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            <news:title>Dublin City Council doesn't plan to restore horse manure disposal despite illegal dumping problem</news:title>
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            <news:title>10 children and one adult hospitalised after 'excess chlorine incident' at hotel swimming pool</news:title>
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            <news:title>Family of murdered garda Colm Horkan call for public inquiry</news:title>
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            <news:title>Letters to the editor on... free smokes at weddings, Metrolink and the strike</news:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T21:00:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Palestinian farmers risking their lives to access farmland amid deadly attacks</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/red-line-luas-to-be-interrupted-this-weekend-due-to-maintenance-works-7194938-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T20:26:24+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Red Line Luas to be interrupted this weekend due to maintenance works </news:title>
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            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Thursday</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Flowers and tributes left at the scene at Birch Avenue in Birchwood, Waterford city, where two adults and two of their children died in an arson attack on Tuesday]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/maths-week-thursday-puzzle-wednesday-answers-7194239-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T19:30:47+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Maths Week 2026: Your Thursday puzzle</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Ziggurat of Ur, an ancient Mesopotamian site known for its stunning architecture and historical importance]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Maths Week 2026: Your Thursday puzzle]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/russell-brand-rape-trial-2-7194843-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T19:02:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Russell Brand turned into a 'monster' before alleged hotel room rape, court hears</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Russell Brand arriving at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Russell Brand turned into a 'monster' before alleged hotel room rape, court hears]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/politics-by-numbers-6-7193920-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T19:00:39+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The €105bn budget problem: It took six months to set the rules, and eight days to break them</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget 2027, column, irish finances, Irish Politics, Opinion, politics by numbers, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Stormy waters - government has found itself battling industrial unrest over public pay.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The €105bn budget problem: It took six months to set the rules, and eight days to break them]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-strike-ireland-jack-chambers-7194856-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T18:43:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Chambers 'hopeful' for progress with public sector unions as potential second strike looms</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jack Chambers was responding to the Labour Party’s private members’ business in the Dáil today.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Chambers 'hopeful' for progress with public sector unions as potential second strike looms]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/criminal-legal-aid-dispute-7194621-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T17:54:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Widespread criticism after woman cross-examined by man alleged to have threatened to kill her</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Courts, Criminal legal aid dispute, Department of Justice, Jim O'Callaghan</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo: Statue of lady justice]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Widespread criticism after woman cross-examined by man alleged to have threatened to kill her]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/maeve-orourke-seanad-by-election-7194661-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T16:59:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Human rights lawyer Maeve O'Rourke to run in Seanad by-election</news:title>
            <news:keywords>By-election, Hat in the Ring, Human Rights, Irish Politics, maeve o'rourke, Seanad Éireann, Social Democrats</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[O'Rourke's candidacy is expected to be announced on Friday, with voting to take place on 6 November.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Human rights lawyer Maeve O'Rourke to run in Seanad by-election]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/body-of-unidentified-man-discovered-in-mallow-7194720-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T16:47:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gardaí investigating after body of man who died violently discovered in Mallow</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gardaí say an incident room has been established at Mallow Garda Station.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Gardaí investigating after body of man who died violently discovered in Mallow]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-thursday-195-7194635-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T16:45:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Thursday</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/barry-murphy-appeal-7194775-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T16:43:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Rapist says he was denied 'meaningful cross-examination' when victim claimed lack of recollection</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Barry Murphy, coercive control, Court of Appeal, Lisa OMeara, Offaly, Rape</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Rapist says he was denied 'meaningful cross-examination' when victim claimed lack of recollection]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sally-rooney-sells-out-uk-bookshops-palestine-action-support-7194508-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T16:21:51+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>UK bookshops sell out of Sally Rooney after Palestine support forces publisher to stop circulation</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Books, Flying off the shelves, Palestine Action, sally rooney, UK</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[UK bookshops sell out of Sally Rooney after Palestine support forces publisher to stop circulation]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/48-mobile-5g-rollout-7190273-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T16:18:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Lidl closes €8.99 mobile contract deal after reaching 100,000 sign-ups earlier than expected</news:title>
            <news:keywords>48 mobile, 5G, clear mobile, Competition, eir, GoMo, Ireland, Lidl, Mobile networks, Mobile Phones, Telecommunications, Three, Upwardly Mobile, Vodafone</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Robert Ryan, Lidl Ireland chief executive, and cookbook author Gina Daly launching Lidl's mobile service last month.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Lidl closes €8.99 mobile contract deal after reaching 100,000 sign-ups earlier than expected]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/what-to-watch-this-weekend-7194408-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T15:45:47+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Our top 5 watches this weekend</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Our top 5 watches this weekend]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/waterford-arson-arrests-7194520-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T15:30:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Two people arrested in connection with murder investigation into fatal Waterford arson attack </news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The attack happned on Tuesday morning]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Two people arrested in connection with murder investigation into fatal Waterford arson attack ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/enoch-burke-ordered-prison-sixth-time-wilsons-trespass-7194545-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T15:28:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Enoch Burke ordered to prison for sixth time for 'provocative' trespasses at Westmeath school</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Enoch Burke outside Wilson's Hospital School in January of this year]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-airport-passenger-cap-eu-court-7194034-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T14:40:10+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Top EU court leaves future of Dublin Airport passenger cap in Irish government's hands</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Europe's top court has ruled that the passenger cap must be factored into flight allocations.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Top EU court leaves future of Dublin Airport passenger cap in Irish government's hands]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/waterford-arson-attack-drugs-debt-7194315-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T14:40:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Drug debt collection 'an absolute scourge on our society', says McEntee</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Minister Helen McEntee was answering leaders' questions in the Dáil this afternoon.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Drug debt collection 'an absolute scourge on our society', says McEntee]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-strike-ireland-6-7194416-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T14:31:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The politest strike that has nobody losing face...yet</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The politest strike that has nobody losing face...yet]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/pope-leo-lung-cancer-recovery-7193894-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T14:20:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Pope Leo’s lung is recovering well from surgery and his post-op tests are normal</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A statue of Pope John Paul II outside the Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Leo is recovering]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Pope Leo’s lung is recovering well from surgery and his post-op tests are normal]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/patrick-odonovan-health-7194367-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T13:53:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Patrick O'Donovan remains in intensive care after taking ill earlier this week</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Minister Patrick O'Donovan]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Patrick O'Donovan remains in intensive care after taking ill earlier this week]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sports-listings-21-7194392-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T13:49:44+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Your essential TV guide for this weekend’s live sport</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Your essential TV guide for this weekend’s live sport]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jeffrey-donaldson-sexual-abuse-victims-7194340-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T13:44:18+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'My childhood was stolen': Jeffrey Donaldson's victims say nothing can undo the damage he's done</news:title>
            <news:keywords>DUP, Jeffrey Donaldson, Newry, PSNI, Rape, Sexual Assault, victim impact</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/sir-jeffrey-donaldson-arriving-at-newry-crown-court-where-he-and-his-wife-lady-eleanor-donaldson-are-accused-of-historical-sexual-offences-picture-date-thursday-june-18-2026-bb102965-d867-45d4-8dc1-c41d8ffcbccd-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson arriving at court last June ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['My childhood was stolen': Jeffrey Donaldson's victims say nothing can undo the damage he's done]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/armed-robbery-balbriggan-7194286-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T12:44:42+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Two masked males robbed a business in Balbriggan and threatened staff with an apparent firearm</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of garda station lamp ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Two masked males robbed a business in Balbriggan and threatened staff with an apparent firearm]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jeffrey-donaldson-prison-sentence-dup-7194224-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T12:17:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>DUP say Jeffrey Donaldson 'deserves every day' of his 15-year prison sentence</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Donaldson was leader of the party until March 2024]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[DUP say Jeffrey Donaldson 'deserves every day' of his 15-year prison sentence]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jeffrey-donaldson-sentenced-court-7193988-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T11:34:44+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson sentenced to 15 years for multiple child sex offences</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson pictured outside Newry Corwn Court in June.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson sentenced to 15 years for multiple child sex offences]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-twitter-x-account-hacked-7193781-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T11:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>An Garda Síochána's social media accounts are promoting cryptocurrencies after being hacked</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[An Garda Síochána's social media accounts are promoting cryptocurrencies after being hacked]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fontaines-dc-dopamine-chamber-poll-7194014-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T10:45:40+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Fontaines DC's latest album is out this week – will you listen to it?</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The band is set to begin touring the album next week, including two dates at Slane Castle in June]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Fontaines DC's latest album is out this week – will you listen to it?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/derelict-property-tax-how-we-got-here-7192800-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:title>Is the new Derelict Property Tax designed to fail?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget 2027, budget 27, Budget27, derelict homes, derelict ireland, Derelict Property Tax, Housing Crisis, Property, the housing essay</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/joanne-mcnally-jimmy-fallon-mcgregor-7193863-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T08:59:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Joanne McNally is heading to Jimmy Fallon - and she's not having the criticism over McGregor</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[McNally will be on The Tonight Show on Monday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Joanne McNally is heading to Jimmy Fallon - and she's not having the criticism over McGregor]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-397-7193836-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T08:45:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Thursday </news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Thursday ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-threat-schools-strike-email-7193818-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T07:58:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gardaí investigating 'threatening' email sent to schools nationwide during strike</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gardaí are currently assessing the 'credibility' of the threat.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Gardaí investigating 'threatening' email sent to schools nationwide during strike]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-killed-by-tiger-england-inquest-7193817-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T07:54:18+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Inquest launched into death of man killed by tiger at wildlife park in England </news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[William Chapman, who was mauled to death when he entered the tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Inquest launched into death of man killed by tiger at wildlife park in England ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jeffrey-donaldson-sentence-child-sex-offences-7193774-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T06:38:05+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson to be sentenced today for child sex offences </news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson arriving at Newry Crown Court in June 2026]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson to be sentenced today for child sex offences ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/right-to-be-forgotten-cancer-insurance-7193449-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T06:05:29+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Cancer survivors now have 'right to be forgotten' when seeking mortgage protection insurance</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Cancer survivors now have 'right to be forgotten' when seeking mortgage protection insurance]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/uisce-eireann-spend-average-of-e4k-on-media-training-before-every-oireachtas-committee-appearance-7193702-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T06:00:37+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Uisce Éireann spend average of €4k on media training before every Oireachtas committee appearance</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Niall Gleeson (right) Chief Executive Officer of Uisce Éireann outside Leinster House]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Uisce Éireann spend average of €4k on media training before every Oireachtas committee appearance]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/immigrants-citizenship-reforms-7187834-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T00:05:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Stress, anxiety and life being put on hold: Readers on the incoming citizenship reforms</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Stress, anxiety and life being put on hold: Readers on the incoming citizenship reforms]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/dublin-dereliction-7193292-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
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            <news:title>Dublin is living, but a city is more than just its buildings</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Architecture, Building, Cities, column, Construction, Irish Architecture, Opinion, Planning, rural, style, urban, urban and rural, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Dublin is living, but a city is more than just its buildings]]></image:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T21:20:38+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Perpetrators of Waterford arson attack asked to hand themselves in, as vigil held for victims</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Floral tributes outside the scene of suspected arson attack at a house in Birchwood, Waterford]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Perpetrators of Waterford arson attack asked to hand themselves in, as vigil held for victims]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/over-the-top-wrestling-2-7192538-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T21:00:19+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Kingslayer and the Matthew Bullett Smith going head to head.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Pay me nothing and I'd still do this': High-flying wrestling on a Sunday in a Finglas GAA club]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/masafer-yatta-settler-violence-7193540-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T21:00:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Khalil Hathaleen with an international volunteer in his village Umm al-Khair, in Masafer Yatta.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/evening-fix-news-headlines-wednesday-3-7193570-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T20:51:42+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Staff taking part in the national public sector strike outside the Four Courts in Dublin this afternoon.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cutiepi-dublin-pizza-7193331-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T20:22:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Another New York-style pizza place has opened in Dublin</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[CutiePi is located on South Anne Street, Dublin 2]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Another New York-style pizza place has opened in Dublin]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/maths-week-2026-wednesday-7192704-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T19:30:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Maths Week 2026: Your Wednesday puzzle </news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[How's your parallel parking?]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Maths Week 2026: Your Wednesday puzzle ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-pay-4-7192725-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T19:10:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Chambers 'absolutely' happy for pay to be dealt with first in talks with public sector unions</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers speaking on RTÉ's Six One News this evening. ]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/kelly-clarkson-bird-drama-art-of-play-brooklyn-7192735-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T19:00:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Since you've been wronged: Kelly Clarkson, a viral New York store and a very expensive bird</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Clarkson claims she tried to buy the bird from the Art of Play shop in Brooklyn ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Since you've been wronged: Kelly Clarkson, a viral New York store and a very expensive bird]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/queen-elizabeth-outfits-7193096-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T19:00:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The royal family have become Britain's biggest soap opera</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A group of British Royal Family look-alikes. London. SouthWestEnders could be a whole new Royal soap opera.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The royal family have become Britain's biggest soap opera]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-strike-pay-deal-nationwide-whats-happening-7192449-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T18:45:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Minister 'hopeful' for new talks with unions after thousands of public sector workers strike</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Public sector workers striking outside the Mater hospital earlier today.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Minister 'hopeful' for new talks with unions after thousands of public sector workers strike]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-ai-tiger-video-yorkshire-wildlife-park-7193464-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T18:06:21+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Family of man killed in wildlife park criticise Trump AI video of the president wrestling a tiger</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[William Chapman was killed by a tiger at a wildlife park]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Family of man killed in wildlife park criticise Trump AI video of the president wrestling a tiger]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/daktronics-ennistymon-closure-7193429-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T17:42:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Over 100 jobs to go as Daktronics confirms Ennistymon plant closure</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Clare, county clare, daktronics, ennistymon, Ireland, Job Losses, Manufacturing</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Daktronics Ireland has been active for over 40 years. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Over 100 jobs to go as Daktronics confirms Ennistymon plant closure]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/weight-loss-jabs-hse-state-funding-7193433-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T17:36:47+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>State funding decision on weight loss jabs could be months away as HSE weighs multibillion-euro cost</news:title>
            <news:keywords>GLP-1, HSE, skinny jabs, Treatment, Weight Loss, weight loss jabs</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Applications for reimbursement of several drugs are currently being considered through the HSE's assessment process.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[State funding decision on weight loss jabs could be months away as HSE weighs multibillion-euro cost]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/woman-tallaght-alleged-torture-courts-dublin-7193399-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T17:11:50+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Woman tells gardaí she was 'kidnapped, tied up, struck with bars and burned' in Tallaght last week</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The woman's claims were heard at Dublin District Court today]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Woman tells gardaí she was 'kidnapped, tied up, struck with bars and burned' in Tallaght last week]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/antonia-edgeworth-dublin-7193286-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T16:47:07+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'A heart of gold': Tributes paid to former council worker found dead on Dublin street</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Antonia Edgeworth, Dublin, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Homelessness, Housing Crisis, Rough Sleeping</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Antonia Edgeworth was described as a kind and thoughful person who was always up for a chat.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['A heart of gold': Tributes paid to former council worker found dead on Dublin street]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-street-cleaners-strike-7192724-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T16:40:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Litter and rubbish build up on Dublin's streets during strike</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dublin City Council waste collection is on strike today]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Litter and rubbish build up on Dublin's streets during strike]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/eoin-hayes-social-democrats-strike-7193146-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T16:20:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Hayes insists he is not hiding and will be out on plinth 'when there is something to talk about'</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Eoin Hayes at today's public sector strike outside Leinster House.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Hayes insists he is not hiding and will be out on plinth 'when there is something to talk about']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-strike-3-7192983-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T16:19:18+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'In France, it's not like this': We went around Dublin to ask what tourists made of the strikes</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, Industrial Action, Ireland, Public Sector, Public sector strike, SIPTU, Strikes, striking out, Tourism</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA['In France, it's not like this': We went around Dublin to ask what tourists made of the strikes]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/pope-leo-cancer-surgery-7192554-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T16:19:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Pope Leo is walking and eating 'normally' day after surgery to remove lung cancer tumour </news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[People hold a vigil for Pope Leo at the Basilica papale di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Pope Leo is walking and eating 'normally' day after surgery to remove lung cancer tumour ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/human-remains-skull-bones-dumped-limerick-cemetery-7193237-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T16:13:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Skull and bones found dumped two kilometres from Limerick cemetery</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Mount Saint Oliver cemetery in Limerick.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Skull and bones found dumped two kilometres from Limerick cemetery]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sally-rooney-books-pulled-from-sale-uk-palestine-action-faber-7193162-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T15:42:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Sally Rooney's books will no longer be published in UK due to her support for Palestine Action</news:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/supervalu-salmon-recall-listeria-7193130-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T15:32:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Batches of salmon recalled from Centra and Supervalu due to presence of listeria</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Supervalu-branded products that were recalled]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Batches of salmon recalled from Centra and Supervalu due to presence of listeria]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/met-eireann-strike-weather-updates-7193045-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T14:37:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Met Éireann staff are on strike, meaning there's no updated weather forecast for today</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Met Éireann staff members pictured on strike outside the national forecaster's head office in Glasnevin.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Met Éireann staff are on strike, meaning there's no updated weather forecast for today]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/russell-brand-rape-trial-7192536-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T14:15:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Russell Brand ‘apologised for treating woman like an animal’, court hears</news:title>
            <news:keywords>London, Rape, Russell Brand, Sexual Assault, Southwark Crown Court, Trial, none</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Russell Brand arrives at court in London this morning ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Russell Brand ‘apologised for treating woman like an animal’, court hears]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/mark-zuckerberg-guinnes-7192967-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T13:50:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'That's just my face': Mark Zuckerberg responds to video of him sipping a pint of Guinness</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Mark Zuckerberg 'enjoying' a pint of Guinness on the Cheeky Pint podcast]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['That's just my face': Mark Zuckerberg responds to video of him sipping a pint of Guinness]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/why-are-public-sector-workers-striking-7192719-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T13:42:40+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>How did we get here? 500 words on the disputes that led to Ireland's biggest strike in a generation</news:title>
            <news:keywords>forsa, Industrial Action, INTO, jack chambers, kevin callinan, Public Sector, Public sector strike, SIPTU, so it's come to this, Strike, Unions</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/prison-officers-take-part-in-a-24-hour-strike-over-delays-in-agreeing-a-new-public-sector-pay-deal-at-mountjoy-prison-dublin-picture-date-wednesday-october-14-2026-78f6b828-1cde-4c30-a6b7-5b224dec71d0-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Prison officers take part in a 24-hour strike in Dublin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[How did we get here? 500 words on the disputes that led to Ireland's biggest strike in a generation]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-strike-ireland-5-7192757-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T13:37:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's what industrial relations veteran Kieran Mulvey says might happen next to end strikes</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Industrial Action, Ireland, jack chambers, Public sector strike, Public service pay deal, stand off, Trade Unions</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's what industrial relations veteran Kieran Mulvey says might happen next to end strikes]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/waterford-investigation-drug-intimidation-7192501-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T13:20:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Two children injured in deadly Waterford arson 'remain critical' as finger is pointed at drug gangs</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Attack, Fire, Investigation, Murder Investigation, Waterford</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A fire damaged window at the back of the house.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Two children injured in deadly Waterford arson 'remain critical' as finger is pointed at drug gangs]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/quiz-how-much-do-you-know-about-angelina-jolie-7190602-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T12:45:24+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Quiz: How much do you know about Angelina Jolie?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, show quizness</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/rome-italy-october-18-2025-angelina-jolie-attends-the-couture-red-carpet-during-the-20th-rome-film-festival-at-auditorium-parco-della-musica-credit-gennaro-leonardialamy-live-news-9a52d0ce-8fdf-4207-a3f2-504836c78c74-630x945.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Quiz: How much do you know about Angelina Jolie?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jayden-english-waterford-7192876-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T12:41:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Nine-year-old fire victim was a 'heart warrior' who underwent operation two weeks ago</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arson, bumbleance, Crumlin Children's Hospital, Ireland, Jayden English, Waterford</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jayden English in 2021. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Nine-year-old fire victim was a 'heart warrior' who underwent operation two weeks ago]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/feeders-digest-2-7192655-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T12:17:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Who needs a spice bag when you've Christmas chips up north?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Christmas, column, Feature, feeders digest, fine dining, Food, food column, foodie, Meals, Menu, Opinion, restaurants, the feeder's digest, Travel, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Takeaway christmas themed chip or christmas chip supplied from a takeaway in Belfast .]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Who needs a spice bag when you've Christmas chips up north?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/budget-2025-childcare-fee-cap-7191360-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T12:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>After a lot of spin, just one in four childcare services will have to cut fees under new 'caps'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>budget 2025, Childcare, childcare fees, Consumer Issues, Ireland, jack chambers, norma foley</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/toddlers-boys-and-their-nursery-teacher-playing-with-plastic-toys-and-colorful-car-in-a-nursery-school-playroom-early-brain-and-motor-skills-development-high-quality-photo-e87d76b6-1624-4147-9dd3-2feb8c5d3833-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Parents have been asking childcare providers about their fees after the budget.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[After a lot of spin, just one in four childcare services will have to cut fees under new 'caps']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/teenager-child-abuse-material-sentencing-dublin-7192756-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T11:35:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Teenager addicted to porn from age of nine gets deferred sentence for child sexual abuse images</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The children's court in Dublin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Teenager addicted to porn from age of nine gets deferred sentence for child sexual abuse images]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/digger-tom-cruise-alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu-box-office-poll-7192674-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T10:43:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Will you watch Digger?</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tom Cruise stars as Digger Rockwell]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Will you watch Digger?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-396-7192506-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T08:40:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Wednesday</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Wednesday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-weather-warnings-today-7192477-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T08:23:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Heavy and persistent rain and possible flooding on the way as weather warnings are in place</news:title>
            <news:keywords>DAY FOR THE DUCKS, forecast, Ireland, Met Éireann, Rain, Weather, Weather Warning, wind</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photos of high waves at Salthill, Galway.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Heavy and persistent rain and possible flooding on the way as weather warnings are in place]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ready-brek-tesco-porridge-recall-beetles-7192468-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T07:22:42+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ready Brek and Tesco porridge batches recalled due to presence of beetles</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of a red flour beetle ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ready Brek and Tesco porridge batches recalled due to presence of beetles]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-oil-exploration-greenland-7192450-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T06:57:54+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Trump says 'massive' resource exploration to begin in 'our new and beautiful Greenland'</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump boarding Air Force One in Alaska on Tuesday ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Trump says 'massive' resource exploration to begin in 'our new and beautiful Greenland']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/peadar-toibin-journal-public-service-strike-7192252-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>2026-10-14T06:00:24+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The government says it wants productivity. But where has theirs been over pay talks?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cost of Living, Inflation, Ireland, Peadar Tóibín, Public Sector, Strike, Trade Unions</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jack Chambers ahead of the Cabinet meeting this week]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The government says it wants productivity. But where has theirs been over pay talks?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/factcheck-public-sector-pay-increases-inflation-higher-lower-7190690-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T00:05:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>FactCheck: Have recent public sector pay increases outstripped the spiralling cost of living?</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[FactCheck: Have recent public sector pay increases outstripped the spiralling cost of living?]]></image:title>
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