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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-03T00:05:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Tax changes, social welfare and childcare: Here's what we know about Tuesday's budget so far</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Tax changes, social welfare and childcare: Here's what we know about Tuesday's budget so far]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-charged-terror-planning-nigel-farage-widdecombe-7181205-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T22:17:13+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe charged with preparing terror act against Nigel Farage</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Joshua Kerry is accused of preparing acts of terrorism against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe charged with preparing terror act against Nigel Farage]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/workplace-deaths-crossnacreevy-co-down-7181190-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T21:15:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Tributes paid after two people die in workplace incident in Co Down</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/into-work-to-rule-7180333-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T21:15:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Minister accuses trade unions of being 'unwilling' to negotiate as teachers prepare for 'all-out strike'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Education, Industrial Action, INTO, Ireland, Public Sector Pay, Teachers, work-to-rule</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[INTO is the largest teachers' trade union in Ireland.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Minister accuses trade unions of being 'unwilling' to negotiate as teachers prepare for 'all-out strike']]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-citizenship-8-year-rule-7180998-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T21:00:22+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'My Belarusian passport expires before 8 years is up. If I go back, I know which building I would end up in'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Critical Skills permit, Department of Justice, Immigration, Ireland, irish citizenship, migration policy</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Sasha and her son]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['My Belarusian passport expires before 8 years is up. If I go back, I know which building I would end up in']]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/e-scooter-ban-public-roads-under-18-7181164-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T20:49:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Under 18? Your e-scooter is now off limits on public roads</news:title>
            <news:keywords>e scooter, e-scooter ban, Garda, Helmet, restrictions, Road Safety, Safety, Sean Canney</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/youth-riding-e-scooter-in-skibbereen-west-cork-ireland-d0b728c8-e7a6-454c-b75a-87b1d8bea1fb-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Social Democrats TD Aidan Farrelly said today's legislation "should not be trumpeted as a silver bullet".]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Under 18? Your e-scooter is now off limits on public roads]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/heres-what-happened-today-friday-92-7181143-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T20:30:22+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Friday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, News Fix</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[All high schools in Grenoble, France are closed following recent protests. They're demanding more resources for education and better study conditions. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Friday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/donald-trump-political-ads-horror-movies-7180569-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T19:30:40+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Are Trump's telly ads a sign of his desperation?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Advertising, Analysis, Donald Trump, Steve Dempsey</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/pastedimage-16424-810fc18a-de69-4fcb-b8b6-1442512680ff-630x328.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Screenshot from one of the ads paid for by the US government]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Are Trump's telly ads a sign of his desperation?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/woman-who-died-belmayne-named-locally-7180334-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T19:28:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘Kind, loving and funny’: Tributes paid to Kathleen Carey as fundraiser launched for funeral</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Assault, Belmayne, dublin 13, Investigation, serious assault</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Kathleen Carey.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[‘Kind, loving and funny’: Tributes paid to Kathleen Carey as fundraiser launched for funeral]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/lethal-injection-explainer-death-row-christy-pike-7180979-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T19:23:11+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>How does lethal injection work, why does the US use it, and how did Christa Pike survive it?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Christa Pike, Death Penalty, Death Row, Explainer, injection, Lethal Injection, Pentobarbital, tennessee</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/the-death-chamber-at-the-u-s-penitentiary-in-terre-haute-ind-shown-in-this-april-1995-photo-is-the-only-federal-death-chamber-in-the-u-s-and-is-equipped-for-lethal-injection-oklahoma-city-bombe-6498d179-ca30-4e81-ab54-1d021cdd6b4c-630x471.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Christy Pike remains in hospital following two failed attempts at lethal injection.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[How does lethal injection work, why does the US use it, and how did Christa Pike survive it?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sacked-garda-spared-jail-for-controlling-and-coercion-of-wife-over-three-years-7181122-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T19:18:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Sacked garda spared jail for coercive control of wife over three years</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, coercive control, David Reynolds, Domestic Abuse, Ireland, Mullingar</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[David Reynolds (45) was dismissed from An Garda Síochána in August]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Sacked garda spared jail for coercive control of wife over three years]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-harassment-case-galway-7180401-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T18:55:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Woman arrested by gardaí investigating six-year harassment of Galway couple is released</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arrest, Galway, Garda, Harassment, Investigation, Loughrea, poison pen</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A stock image of a woman writing a letter.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Woman arrested by gardaí investigating six-year harassment of Galway couple is released]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-corporation-tax-receipts-7181083-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T18:44:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Corporation tax take in September soars as companies pay bills early</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget, Corporation Tax, Department of Finance, Economy, Exchequer Returns, flush, Ireland</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/national-economic-dialogue-cb9576a5-3924-467f-a03c-c44fde956b8a-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Finance Minister Simon Harris and Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers (Niall Carson/PA)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Corporation tax take in September soars as companies pay bills early]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/naomi-long-appeals-orange-order-do-right-thing-drumcree-parade-garvaghy-road-7180388-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T18:20:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>PSNI still 'seeking compliance' with Parades Commission, as Taoiseach appeals for 'calm' at Drumcree</news:title>
            <news:keywords>drumcree, Garvaghy Road, naomi long, Northern Ireland, Orange Order, Portadown, PSNI</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/portadown-northern-ireland-october-1-2026-residents-of-the-garvaghy-road-community-gather-in-portadown-amid-an-ongoing-dispute-over-a-proposed-orange-order-march-through-the-area-following-severa-bad299af-4887-49d9-b3c0-469a2b5ebdfd-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[PSNI still 'seeking compliance' with Parades Commission, as Taoiseach appeals for 'calm' at Drumcree]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/larry-murrin-restaurant-protest-7180916-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T17:35:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Farmers protest outside Larry Murrin-linked restaurant after row sparked by Irish Times review</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Agriculture, Bord Bia, Bord Bia chair, Dublin, home to roost, IFA, Irish Farmers Association, Larry Murrin</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/dublin-ireland-may-22-2026-seafood-restaurant-sole-with-outdoor-dining-parked-motorbikes-and-urban-street-scene-in-dublin-ireland-2-68c4b12c-7a13-4e96-8b0f-f98d51ae1f34-630x473.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[SOLE Seafood and Grill on Drury Street, a busy area in the city centre, has received a protest made up of around 40 farmers.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Farmers protest outside Larry Murrin-linked restaurant after row sparked by Irish Times review]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/newshound-quiz-friday-10-7180817-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T17:30:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/emer-mclysaght-2-7179551-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T17:05:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>That day I went down a rabbit hole about a lesbian bar and Irish milk</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, emer mclysaght, Nobody Needs This, Opinion, series, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/green-clover-leaf-form-homemade-shamrock-cookies-for-saint-patricks-day-and-milk-glasses-c0a00aff-112f-4e74-aab0-381dd1847eee-630x945.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[That day I went down a rabbit hole about a lesbian bar and Irish milk]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-friday-191-7180939-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T16:55:38+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Friday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5, five at five</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/5th-golf-hole-flag-five-fifth-7e018cae-14a2-4933-b723-df555cd0229d-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Friday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/phoenix-park-chesterfield-avenue-charles-de-gaulle-barry-heneghan-td-poll-7180889-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T16:45:25+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Do you think part of the Phoenix Park's main avenue should be renamed after Charles de Gaulle?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Barry Heneghan, Charles de Gaulle, Chesterfield Avenue, France, Phoenix Park, Poll, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The TD noted de Gaulle's ancestry 'comes through the McCartan family from Co Down']]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Do you think part of the Phoenix Park's main avenue should be renamed after Charles de Gaulle?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/bauer-media-high-court-case-7180695-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T16:16:13+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Classic Hits Radio took Newstalk-owner Bauer to court for using 'Greatest Hits' branding</news:title>
            <news:keywords>bauer media, Classic Hits Radio, High Court, Ireland, Radio, Stay Tuned, Trademark, winner takes it all</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Classic hitmakers ABBA.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Classic Hits Radio took Newstalk-owner Bauer to court for using 'Greatest Hits' branding]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/people-before-profit-wealth-tax-7180876-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T16:05:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>People Before Profit proposes new tax on wealth above €3m</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ireland, irish budget, People Before Profit, Richard Boyd-Barrett, Taxation, Wealth tax</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Richard Boyd Barrett of People Before Profit unveiled a redistributive policy (Niall Carson/PA)]]></image:caption>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Debunked: AI-altered video claims attack on Flydubai plane was Indian-Israeli plot to implicate Iran]]></image:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T14:48:55+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Man in his 30s dies after being struck by bus in Cork city]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/primary-radar-thales-ground-master-400-ground-master-200-french-government-7180390-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T14:33:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The units in Ireland's new €500m compact radar system can be moved around on trucks</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Ground Master 200 unit which has also been purchased. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The units in Ireland's new €500m compact radar system can be moved around on trucks]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-journal-subscription-service-launches-7171810-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T13:39:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The Journal has launched a subscription service - here's why you should join</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The Journal has launched a subscription service - here's why you should join]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/further-10-sets-infant-remains-recovered-tuam-excavation-mother-and-baby-home-7180588-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T13:21:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Further 10 sets of infant remains recovered during Tuam excavation</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of forensic excavators working at the site. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Further 10 sets of infant remains recovered during Tuam excavation]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hottest-september-on-record-ireland-7180546-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T13:15:43+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Last month was the second-hottest September on record (and it was wetter than average too)</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cmat-ed-sheeran-daily-show-7180511-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T13:01:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>CMAT says Ed Sheeran 'identifying as Irish' made Macklemore situation worse for him</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[CMAT made the comments while featuring on US late-night talk show The Daily Show.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[CMAT says Ed Sheeran 'identifying as Irish' made Macklemore situation worse for him]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/tennis-ball-protest-ireland-austria-nations-league-aviva-stadium-7180399-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T12:08:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What do you think about the tennis ball protest at the Ireland-Austria game?</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Stop the Game group said it was 'done in solidarity with Gavin Bazunu and the people of Palestine facing genocide']]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[What do you think about the tennis ball protest at the Ireland-Austria game?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/troy-parrott-ireland-10-7180419-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T12:01:28+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Troy Parrott's going viral again with maybe the greatest goal ever scored in an Irish jersey </news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Troy Parrott's going viral again with maybe the greatest goal ever scored in an Irish jersey ]]></image:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T11:20:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Christa Pike is receiving 'life-saving care' after a botched execution - what happens next?</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Christa Pike's lawyer has asked the governor of Tennessee to scrap her death sentence.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Christa Pike is receiving 'life-saving care' after a botched execution - what happens next?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/culture-voucher-budget-2027-7180395-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T10:53:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Question mark hangs over culture voucher for teens as Chambers says €100 is 'too high'</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-friday-77-7180346-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T08:58:32+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Friday</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/youth-3-7178205-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T07:15:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Poll: What do you make of Sharon Horgan’s series Youth so far?</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/cornell-case-7179130-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T07:00:13+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Cornell shows us we cannot keep telling our girls to be careful while teaching boys to be entitled</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Cornell shows us we cannot keep telling our girls to be careful while teaching boys to be entitled]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/talks-aimed-resolving-drumcree-standoff-end-without-agreement-7180272-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:title>Late-night talks aimed at resolving Garvaghy Road stand-off end without agreement</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Late-night talks aimed at resolving Garvaghy Road stand-off end without agreement]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/citizenship-reforms-immigrants-council-7179560-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T06:30:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Taoiseach criticised for misrepresenting how citizenship rules work</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Teresa Buczkowska, CEO of the Immigrant Council of Ireland]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Taoiseach criticised for misrepresenting how citizenship rules work]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/wicklow-housing-7178026-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-02T00:05:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>How this Wicklow golf course became a battleground in the government's push for rezoned land</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[How this Wicklow golf course became a battleground in the government's push for rezoned land]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/orange-order-protestants-letter-garvaghy-road-7180147-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-01T22:49:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Over 140 people from Protestant backgrounds urge Orange Order to end Garvaghy Road stand-off</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the Orange Order pictured on Monday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Over 140 people from Protestant backgrounds urge Orange Order to end Garvaghy Road stand-off]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hse-dentists-industrial-action-pay-dispute-strike-7180076-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-01T21:51:17+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>HSE dentists to join thousands of health workers in strike later this month</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dentists will join the health service work stoppage on 14 October.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[HSE dentists to join thousands of health workers in strike later this month]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/letters-to-the-editor-8-7179457-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-01T21:30:18+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Letters to the editor on... Assessment of Need, citizenship rules and our new subscription service</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[€23bn, 23% and 3 VAT rates: The brutal maths blocking cheaper fuel]]></image:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-01T20:04:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The Mary Wallopers and Beoga perform for protesters as Garvaghy Road stand-off continues</news:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-01T20:03:32+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Boy (16) smashed windows of houses and torched cars in drug intimidation campaign, court hears</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The boy pleaded guilty at Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court to criminal damage and arson offences in 2025.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-1-10-26-7179938-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-01T20:00:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Thursday</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dublin Irish Leinster Ireland. Photo show students protesting over fees outside the Dail (Leinster House).]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/celebrity-traitors-season-two-first-episode-7179943-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-01T19:50:28+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Celebrity Traitors is back tonight - here’s what you need to know</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The contestants for the second season of Celebrity Traitors.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cornell-gang-rape-case-timeline-7179384-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-01T19:24:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What happened in the alleged Cornell gang-rape case that's all over American news?</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Students walk across the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, on Thursday 1 October 2026.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/uk-prisoners-early-release-7179865-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-01T18:52:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘Thank you, Andy Burnham’: Prisoners 'buzzing' as they are freed early from UK jails</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian national Vladimir Hudzyk, 38, celebrates leaving HMP Wormwood Scrubs, in White City, London, as part of the early release scheme.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/uk-front-pages-drumcree-7179590-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-01T17:57:43+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The British front pages have largely ignored events in Drumcree</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Andy Burnham's conference speech has been big news in the UK this week. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The British front pages have largely ignored events in Drumcree]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sinn-fein-labour-social-democrats-alternative-budgets-7179633-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-01T17:26:37+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Budget day is on Tuesday - here's what three opposition parties say they would do if in charge</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Budget day is on Tuesday - here's what three opposition parties say they would do if in charge]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/statespend-website-albert-dolan-tracking-7179629-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-01T17:18:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>More than €108bn in State spending can now be searched on a government TD's new website</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photos of the proposed MetroLink, Children's Hospital and a bicycle shelter on the grounds of Leinster House.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[More than €108bn in State spending can now be searched on a government TD's new website]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-thursday-194-7179718-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-01T17:01:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Thursday</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/woman-dead-belmayne-assault-dublin-7179664-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-01T16:26:43+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Woman dies in hospital after serious assault in Belmayne in north Dublin on Monday</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The woman had been receiving treatment for serious injuries following the incident on Monday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Woman dies in hospital after serious assault in Belmayne in north Dublin on Monday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/naomi-campbell-charity-ban-overturned-7179553-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-01T15:20:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Naomi Campbell wins legal challenge against five-year charity ban</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Campbell founded the charity in 2005]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Naomi Campbell wins legal challenge against five-year charity ban]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garvaghy-road-budget-2027-politics-analysis-podcast-7179578-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-01T15:16:19+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The past is still hanging over Garvaghy Road</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The past is still hanging over Garvaghy Road]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/opw-residential-properties-rents-audit-7179368-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-01T14:41:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>OPW rented vacant Phoenix Park homes to staff and retired workers for as little as €56 per month</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The audit examined rental income from properties in the Phoenix Park but did not specify which. File photo.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[OPW rented vacant Phoenix Park homes to staff and retired workers for as little as €56 per month]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/letters-to-the-editor-2-7026278-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:title>Want a 'Letter to the Editor' published on The Journal?</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cancer-patient-costs-ireland-2-7179279-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-01T13:45:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Tuairimí othar faoin tionchar a bhíonn ag diagnóis ailse ar a gcúrsaí airgeadais</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Tuairimí othar faoin tionchar a bhíonn ag diagnóis ailse ar a gcúrsaí airgeadais]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/boy-driving-wrong-way-motorway-7179307-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:title>'Serious concerns' for 14-year-old accused of driving wrong way down motorway </news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA['Serious concerns' for 14-year-old accused of driving wrong way down motorway ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/3d-printed-firearm-mayo-7179247-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-01T12:56:32+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gardaí seize 3D-printed firearm in drug trafficking operation </news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Seized  3d-printed firearm]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/what-to-watch-on-tv-3-7178216-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:title>Proposed deal would have accepted Orange Order's 'legal right' to walk down Garvaghy Road</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Orange Order lawyer Jamie Bryson and Orangeman Alastair Power]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/halloween-decorations-poll-4-7178999-Oct2026/</loc>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Israeli passenger Yaniv Hayoun, with blood stains on his shirt, arrives in Israel]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-market-abuse-arrests-7178780-Oct2026/</loc>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Four men arrested and released over alleged abuse of EU market regulations]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/budget-2027-7178227-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-01T09:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>We've had USC for 15 years, it's time to rethink this tax</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[We've had USC for 15 years, it's time to rethink this tax]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-387-7178777-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Thursday</news:title>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-01T08:42:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Luas Red Line services running again following power failure</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Luas has apologised for the inconvenience (file photo).]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Luas Red Line services running again following power failure]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/esther-rantzen-death-nicholas-winton-7178728-Oct2026/</loc>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/donabate-stag-beheading-investigation-7176790-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-01T06:00:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>A year on, no arrests or charges brought in Irish red stag beheading investigation </news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A photo of the stag beheaded in north county Dublin last year.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/private-maternity-care-letters-to-health-minister-7175627-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:title>Public fury laid bare in women's emails to health minister over private maternity care phase-out</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Public fury laid bare in women's emails to health minister over private maternity care phase-out]]></image:title>
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