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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T22:00:21+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Hear Me Out: Are UAPs (UFOs) real?</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Hear Me Out: Are UAPs (UFOs) real?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jeffrey-archer-dies-aged-86-7183272-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T21:56:28+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>British novelist and former Conservative politician Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jeffrey Archer has died aged 86, his publisher said in a statement (PA)]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/heres-what-happened-today-monday-94-7183244-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T21:32:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Monday</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Monday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/into-teacher-work-to-rule-7181921-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T21:30:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Primary school teachers begin work-to-rule as union confirms second strike date</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Further action is planned on the 14th of October ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Primary school teachers begin work-to-rule as union confirms second strike date]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/niamh-o-brien-dies-irish-dancer-wife-michael-flatley-7183209-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T20:41:46+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'My heart is broken': Niamh O'Brien, Irish dancer and wife of Michael Flatley, dies aged 52</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Michael Flatley, niamh flatley, niamh o'brien, RIP</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Michael Flatley and his wife Niamh O'Brien in 2018. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['My heart is broken': Niamh O'Brien, Irish dancer and wife of Michael Flatley, dies aged 52]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/budget-2027-everything-we-know-7183161-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T20:24:01+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Help to Buy set to increase to €35k and everything else we know about what is in Budget 2027</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget, Budget 2027, done and dusted, jack chambers, nearly there now, Simon Harris</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Help to Buy set to increase to €35k and everything else we know about what is in Budget 2027]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ten-psychiatrists-decline-assessment-murder-accused-courts-7183196-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T20:22:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ten psychiatrists unavailable to assess man charged with murder, court hears</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Central Criminal Court, Cork, Court, Courts, Psychiatrists, shortage</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/ireland-israel-football-7183053-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>2026-10-05T20:00:55+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The FAI’s communications misstep: Where was Uefa while the Irish squad took the heat?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, FAI, FAI under pressure, Football, ireland v israel, ireland v israel games, Irish Football, Opinion, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Israel's Yarden Shua, left, and Ireland's Jimmy Dunne fight for the ball during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between the Republic of Ireland and Israel in Backa Topola, Serbia, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026.
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The FAI’s communications misstep: Where was Uefa while the Irish squad took the heat?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/gaza-student-visa-denial-academic-urge-taoiseach-7183159-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T19:44:13+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Appalling injustice' - academics call on Taoiseach to intervene over visas for Gazan students</news:title>
            <news:keywords>academics, Gaza, Helen McIntee, Palestine, Taoiseach, Visas</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/palestine-flags-being-held-high-in-the-air-as-a-large-protest-takes-place-in-dublin-against-israeli-aggression-in-gaza-parnell-square-dublin-irelan-4c291c83-6201-42fd-9180-725b9fb6e722-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Palestine flags being held high in the air as a large protest takes place in Dublin against Israeli aggression in Gaza. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Appalling injustice' - academics call on Taoiseach to intervene over visas for Gazan students]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/paddy-comyn-advice-big-family-car-7182514-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T19:00:18+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'What car will I ferry my two teenagers and two babies around in?'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Car Advice, family cars, Motoring, Paddy Comyn, seven seater cars, The Car Clinic</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA['What car will I ferry my two teenagers and two babies around in?']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/israeli-media-coverage-ireland-israel-nations-league-7182793-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T18:41:16+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Accusations of trash talk and hypocrisy: How Israeli media covered Sunday's match</news:title>
            <news:keywords>FAI, Ireland, Ireland Israel, Ireland Israel Games, Israel, media coverage, Nations League, Newspapers, UEFA, none</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/tempers-flare-between-jayson-molumby-and-eli-dasa-4a947cbc-b59c-4915-9a74-4a97d1626253-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tempers flare between Ireland's Jayson Molumby and Israel's Eli Dasa.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Accusations of trash talk and hypocrisy: How Israeli media covered Sunday's match]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/solicitors-walkout-jim-ocallaghan-7182864-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T18:20:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Some solicitors are going to do ‘extremely well’ out of fee changes, O'Callaghan says</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Barristers, Criminal Courts of Justice, Department of Justice, Jim O'Callaghan, legal aid, Solicitors</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/criminal-defence-solicitors-stage-a-protest-over-legal-aid-reforms-on-the-first-day-of-the-new-legal-term-outside-central-criminal-court-in-dublin-picture-date-monday-october-5-2026-13dd2e9f-4bf6-4004-baa6-4cccbadbd6ed-630x431.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Criminal defence solicitors stage a protest over legal aid reforms on the first day of the new legal term outside Central Criminal Court in Dublin. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Some solicitors are going to do ‘extremely well’ out of fee changes, O'Callaghan says]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/simon-harris-budget-2027-culture-card-stamp-duty-7183016-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T17:19:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Harris says culture card 'not dead in the water' as government meets to finalise Budget 2027</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget, Budget 2027, Culture Card, Last call, Simon Harris, Stamp Duty</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/tanaiste-simon-harris-speaking-to-the-media-outside-government-buildings-dublin-on-fuel-tax-ahead-of-a-cabinet-meeting-picture-date-wednesday-september-2-2026-7bc608fc-3016-4aa3-8a7a-f4c802cd6512-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tánaiste Simon Harris.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Harris says culture card 'not dead in the water' as government meets to finalise Budget 2027]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/zach-bryan-free-palestine-shirt-7182942-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T17:14:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Zach Bryan wears 'Free Palestine' T-shirt at stadium weeks after Ed Sheeran-Macklemore tour dispute</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Free Palestine, Gillette Stadium, Macklemore, Massachusetts, Music, Robert Kraft, Zach Bryan</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/london-uk-28-june-2025-american-express-presents-bst-hyde-park-pictured-left-to-right-zach-bryan-creditstephen-keablealamy-live-news-4fc71efe-badc-4fb3-8d42-cbef0faa0df8-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Zach Bryan wears 'Free Palestine' T-shirt at stadium weeks after Ed Sheeran-Macklemore tour dispute]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-monday-5-october-2026-7183029-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T17:00:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Monday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5, five at five</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/close-up-of-a-metallic-circular-marker-with-the-number-five-set-against-a-distressed-blue-painted-surface-bfc28f99-d0cd-4f46-b23e-5cbace40e89c-630x840.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Monday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/weather-forecast-october-2-7182921-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T16:28:11+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland to face cooler temperatures tomorrow after highs of up to 21 degrees today</news:title>
            <news:keywords>forecast, Ireland, Irish weather, Met Éireann, temperature, Weather</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/magheraroarty-county-donegal-ireland-30-jun-2026-weather-in-ireland-after-heavy-overnight-rain-and-downpours-in-the-morning-this-afternoon-showed-significant-improvement-with-temperatures-up-an-a790ef7e-e2f9-4424-a538-ad9eb7dc94a6-630x402.jpg</image:loc>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland to face cooler temperatures tomorrow after highs of up to 21 degrees today]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/residents-of-garvaghy-road-launch-fresh-legal-bid-against-orange-order-march-7182468-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>2026-10-05T16:12:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Judgment reserved in legal challenge to Drumcree Orange Order parade </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Court of Appeal, drumcree, Garvaghy Road, Garvaghy Road Residents, kneecap, Northern Ireland, Orange Order, Parades Commission, Portadown</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/representatives-of-the-orange-order-are-heckled-by-artist-clodagh-byrne-as-they-leave-the-high-court-in-belfast-following-a-reserved-judgment-garvaghy-road-residents-launched-a-legal-bid-to-overturn-b9d96ee4-6260-44fa-8a3c-cb0cf9c8f151-630x432.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Representatives of the Orange Order are heckled by artist Clodagh Byrne as they leave the High Court in Belfast following a reserved judgment. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Judgment reserved in legal challenge to Drumcree Orange Order parade ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/parenting-with-apps-7179713-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>2026-10-05T16:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Get off your screen, but also do your homework on this tablet', says confused parent</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Apps, column, Opinion, Parenting, parenting in the age of tech, pushing back on tech, RAISING THEM RIGHT, Silicon Valley, silicone valley nursery, silicone valley school, Tech, tech bros in charge, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/children-siblings-working-on-tablets-together-indoors-at-kitchen-table-79a9c822-bdf2-4ab8-8503-35dba28157c4-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA['Get off your screen, but also do your homework on this tablet', says confused parent]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/aontu-alternative-budget-7182901-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T15:37:24+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Aontú proposes scrapping USC on first €25k earned and increasing home carer tax credit </news:title>
            <news:keywords>aintu, Budget 2027, home carer, parents, Peadar Tóibín, USC</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/image-fc10d42b-d389-4a6d-91fe-6d6fe7ec29a7-630x409.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Peadar Tóibín, leader of Aontú with TD Paul Lawless.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Aontú proposes scrapping USC on first €25k earned and increasing home carer tax credit ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/daniel-kinahan-court-appearance-7182865-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>2026-10-05T14:53:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Daniel Kinahan appears before Special Criminal Court </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Courts, daniel kinahan, Dublin, Special Criminal Court, UAE</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Daniel Kinahan (back, right) leaving the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin in August, where he was remanded in custody charged with directing an organised crime group.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Daniel Kinahan appears before Special Criminal Court ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/factcheck-debunked-is-turf-carbon-neutral-a-fossil-fuel-7180890-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T14:49:50+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Debunked: Despite claims online, burning turf has a significant carbon footprint</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bogs, Climate Change, Environment, Fact check, FactCheck, Ireland, Peat, Turf, TURF'S UP</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/turf-banks-in-donegal-county-ireland-dd1a4d91-175a-41c8-a715-666f5e7723cd-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Debunked: Despite claims online, burning turf has a significant carbon footprint]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ticketmaster-oasis-trial-delay-7182845-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T14:42:51+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ticketmaster's trial over Oasis ticket prices delayed while company seeks expert report</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Ticketmaster's trial over Oasis ticket prices delayed while company seeks expert report]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ukraine-russia-threat-against-diplomats-foreigners-in-kyiv-largescale-strikes-7182666-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T14:41:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'We stay in Kyiv': Irish diplomats vow to stay in Ukraine despite Russian threat of strikes</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A stock iage of firefighters at the scene of Russian jet powered drone strike in Kyiv on 28 September. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['We stay in Kyiv': Irish diplomats vow to stay in Ukraine despite Russian threat of strikes]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/into-work-to-rule-2-7182668-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T14:25:09+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Croke Park hours' and primary teaching pay: The numbers behind the work-to-rule action</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-journal-subscription-service-launches-7171810-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T10:39:00+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/glastonbury-2027-festival-poll-7182630-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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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>2026-10-05T10:36:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Have you ever been to Glastonbury Festival?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>emily eavis, entertainment, glastonbury festival, Music festivals, Poll, Somerset, The Daily Poll, Ticket Sales, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The festival's famous Pyramid Stage]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Have you ever been to Glastonbury Festival?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/prince-andrew-legal-action-police-7182565-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>2026-10-05T09:55:58+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor takes legal action against police over search warrants</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, jeffrey epstein, Legal Action, Thames police, UK</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Andrew is taking legal action against Thames Valley Police (Jordan Pettitt/PA)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor takes legal action against police over search warrants]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/irishman-killed-in-madrid-taxi-7182542-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T09:12:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Irishman dies in Madrid after being hit by taxi</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ireland, Madrid, Road Traffic Collision, Spain, Taxi</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Irishman dies in Madrid after being hit by taxi]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-389-7182518-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T08:56:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Monday</news:title>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/bowl-of-crunchy-nut-flakes-on-weathered-table-top-e738e89f-fe37-4368-b79f-6a9711025778-630x407.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Monday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/budget-2027-childcare-fees-7182394-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T07:05:19+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Parents with a child in full-time childcare could see €1k-a-year reduction under budget proposals</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Afterschool fees are also to be capped as part of Budget 2027.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Parents with a child in full-time childcare could see €1k-a-year reduction under budget proposals]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/social-media-public-scrutiny-7179569-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T06:00:18+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Are social media firms fronting up to public scrutiny? Not always</news:title>
            <news:keywords>big tech, Declining Invites, Facebook, Google, Instagram, Meta, PULSE Europe, tiktok, x</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/a-placard-that-says-big-tech-is-watching-next-to-a-picture-of-meta-founder-mark-zuckerberg-is-seen-in-front-of-the-european-union-building-left-wing-antifascist-activists-gather-outside-the-europea-35dd10dd-2df1-4275-83d5-94d0bd611089-630x418.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Big Tech firms can be compelled to appear before certain parliamentary committees in other EU member states.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Are social media firms fronting up to public scrutiny? Not always]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-israel-nations-league-match-2-7182388-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-04T22:13:04+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Spitting allegation made against Israeli player added to list of controversies with Ireland</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Republic Of Ireland, Soccer, uefa nations league, none</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Troy Parrott scores from the penalty spot.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Spitting allegation made against Israeli player added to list of controversies with Ireland]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/october-trivia-quiz-7179276-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-04T22:00:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Quiz: How much do you know about October?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Autumn, Budget, entertainment, Ireland, October, Quiz, Trivia</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/aerial-views-of-autumn-colours-in-tollymore-forest-park-2f63575d-4b8d-4155-95db-5aadc97540da-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Aerial views of autumn colours in Tollymore Forest Park.
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Quiz: How much do you know about October?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/rte-coverage-ireland-israel-uefa-feed-review-7182248-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-04T21:53:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>An empty stadium and even emptier commentary: RTÉ broadcasts Uefa feed of second Israel game</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Football, ireland vs israel, Israel, Nations League, Republic Of Ireland, RTÉ, Soccer, UEFA, View from the telly</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Republic of Ireland's Ryan Manning waits to take a free kick]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[An empty stadium and even emptier commentary: RTÉ broadcasts Uefa feed of second Israel game]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/money-diaries-spending-saving-103-7170365-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>2026-10-04T20:00:11+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Money Diaries: A teacher on €68K living in the east of the country</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Finances, HISMM, How I Spend My Money, Money, Money diaries, Saving, Spending, spending and saving</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/download-12a86ff2-8748-400a-b2b3-06a783a60c84-630x418.png</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Money Diaries: A teacher on €68K living in the east of the country]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/evening-news-headlines-2-7182205-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-04T19:32:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Sunday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, Here's What Happened Today, News Fix, The Fix</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/roz-purcell-ireland-home-of-halloween-2026-8-5b86648e-e0c6-4062-89d6-9a97ec4fa160-630x450.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Roz Purcell marks the return of Ireland Home of Halloween, celebrating Ireland as the authentic home of Halloween]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Sunday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/wind-farm-kilkenny-japanese-soldier-world-war-2-phillipine-jungle-7182193-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>2026-10-04T19:03:05+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Judge compares wind farm objectors to 'dogged Japanese soldier still fighting World War 2'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Coimisiún Pleanála, Castlebanny, High Court, Kilkenny, Planning, richard humphreys, Wind Farm</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/wind-turbine-blades-on-blue-sky-background-b2255a5a-7c31-4bc8-b1c1-c818c3781833-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The group Save the South Leinster Way and the writer Tara Heavey challenged the planning authority's decision to grant permission for the wind farm in Kilkenny]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Judge compares wind farm objectors to 'dogged Japanese soldier still fighting World War 2']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/union-strikes-7182159-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-04T18:32:25+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>McEntee says public sector strikes 'won't benefit anybody' ahead of teachers joining action</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget 2027, Helen McEntee, Public Sector, Public Sector Pay, Public Sector Pay talks, Public sector strikes, Trade Unions, union strikes, Unions</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Helen McEntee was speaking on RTÉ Radio One ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[McEntee says public sector strikes 'won't benefit anybody' ahead of teachers joining action]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/colin-keegan-rip-7182122-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-04T17:39:27+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Tributes pour in for award-winning photographer who died in motorcycle crash</news:title>
            <news:keywords>colin keegan, RIP, Road Death</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/img_9339-409b06b0-ed0c-4383-bd45-cfe8b5f49ea3-630x595.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Colin Keegan]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Tributes pour in for award-winning photographer who died in motorcycle crash]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/us-flight-returns-to-dublin-united-airlines-flight-ua-316-7182183-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-04T17:38:53+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Flight returns to Dublin after crew report headaches and 'burning sensation in nasal passages'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin Airport, Emergency, Flight emergency, u-turn, United Airlines</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/los-angeles-united-states-october-11-2024-united-airlines-boeing-757-200-airplane-at-los-angeles-international-airport-united-states-7dada41c-b4c0-44ee-8d35-c468bab2996f-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The flight bound for New Jersey was forced to u-turn after it reached airspace over Mayo]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Flight returns to Dublin after crew report headaches and 'burning sensation in nasal passages']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/france-school-protests-7182063-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-04T14:37:44+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Up to 500 French schools to be totally or partly closed amid student protests</news:title>
            <news:keywords>France, France school protests, French school protests</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/france-protests-b7432d0f-1bfc-4820-9d61-c91931cf9074-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Police stand in front of burning garbage in Paris]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Up to 500 French schools to be totally or partly closed amid student protests]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/minimum-wage-rise-budget-7182034-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-04T14:04:34+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Labour accuses government of 'shameful posturing' over plans to slow minimum wage increases</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget, Budget 2027, emer higgins, Ged Nash, Labour, Minimum Wage, National Minimum Wage</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Labour TD Ged Nash]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Labour accuses government of 'shameful posturing' over plans to slow minimum wage increases]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/house-renovation-qs-7179482-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-04T13:00:37+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>How much contingency do you really need for a renovation?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Architect, architect design, Builders, column, Construction, Designer, engineers, ideas, Opinion, Renovation, the big reno clinic, voices</news:keywords>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-04T12:53:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gardaí investigating Yves Sakila's death make appeal for woman knocked down during incident </news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Yves Sakila]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Gardaí investigating Yves Sakila's death make appeal for woman knocked down during incident ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/kneecap-garvaghy-road-visit-7181980-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-04T12:17:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Sinn Féin will ‘of course’ cooperate with any PSNI investigation into protest </news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald speaks on the Garvaghy Road on Saturday]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin will ‘of course’ cooperate with any PSNI investigation into protest ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/budget-2027-independent-poll-popularity-leaders-7181817-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-04T10:03:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Sinn Féin narrowly ahead of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil in latest poll</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Sinn Féin are still polling narrowly ahead of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin narrowly ahead of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil in latest poll]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dracula-translation-irish-calling-353-7180942-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-04T10:00:50+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Translating character names in works of fiction is a messy business – should a German translation of Die Hard call John McClane “Johannes Merkel”?]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The tale behind the Irish translation of Dracula is something to really get your teeth into]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/drumcree-dispute-taoiseach-7181871-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-04T09:50:50+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Taoiseach questions Sinn Féin ‘sincerity’ over Drumcree dispute </news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheal Martin speaking to the media ahead of the Cairde Fail president’s dinner ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Taoiseach questions Sinn Féin ‘sincerity’ over Drumcree dispute ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-dead-apartment-fire-stillorgan-dublin-7181888-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-04T09:48:41+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Foul play is not suspected at this time.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man in his 50s dies in overnight fire at Dublin apartment complex]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/best-longreads-of-the-week-sitdown-sunday-5-7176904-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-04T09:00:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Kay Grayson lived alongside black bears for 22 years in a swampy US forest.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Sitdown Sunday: Her bones were picked clean - but authorities say her pet bears didn't kill her]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-388-7181810-Oct2026/</loc>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Sunday ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/christa-pike-botched-execution-7181835-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-04T08:23:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>US prison chief resigns after botched execution attempt </news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Pike would have been the first woman put to death by the state of Tennessee in more than 200 years.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[US prison chief resigns after botched execution attempt ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/war-sky-7178181-Oct2026/</loc>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/internet-diaries-cornell-gang-rape-social-media-detectives-7179435-Oct2026/</loc>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Students attend a hearing read over a resolution on sexual assault at Cornell University earlier this week]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The internet's detectives used a gang rape allegation to dress up sexual humiliation as investigation]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/limerick-shooting-thomas-oneill-7181815-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-04T07:58:12+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Convicted criminal shot and injured in Limerick city </news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The man was rushed to University Hospital Limerick]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Convicted criminal shot and injured in Limerick city ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/nursing-home-care-ireland-7158485-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:title>Nursing home care: If Ranulph Fiennes can disappear, what about everyone else?</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ranulph Fiennes has not been seen in public in two years, prompting concerns from some members of his wider family.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Nursing home care: If Ranulph Fiennes can disappear, what about everyone else?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/collision-motorcycle-car-co-meath-7181433-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-04T07:29:52+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Motorcyclist (50s) dies after collision with car in Meath </news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Motorcyclist (50s) dies after collision with car in Meath ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-corporate-tax-why-to-we-borrow-7180665-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-04T07:00:38+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland is awash with corporate tax cash - so why will we pay €6bn a year to borrow money?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budget, Budget 2027, Money, Spending, windfall cash</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland is awash with corporate tax cash - so why will we pay €6bn a year to borrow money?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/political-winners-and-losers-of-the-week-7178399-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-04T06:30:10+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'There are no Fenian bastards': The winners and losers from the political week</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[People gathered at Drumcree on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['There are no Fenian bastards': The winners and losers from the political week]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/taoiseach-israel-ireland-football-match-7181791-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:title>Taoiseach says football match boycott may ‘harm’ Ireland with no benefit to Palestinians</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Taoiseach speaking to the media ahead of the Cairde Fail president's dinner at the Clayton Hotel in Dublin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Taoiseach says football match boycott may ‘harm’ Ireland with no benefit to Palestinians]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/leixlip-water-outages-business-usice-eireann-7180682-Oct2026/</loc>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The entrance to the Leixlip Water Treatment Plant on the outskirts of the Co Kildare town.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[‘Go home and shampoo yourself’: Salons and coffee shops battling repeated water outages in Kildare town]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/electric-picnic-overcrowding-duke-dumont-stage-move-7179723-Oct2026/</loc>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Large crowds outside the packed-out tent for DJ Duke Dumont on Saturday night.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Electric Picnic kept DJ on same stage despite knowing about 'potential overcrowding' in advance]]></image:title>
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