves]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/small-parcels-an-post-7220522-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T16:58:31+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Some 2,600 post boxes across the country can now take small parcels</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Post, Handy Timing, Small Parcels</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/victorian-era-green-mailbox-in-a-street-of-dublin-ireland-8ef7ef5f-418a-4b27-b189-3cb93daa2807-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A post box in Dublin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Some 2,600 post boxes across the country can now take small parcels]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-monday-november-2-7220589-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T16:49:48+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Monday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5, five at five, The five at five</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/number-5-a-place-setting-table-number-or-a-creative-use-of-a-number-for-a-birthday-or-other-celebration-2d98393f-0d15-44c3-8e0d-e4623a82df32-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Monday]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/farmer-limerick-courts-neglect-7220565-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T16:38:13+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Limerick farmer jailed after admitting to 'shocking' neglect of young calves on his farm</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Courts, Farming, Limerick, Limerick Circuit Criminal Court, Seamus Looby</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/unnamed-34-d9bc75b9-1859-47d4-915a-19373ee61deb-630x730.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Limerick farmer Seamus Looby, outside Limerick Circuit Criminal Court]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Limerick farmer jailed after admitting to 'shocking' neglect of young calves on his farm]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/russell-brand-prison-sentence-victims-7220445-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T15:59:11+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Russell Brand had an 'arrogant disregard for a woman’s right to say no', sentencing judge says</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Crime, fall from grace, London, Rape, Russell Brand, Sexual Assault, Southwark Crown Court</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/screen-grab-taken-from-pa-video-of-mr-justice-bennathan-passing-sentencing-at-southwark-crown-court-london-of-russell-brand-for-raping-one-of-his-fans-and-sexually-assaulting-three-other-women-durin-260895e6-3f8d-4dea-bb33-4bc0453c1cff-630x370.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Mr Justice Bennathan passing sentencing at Southwark Crown Court, London]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Russell Brand had an 'arrogant disregard for a woman’s right to say no', sentencing judge says]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/police-investigating-suspected-murder-of-limerick-woman-find-body-7220486-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T15:41:39+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Body recovered from Lough Erne in search for Limerick woman Carrie Mullane</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Carrie Mullane, Carrie Noonan, enniskillen, Fermanagh, Limerick, Lough Erne</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/download-38-07983e07-fb8d-4602-9ab2-99e6bbf6d8c5-630x409.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Carrie Mullane (Noonan)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Body recovered from Lough Erne in search for Limerick woman Carrie Mullane]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/perjury-case-of-couple-connected-to-conor-mcgregor-appeal-is-hit-by-legal-aid-dispute-7220459-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T15:20:20+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Perjury case of couple connected to Conor McGregor appeal is hit by legal aid dispute</news:title>
            <news:keywords>civil trial, Conor McGregor, Courts, Dublin District Court, Nikita Hand, samantha o'reilly, steven cummins</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/samantha-o-reilly-and-steven-cummins-ccj6-be16fd2b-0e99-4415-87d0-7ad80f2db253-630x461.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Samantha O Reilly and Steven Cummins of Cherry Orchard Green, Dublin pictured leaving the Criminal Courts of Justice]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Perjury case of couple connected to Conor McGregor appeal is hit by legal aid dispute]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ticketmaster-trial-over-alleged-misleading-prices-for-oasis-gigs-delayed-7220434-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T14:57:53+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ticketmaster trial over alleged misleading prices for Oasis gigs delayed to 'resolve' evidence issues</news:title>
            <news:keywords>CCPC, Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Courts, Croke Park, croke park gigs, Dublin, Dublin District Court, Oasis, Ticketmaster</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-2026-11-09t145514-991-70e21050-1585-45d3-b9fe-24ec0f0a3a42-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of Liam (left) and Noel Gallagher of Oasis]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ticketmaster trial over alleged misleading prices for Oasis gigs delayed to 'resolve' evidence issues]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/russell-brand-sentencing-hearing-7219950-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T14:29:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Russell Brand sentenced to 10.5 years for rape and sexual assault </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Jailed, London, Rape, Russell Brand, sentencing hearing, Sexual Assault, Southwark Crown Court</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/london-uk-05th-nov-2026-london-england-november-05-british-comedian-actor-podcaster-and-media-personality-russell-brand-accompanied-by-wife-laura-brand-arrive-at-southwark-crown-court-on-n-7588b62b-9cb0-4ac0-b668-2e00fcdcda44-630x945.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Russell Brand arrives at Southwark Crown Court of 5 November.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Russell Brand sentenced to 10.5 years for rape and sexual assault ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/teachers-strike-7220145-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T14:00:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Deputy principal on public pay talks: Let's not forget the work teachers do that isn't measured</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Opinion, principal, public sector productivity, Public sector strike, public sector talks, Schools, teaching, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/portrait-of-confident-teacher-leading-students-in-bright-classroom-education-3e9bb72d-dfc8-40ef-8d73-bde7e48125f1-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Deputy principal on public pay talks: Let's not forget the work teachers do that isn't measured]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/johnny-mcevoy-dies-aged-81-7220349-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T13:41:21+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Singer-songwriter Johnny McEvoy dies aged 81</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Irish music, Johnny McEvoy, Music, RIP, tributes</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/celebrity-guests-at-rte-for-the-late-late-show-featuring-johnny-mcevoy-where-dublin-ireland-when-10-oct-2014-9e65fc48-d0c1-4fa3-9232-b24367f00410-630x798.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Johnny McEvoy at RTÉ for The Late Late Show in 2014.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Singer-songwriter Johnny McEvoy dies aged 81]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garth-brooks-ticket-prices-ireland-shows-7220186-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T10:48:48+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Garth Brooks standing tickets to cost more than twice as much as his last Irish shows</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Belfast, Cork, Galway, garth brooks, Kilkenny, Limerick, Prices, that's what cowboys do, Tickets</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/country-music-star-garth-brooks-during-his-first-night-of-a-series-of-concerts-at-croke-park-dublin-picture-date-friday-september-9-2022-175183cf-3824-4dbd-ab88-bcca32232303-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Brooks pictured at Croke Park in 2022.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Garth Brooks standing tickets to cost more than twice as much as his last Irish shows]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/parenting-in-ireland-3-7216143-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T09:30:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Could a mother go off on a 28-year walk and still be called a hero? I doubt it</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Children, column, father, KIDS, Mother, Opinion, Parenting, parenting in 2026, RAISING THEM RIGHT, voices</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/angela-bushby-welcomes-her-son-karl-bushby-as-he-arrives-back-home-in-hull-following-his-28-year-walk-from-chile-bushby-now-57-set-off-from-the-southern-end-of-chile-in-1998-when-he-was-28-vowing-db6ac642-ceec-4e3a-9545-bde7b5e5a6ee-630x429.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Angela Bushby welcomes her son Karl Bushby as he arrives back home in Hull following his 28 year walk from Chile. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Could a mother go off on a 28-year walk and still be called a hero? I doubt it]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cop31-turkey-ireland-eu-climate-7220078-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T09:14:05+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland takes lead for EU at climate summit as UN warns planet in ‘new age of extremes’</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Climate Change, COP31, Darragh O'Brien, EU, eu presidency, Ireland, Turkey</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/a-sign-showing-the-logo-for-the-cop31-climate-summit-a-global-climate-change-meeting-taking-place-in-antalya-on-the-mediterranean-coast-of-turkey-2d4eabe9-f47e-4dec-ba64-278769329a91-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The summit is taking place in Antalya, Turkey.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland takes lead for EU at climate summit as UN warns planet in ‘new age of extremes’]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-fog-warning-7220048-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T08:58:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Status Yellow fog warning for 13 counties lifted early</news:title>
            <news:keywords>fog warning, Ireland, Met Éireann, Status Yellow, Travel, warning lifted, Weather</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/sea-fog-828_90544210-3985c90b-01f6-459b-bb04-bcc06542698b-630x403.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Women walking amid the sea fog on the South Wall, Poolbeg Dublin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Status Yellow fog warning for 13 counties lifted early]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dun-laoghaire-car-crash-7220101-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T08:55:30+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Several teenagers left with life-changing injuries after being hit by car in south Dublin suburb</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Car Crash, Dublin, Dún Laoghaire, Gardaí, Oliver Plunkett Road, Road Traffic Collision</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/c8c53099-6475-430a-8ff9-f06990fc4e9b-1135e9de-0fdf-478c-9e94-a9989fe7dfe2-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[It is understood the car mounted the curb on Oliver Plunkett Road.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Several teenagers left with life-changing injuries after being hit by car in south Dublin suburb]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-monday-75-7220104-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T08:53:15+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Monday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/breakfast-with-croissants-cup-of-coffee-and-milk-331e119a-0e79-4370-ac30-6b1e96d407e0-630x945.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Monday]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-dana-white-ufc-white-house-press-secretary-7220055-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T07:41:55+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Trump says he was ‘only kidding’ about offering UFC's chief the White House press secretary job</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dana White, Donald Trump, Job Offer, only kidding, Press Secretary, UFC, White House</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/washington-united-states-15th-june-2026-president-donald-trump-and-ufc-ceo-dana-white-stand-in-the-octagon-after-the-ufc-freedom-250-event-on-the-south-lawn-of-the-white-house-in-washington-dc-on-12d5128c-991b-41ed-8b41-ff1750b94a87-630x443.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dana White is a longstanding Trump supporter.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Trump says he was ‘only kidding’ about offering UFC's chief the White House press secretary job]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/pedestrian-car-collision-limerick-motorway-7220043-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T06:49:58+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Pedestrian dies after being hit by car on Limerick motorway</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dooradoyle, Limerick, m20, Motorway, Pedestrian, raheen</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/garda-irish-police-patrol-car-sligo-republic-of-ireland-8f13e729-7089-4fed-9d7a-5e66cd369968-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The collision occurred on the M20 yesterday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Pedestrian dies after being hit by car on Limerick motorway]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/revolut-enters-irish-mobile-phone-market-7218193-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T06:00:51+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Revolut enters Irish mobile phone market with introductory €9.99 per month offer</news:title>
            <news:keywords>irish market, online bank, revolut, Revolut Mobile</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/berlin-germany-08th-may-2026-the-logo-of-the-financial-app-revolut-can-be-seen-on-the-display-of-a-smartphone-revolut-is-an-international-fintech-company-and-offers-digital-banking-and-financial-829769dd-d3e0-42da-9153-7a7f727e9f1c-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The online bank has around 3.4 million users in Ireland.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Revolut enters Irish mobile phone market with introductory €9.99 per month offer]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jo-jo-dullard-disappearance-31-anniversary-7219930-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T00:30:36+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Thirty-one years on from Jo Jo Dullard's disappearance, gardaí appeal for information</news:title>
            <news:keywords>31st anniversary, jo jo dullard, Missing Person, Murder Investigation</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/screenshot-2026-11-08-at-20-48-25-8ad5e003-db27-44a3-a40a-5e596d538a2e-630x410.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jo Jo Dullard]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Thirty-one years on from Jo Jo Dullard's disappearance, gardaí appeal for information]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cocaine-use-rural-ireland-7209077-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T00:05:18+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>It's not just Dublin: farmers and gardaí warn of rising drug intimidation in rural areas</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, Cocaine, cocaine use, Drug Crime, Drugs, Farming, Garda Siochana, Gardaí, Ireland, Irish Farmers Association, rural ireland, The Morning Lead, TML</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/439arson-attack-dublin_90757775-8fc1ce99-0d78-48ec-9bf9-d9b51a374462-630x424.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The house at the scene on Clanbrassil Close, where seven people, including two children, were taken to hospital following an arson attack at a property in Dublin on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[It's not just Dublin: farmers and gardaí warn of rising drug intimidation in rural areas]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/money-diaries-spending-saving-100-7154367-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T23:55:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>How is your budget looking at the moment? Would you like to keep a Money Diary for us?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Finances, HISMM, How I Spend My Money, Money diaries, Saving, Spending, spending and spending</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/money-diaries-artwork-bf45da8c-d7be-48fc-87cb-76f280a6c480-630x420.png</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[How is your budget looking at the moment? Would you like to keep a Money Diary for us?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/supervalu-fridge-hack-7212766-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T22:00:46+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Quiz: How much do you know about fridges? </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cybersecurity, Quiz, Refrigeration, Supermarkets, Supervalu, Technology</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/man-opening-door-of-refrigerator-with-food-80e0a415-49af-4695-a137-77178296b092-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Quiz: How much do you know about fridges? ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/road-crash-south-dublin-7219726-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T21:15:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Number of teenagers struck by car in Dún Laoghaire in critical condition, gardaí say</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dún Laoghaire, Gardaí, road collision, South Dublin</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/garda-patrol-car-parked-at-bantry-garda-station-west-cork-ireland-e597bd79-15dd-42a2-9b4a-f53855d7e8cd-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Number of teenagers struck by car in Dún Laoghaire in critical condition, gardaí say]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/bus-stop-real-time-displays-7215526-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T21:00:23+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Transport authority has 'no simple solution' to reconnect real-time displays at bus stops</news:title>
            <news:keywords>always stopping, Bus, bus stops, Disconnected, Green Party, National Transport Authority, NTA, Public Transport, Roderic O'Gorman</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/a9384e9d-2b4f-4b29-96bd-5baa0cd9267a-49becff9-010d-4a30-94dd-e0562adcc1f7-562x1000.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Green Party leader and Dublin West TD Roderic O'Gorman at one of his local bus stops in Blanchardstown, where the real-time displays have been out of order for most of the year.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Transport authority has 'no simple solution' to reconnect real-time displays at bus stops]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/evening-fix-8-november-2026-7219912-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T20:26:43+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Sunday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, News Fix</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/bget-2027-season-launch-14-881c30c3-63da-41e8-baf9-f94111742f0f-630x462.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Sunday]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-pay-offer-7219554-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T18:49:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Government offers public sector workers 'significantly improved' deal in bid to avoid further strike</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Industrial Relations, Ireland, Public Sector Pay, Simon Harris, strike action, Trade Unions</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/carrigaline-cork-ireland-14th-october-2026-teachers-and-special-needs-assistans-of-the-unions-asti-and-tui-on-the-picket-line-during-the-public-sector-pay-strike-at-theedmund-rice-college-carr-d63ac16e-6461-4118-85f3-b05173454c6b-630x488.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Teachers and SNAs of the unions ASTI and TUI on the picket line during the public sector pay strike in Carrigaline, Co. Cork.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Government offers public sector workers 'significantly improved' deal in bid to avoid further strike]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/enniskillen-remembrance-event-7219692-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T17:58:34+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Taoiseach attends Enniskillen commemoration as First Minister absent amid Drumcree fallout</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Catherine Connolly, Chris Bryant, DUP, enniskillen, Mary-Lou McDonald, Micheál Martin, Michelle O'Neill, Northern Ireland, Remembrance Sunday, Sinn Féin</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/remembrance-sunday-2026-6716a5e8-a4b7-4c8e-932f-339cfa5f996c-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant, Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service Jayne Brandy, Taoiseach Micheal Martin, during the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in Enniskillen]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Taoiseach attends Enniskillen commemoration as First Minister absent amid Drumcree fallout]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/carrie-mullane-two-arrests-7219656-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T15:55:32+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man (30s) and woman (60s) arrested on suspicion of murder of Limerick woman</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arrests, Carrie Mullane, Murder Investigation</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Mullane has not been seen for a number of weeks.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man (30s) and woman (60s) arrested on suspicion of murder of Limerick woman]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/simon-harris-dole-comments-2-7219385-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T14:42:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Simon Harris defends remarks on long-term dole recipients against sharp backlash</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Fine Gael leader and Tanaiste Simon Harris speaking at the Ard Fheis at University College Cork. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Simon Harris defends remarks on long-term dole recipients against sharp backlash]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/kilkenny-boxing-event-chaos-hstikkytokky-7219403-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T14:40:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Garda probe as boxing night organised by manosphere influencer descends into brawl</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A still from a livestream of the event.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Garda probe as boxing night organised by manosphere influencer descends into brawl]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/martin-mccaffrey-discrimination-case-7219514-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T14:35:49+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dublin businessman ordered to pay €35k to former social media manager in discrimination case</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Discrimination, Dublin, Employment Law, Gender Discrimination, Ireland, Labour Court, Pregnancy Discrimination</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Martin McCaffrey’s Brazilian Coffee House Ltd, trades as Dash Container Café at the Hole in the Wall in Dublin 7.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dublin businessman ordered to pay €35k to former social media manager in discrimination case]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-civil-defence-krakow-attack-7219485-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T14:30:06+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>McEntee praises Dublin Civil Defence for 'extraordinary' actions in helping Kraków victims</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin Civil Defence, Helen McEntee, krakow, Kraków shooting, Poland</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/helen-mc-entee-5381_90755729-72829b0d-bda1-4539-9850-0db5d8c31da0-630x409.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Helen McEntee.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[McEntee praises Dublin Civil Defence for 'extraordinary' actions in helping Kraków victims]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/big-renovation-clinic-7216564-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T13:00:33+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>You'd like to build a garden room for your teens. Where do you start?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Opinion, the big reno clinic, the big reno project, the great reno project, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[You'd like to build a garden room for your teens. Where do you start?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/poll-simon-harris-dole-comments-7219433-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T12:51:34+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Do you agree with Simon Harris' comments on the dole?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dole, Poll, Simon Harris, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Do you agree with Simon Harris' comments on the dole?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fog-warning-8-november-to-9-november-7219423-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T12:00:22+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Motorists warned of difficult travelling conditions as fog warning issued for 12 counties</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cavan, Connacht, Donegal, Fog off, fog warning, Longford, Louth, Meath, Monaghan, Weather, Weather Warning, Westmeath</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Cars head south in freezing fog on the M7 Motorway near Newbridge in County Kildare yesterday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Motorists warned of difficult travelling conditions as fog warning issued for 12 counties]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/tricolour-irish-national-anthem-symbols-post-unity-7217671-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T10:00:56+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Has anyone asked the people of Northern Ireland what symbols they want to keep if unified?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Calling 353, Darach Ó Séaghdha, Irish identity</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/tricolour-2-c143b421-bc9b-4c35-ba2d-c5b4b9566755-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Has anyone asked the people of Northern Ireland what symbols they want to keep if unified?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/krakow-mass-shooting-7219332-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T09:20:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Bodies found at home of suspect in Kraków mass shooting</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Donald Tusk, Far-right, krakow, Mass Shooting, Poland, Terrorism</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/police-officers-stand-near-the-market-square-in-krakow-poland-sunday-nov-8-2026-where-several-people-were-shot-the-day-before-ap-photobeata-zawrzel-c7ae3842-73af-4cdd-a43d-22d51be4dd92-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Police officers stand near the market square in Krakow, Poland.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Bodies found at home of suspect in Kraków mass shooting]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/best-longreads-of-the-week-sitdown-sunday-6-7216439-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T09:00:42+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Sitdown Sunday: The downfall of Russell Brand</news:title>
            <news:keywords>7 deadly reads, Food, Journalism, Longreads, Science, sitdown sunday, Society</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/london-uk-5th-nov-2026-russell-brand-arrives-at-court-with-his-wife-laura-the-comedian-tv-presenter-podcaster-and-actor-is-accused-of-three-counts-of-rape-three-charges-of-sexual-assault-and-34243f9f-410d-4d29-9cf8-aab5d519750a-630x421.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Russell Brand was found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Sitdown Sunday: The downfall of Russell Brand]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-08-11-26-7219361-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T09:00:25+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Sunday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, The 9 at 9</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/closeupofdelicioushealthytoastswithfruitservedon-00ee6a20-0cc8-47db-a23e-5fe6f52653e6-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Sunday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dana-white-press-secretary-7219351-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T08:23:09+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>UFC boss Dana White to meet Trump over press secretary job offer</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dana White, Donald Trump, Press Secretary, UFC, US politics, White House</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/ufc-president-and-ceo-dana-white-attends-a-press-conference-following-the-ufc-freedom-250-fight-monday-june-15-2026-in-washington-ap-photoallison-robbert-5fb88d3b-4da7-4bab-9217-99a1bde36d5e-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[UFC President and CEO Dana White attends a press conference following the UFC Freedom 250 fight.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[UFC boss Dana White to meet Trump over press secretary job offer]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-good-daughter-what-we-need-to-know-7214954-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T08:00:52+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What you need to know about The Good Daughter </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, watercooler moment</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/famous-man-case-online-speculation-court-order-internet-diaries-7216665-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T08:00:35+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The ‘Famous Man’ case shows why court orders still matter in a world full of online speculation</news:title>
            <news:keywords>algorithms, Diary of a man on the internet, Famous Man, Injunction, Internet Diaries, Social Media</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/royal-courts-of-justice-in-london-a1ce1271-448a-417d-9efe-cb7062c61b95-630x426.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Royal Courts of Justice in London]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The ‘Famous Man’ case shows why court orders still matter in a world full of online speculation]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/gadi-eisenkot-israel-coalition-7219345-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T07:42:37+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Netanyahu rival Gadi Eisenkot to form Israel's governing coalition</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Benjamin Netanyahu, Gadi Eisenkot, isaac herzog, Israel, Israeli politics, Middle East</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Netanyahu rival Gadi Eisenkot to form Israel's governing coalition]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/drug-policy-ireland-3-7217246-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T07:30:24+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The drug market keeps changing. Harm reduction is how we keep up</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Addiction, column, drug abuse, drug policy, Drug Treatment, Drug use, Opinion, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/img_0060-2932fc9b-2099-41f6-98c3-88dc92c0a29e-630x840.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A makeshift crack pipe.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The drug market keeps changing. Harm reduction is how we keep up]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/wind-farms-ireland-plan-7218198-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T07:00:41+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Amid delays, Ireland's plan to be the ‘Saudi Arabia of offshore wind’ teeters on disaster</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Analysis, At Sea, Energy, off shore, off shore off target, off shore wind, OFF TARGET</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A North Sea wind farm. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Amid delays, Ireland's plan to be the ‘Saudi Arabia of offshore wind’ teeters on disaster]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/winners-and-losers-15-7215674-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>2026-11-08T06:30:17+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here are the winners and losers of the political week</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Donald Trump, Hildegarde Naughton, Jim O'Callaghan, Stripe, Winners and Losers</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/trump-7bbca8c2-b90b-4c9d-bc73-02bc736b86e9-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here are the winners and losers of the political week]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/united-ireland-blueprint-fine-gael-7219267-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T06:15:46+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>A united Ireland could cost up to €25bn in year one, says Fine Gael ‘blueprint’ report</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Fine Gael, Fine Gael Ard Fheis, United Ireland</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tanaiste Simon Harris at the Fine Gael Ard Fheis in Cork ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[A united Ireland could cost up to €25bn in year one, says Fine Gael ‘blueprint’ report]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/russian-disinformation-eu-enlargement-7208636-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T06:00:06+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>War of propaganda: how Russian disinformation is aiming to stop EU enlargement</news:title>
            <news:keywords>disinformation, EU Enlargement, Georgia, Moldova, Propaganda, Russia, Ukraine</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/kyiv-ukraine-11th-june-2022-ukrainian-president-volodymyr-zelenskyy-right-escorts-european-commission-president-ursula-von-der-leyen-left-for-bilateral-talks-june-11-2022-in-kyiv-ukraine-u-fc1359b2-a4c4-4143-8536-4a2cc59c2254-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ukraine in June 2022 to speak about their EU membership application.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[War of propaganda: how Russian disinformation is aiming to stop EU enlargement]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/blaa-giveaways-raffle-home-7217883-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T00:05:17+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Company cancels raffle for five-bed Co Waterford home after pushback from locals </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Co Waterford, Housing, Housing Crisis, Raffle, Tramore, Waterford</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The home had recently been listed for more than €700,000 in Tramore.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Company cancels raffle for five-bed Co Waterford home after pushback from locals ]]></image:title>
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