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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-15T00:05:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Stress, anxiety and life being put on hold: Readers on the incoming citizenship reforms</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/waterford-arson-attack-vigil-7193637-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:title>Perpetrators of Waterford arson attack asked to hand themselves in, as vigil held for victims</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Floral tributes outside the scene of suspected arson attack at a house in Birchwood, Waterford]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/over-the-top-wrestling-2-7192538-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T21:00:19+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Pay me nothing and I'd still do this': High-flying wrestling on a Sunday in a Finglas GAA club</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Kingslayer and the Matthew Bullett Smith going head to head.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/masafer-yatta-settler-violence-7193540-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T21:00:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘People like you are why I carry a gun’: Life under threat of settler violence in Masafer Yatta</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Human Rights, Inside the Occupied West Bank, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Masafer Yatta, settler violence, South Hebron Hills, West Bank</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Khalil Hathaleen with an international volunteer in his village Umm al-Khair, in Masafer Yatta.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[‘People like you are why I carry a gun’: Life under threat of settler violence in Masafer Yatta]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/evening-fix-news-headlines-wednesday-3-7193570-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T20:51:42+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Staff taking part in the national public sector strike outside the Four Courts in Dublin this afternoon.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/dublin-dereliction-7193292-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T20:30:38+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dublin is living, but a city is more than just its buildings</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Architecture, Building, Cities, column, Construction, Irish Architecture, Opinion, Planning, rural, style, urban, urban and rural, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Dublin is living, but a city is more than just its buildings]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/cutiepi-dublin-pizza-7193331-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T20:22:56+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Another New York-style pizza place has opened in Dublin</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[CutiePi is located on South Anne Street, Dublin 2]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Another New York-style pizza place has opened in Dublin]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/maths-week-2026-wednesday-7192704-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T19:30:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Maths Week 2026: Your Wednesday puzzle </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Maths puzzles, maths week, Maths Week 2026, Puzzles, Test Yourself</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[How's your parallel parking?]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Maths Week 2026: Your Wednesday puzzle ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-pay-4-7192725-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T19:10:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Chambers 'absolutely' happy for pay to be dealt with first in talks with public sector unions</news:title>
            <news:keywords>jack chambers, public pay dispute, Public Sector Pay, two tribes, Unions</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers speaking on RTÉ's Six One News this evening. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Chambers 'absolutely' happy for pay to be dealt with first in talks with public sector unions]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/kelly-clarkson-bird-drama-art-of-play-brooklyn-7192735-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T19:00:26+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Since you've been wronged: Kelly Clarkson, a viral New York store and a very expensive bird</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Art of Play, because of twit twoo, Brooklyn, celebrity news, Kelly Clarkson, molly the bird, New York City, pretty woman moment, Social Media</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Clarkson claims she tried to buy the bird from the Art of Play shop in Brooklyn ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Since you've been wronged: Kelly Clarkson, a viral New York store and a very expensive bird]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/queen-elizabeth-outfits-7193096-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T19:00:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The royal family have become Britain's biggest soap opera</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Fashion, Lise Hand, Opinion, Queen Elizabeth, queen of everything, SouthWestEnders innit, style, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/a-group-of-british-royal-family-look-alikes-london-england-uk-51021611-774b-4463-afbd-4ddfe71c7790-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A group of British Royal Family look-alikes. London. SouthWestEnders could be a whole new Royal soap opera.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The royal family have become Britain's biggest soap opera]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-strike-pay-deal-nationwide-whats-happening-7192449-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T18:45:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Minister 'hopeful' for new talks with unions after thousands of public sector workers strike</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Industrial Action, Live, Liveblog, Public sector pay deal, Strike, Strike Day</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/public-sector-workers-including-nurses-doctors-teachers-and-civil-servants-take-part-in-a-24-hour-strike-over-delays-in-agreeing-a-new-public-sector-pay-deal-at-mater-hospital-dublin-picture-date-68553bee-01de-4e16-8a2d-94f7a2d06914-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Public sector workers striking outside the Mater hospital earlier today.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Minister 'hopeful' for new talks with unions after thousands of public sector workers strike]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-ai-tiger-video-yorkshire-wildlife-park-7193464-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T18:06:21+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Family of man killed in wildlife park criticise Trump AI video of the president wrestling a tiger</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Artificial Intelligence, Donald Trump, South Yorkshire, truth social, William Chapman, Yorkshire Wildlife Park</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/william-chapman-death-71428c2e-557c-4682-9573-9f4f02db2a54-630x630.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[William Chapman was killed by a tiger at a wildlife park]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Family of man killed in wildlife park criticise Trump AI video of the president wrestling a tiger]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/daktronics-ennistymon-closure-7193429-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T17:42:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Over 100 jobs to go as Daktronics confirms Ennistymon plant closure</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Clare, county clare, daktronics, ennistymon, Ireland, Job Losses, Manufacturing</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-14-at-17-39-40-c7fd9622-873e-4ac3-ac03-f3277b3265bc-630x413.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Daktronics Ireland has been active for over 40 years. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Over 100 jobs to go as Daktronics confirms Ennistymon plant closure]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/weight-loss-jabs-hse-state-funding-7193433-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T17:36:47+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>State funding decision on weight loss jabs could be months away as HSE weighs multibillion-euro cost</news:title>
            <news:keywords>GLP-1, HSE, skinny jabs, Treatment, Weight Loss, weight loss jabs</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/mounjaro-3a63ca23-c280-4564-9d00-f46aa4722c06-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Applications for reimbursement of several drugs are currently being considered through the HSE's assessment process.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[State funding decision on weight loss jabs could be months away as HSE weighs multibillion-euro cost]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/woman-tallaght-alleged-torture-courts-dublin-7193399-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T17:11:50+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Woman tells gardaí she was 'kidnapped, tied up, struck with bars and burned' in Tallaght last week</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Assault, Courts, Dublin, Dublin District Court, Tallaght</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/garda-signlantern-castlepollard-garda-station-84d7c913-ba4d-4271-add5-a9ca58400475-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The woman's claims were heard at Dublin District Court today]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Woman tells gardaí she was 'kidnapped, tied up, struck with bars and burned' in Tallaght last week]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/antonia-edgeworth-dublin-7193286-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T16:47:07+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'A heart of gold': Tributes paid to former council worker found dead on Dublin street</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Antonia Edgeworth, Dublin, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Homelessness, Housing Crisis, Rough Sleeping</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Antonia Edgeworth was described as a kind and thoughful person who was always up for a chat.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['A heart of gold': Tributes paid to former council worker found dead on Dublin street]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-street-cleaners-strike-7192724-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T16:40:06+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Litter and rubbish build up on Dublin's streets during strike</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, Dublin City Council, Ireland, Public sector strike, Strike, Strike Day, Waste Management</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dublin City Council waste collection is on strike today]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Litter and rubbish build up on Dublin's streets during strike]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/eoin-hayes-social-democrats-strike-7193146-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T16:20:03+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Hayes insists he is not hiding and will be out on plinth 'when there is something to talk about'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>eoin hayes, Public sector strike, Social Democrats</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/img_1575-69db4a89-d5d4-4e91-b4fc-05b762a8acaa-630x516.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Eoin Hayes at today's public sector strike outside Leinster House.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Hayes insists he is not hiding and will be out on plinth 'when there is something to talk about']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-strike-3-7192983-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T16:19:18+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'In France, it's not like this': We went around Dublin to ask what tourists made of the strikes</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, Industrial Action, Ireland, Public Sector, Public sector strike, SIPTU, Strikes, striking out, Tourism</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/20261014_110458-5b8ecfa8-303f-46aa-a7b4-f7abd1a69367-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA['In France, it's not like this': We went around Dublin to ask what tourists made of the strikes]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/pope-leo-cancer-surgery-7192554-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T16:19:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Pope Leo is walking and eating 'normally' day after surgery to remove lung cancer tumour </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Lung Cancer, Pope Leo, Rome, Surgery, Vatican</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[People hold a vigil for Pope Leo at the Basilica papale di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Pope Leo is walking and eating 'normally' day after surgery to remove lung cancer tumour ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/human-remains-skull-bones-dumped-limerick-cemetery-7193237-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T16:13:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Skull and bones found dumped two kilometres from Limerick cemetery</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bones, cemetery, Limerick, mount saint oliver cemetery, Skeletal remains, Skull</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-260-7b425732-e94b-438e-84bc-2a9d235886cd-630x410.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Mount Saint Oliver cemetery in Limerick.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Skull and bones found dumped two kilometres from Limerick cemetery]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sally-rooney-books-pulled-from-sale-uk-palestine-action-faber-7193162-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T15:42:20+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Sally Rooney's books will no longer be published in UK due to her support for Palestine Action</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Books, faber, Literature, Palestine Action, sally rooney, UK, Withdrawn</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/edinburgh-uk-22nd-august-2017-sally-rooney-the-irish-novelist-and-short-story-writer-appearing-at-the-edinburgh-international-book-festival-gary-doak-alamy-live-news-6601aacd-ed04-4ca3-82d3-8f208cfe2a1e-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Sally Rooney.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Sally Rooney's books will no longer be published in UK due to her support for Palestine Action]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/supervalu-salmon-recall-listeria-7193130-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T15:32:02+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Batches of salmon recalled from Centra and Supervalu due to presence of listeria</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Centra, food recall, Food Safety, Listeria, Salmon, Supervalu</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Supervalu-branded products that were recalled]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Batches of salmon recalled from Centra and Supervalu due to presence of listeria]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/met-eireann-strike-weather-updates-7193045-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T14:37:59+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Met Éireann staff are on strike, meaning there's no updated weather forecast for today</news:title>
            <news:keywords>and now the weather, forecast, Met Éireann, Public Sector, Public sector strike, Strike, Weather</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Met Éireann staff members pictured on strike outside the national forecaster's head office in Glasnevin.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Met Éireann staff are on strike, meaning there's no updated weather forecast for today]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/russell-brand-rape-trial-7192536-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T14:15:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Russell Brand ‘apologised for treating woman like an animal’, court hears</news:title>
            <news:keywords>London, Rape, Russell Brand, Sexual Assault, Southwark Crown Court, Trial, none</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/russell-brand-speaks-to-the-media-as-he-arrives-at-southwark-crown-court-london-where-he-faces-three-charges-of-rape-indecent-assault-and-three-counts-of-sexual-assault-relating-to-six-women-pic-288aaece-1fc0-45f5-af9a-db5481e5d4f7-630x449.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Russell Brand arrives at court in London this morning ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Russell Brand ‘apologised for treating woman like an animal’, court hears]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/mark-zuckerberg-guinnes-7192967-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T13:50:23+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'That's just my face': Mark Zuckerberg responds to video of him sipping a pint of Guinness</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Guinness, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, Scoop</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/zuck-pint-becfb380-a9b0-4b0a-a768-0ce2a9f34c26-630x432.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Mark Zuckerberg 'enjoying' a pint of Guinness on the Cheeky Pint podcast]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['That's just my face': Mark Zuckerberg responds to video of him sipping a pint of Guinness]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/why-are-public-sector-workers-striking-7192719-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T13:42:40+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>How did we get here? 500 words on the disputes that led to Ireland's biggest strike in a generation</news:title>
            <news:keywords>forsa, Industrial Action, INTO, jack chambers, kevin callinan, Public Sector, Public sector strike, SIPTU, so it's come to this, Strike, Unions</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/prison-officers-take-part-in-a-24-hour-strike-over-delays-in-agreeing-a-new-public-sector-pay-deal-at-mountjoy-prison-dublin-picture-date-wednesday-october-14-2026-78f6b828-1cde-4c30-a6b7-5b224dec71d0-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Prison officers take part in a 24-hour strike in Dublin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[How did we get here? 500 words on the disputes that led to Ireland's biggest strike in a generation]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-strike-ireland-5-7192757-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T13:37:15+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's what industrial relations veteran Kieran Mulvey says might happen next to end strikes</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Industrial Action, Ireland, jack chambers, Public sector strike, Public service pay deal, stand off, Trade Unions</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/sport-ireland-chairman-kieran-mulvey-arrives-at-leinster-house-to-appear-before-a-sport-committee-regarding-funding-to-the-football-association-of-ireland-8ae2e52f-a352-439d-905a-c318ace24bcc-630x865.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's what industrial relations veteran Kieran Mulvey says might happen next to end strikes]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/waterford-investigation-drug-intimidation-7192501-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T13:20:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Two children injured in deadly Waterford arson 'remain critical' as finger is pointed at drug gangs</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Attack, Fire, Investigation, Murder Investigation, Waterford</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/image-868d23ff-b476-47fd-a837-e241e56fb367-630x427.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A fire damaged window at the back of the house.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Two children injured in deadly Waterford arson 'remain critical' as finger is pointed at drug gangs]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/quiz-how-much-do-you-know-about-angelina-jolie-7190602-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T12:45:24+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Quiz: How much do you know about Angelina Jolie?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, show quizness</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/rome-italy-october-18-2025-angelina-jolie-attends-the-couture-red-carpet-during-the-20th-rome-film-festival-at-auditorium-parco-della-musica-credit-gennaro-leonardialamy-live-news-9a52d0ce-8fdf-4207-a3f2-504836c78c74-630x945.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Quiz: How much do you know about Angelina Jolie?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jayden-english-waterford-7192876-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T12:41:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Nine-year-old fire victim was a 'heart warrior' who underwent operation two weeks ago</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arson, bumbleance, Crumlin Children's Hospital, Ireland, Jayden English, Waterford</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-14-at-12-34-50-cd77ecb4-a4dd-43dd-88f2-4cd5178a109e-630x511.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jayden English in 2021. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Nine-year-old fire victim was a 'heart warrior' who underwent operation two weeks ago]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/feeders-digest-2-7192655-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T12:17:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Who needs a spice bag when you've Christmas chips up north?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Christmas, column, Feature, feeders digest, fine dining, Food, food column, foodie, Meals, Menu, Opinion, restaurants, the feeder's digest, Travel, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/takeaway-christmas-themed-chip-or-christmas-chip-supplied-from-a-takeaway-in-belfast-northern-ireland-the-christmas-chip-replicates-a-christmas-dinne-20c6bdef-5a07-45b8-948b-48e34fc84cb4-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Takeaway christmas themed chip or christmas chip supplied from a takeaway in Belfast .]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Who needs a spice bag when you've Christmas chips up north?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/budget-2025-childcare-fee-cap-7191360-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T12:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>After a lot of spin, just one in four childcare services will have to cut fees under new 'caps'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>budget 2025, Childcare, childcare fees, Consumer Issues, Ireland, jack chambers, norma foley</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/toddlers-boys-and-their-nursery-teacher-playing-with-plastic-toys-and-colorful-car-in-a-nursery-school-playroom-early-brain-and-motor-skills-development-high-quality-photo-e87d76b6-1624-4147-9dd3-2feb8c5d3833-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Parents have been asking childcare providers about their fees after the budget.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[After a lot of spin, just one in four childcare services will have to cut fees under new 'caps']]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/teenager-child-abuse-material-sentencing-dublin-7192756-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T11:35:30+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Teenager addicted to porn from age of nine gets deferred sentence for child sexual abuse images</news:title>
            <news:keywords>child sexual abuse material, Courts, csam, Deferred sentence, Dublin, Dublin Children's Court, Judge Paul Kelly, none</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/the-childrens-court-in-dublin-where-childrens-minister-frances-fitzgerald-and-the-irish-youth-justice-service-are-expected-to-respond-to-a-judges-call-for-an-explanation-for-the-lack-of-detention-68f94b63-a10c-4ba9-93d5-509e8c2ef9fd-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The children's court in Dublin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Teenager addicted to porn from age of nine gets deferred sentence for child sexual abuse images]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/digger-tom-cruise-alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu-box-office-poll-7192674-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T10:43:08+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Will you watch Digger?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Box Office, Cinema, Digger, Film, Movies, Poll, The Daily Poll, Tom Cruise, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/usa-tom-cruise-in-cwarner-bros-pictures-new-movie-digger-2026-plot-the-most-powerful-man-in-the-world-embarks-on-a-frantic-mission-to-prove-he-is-humanitys-savior-before-the-disaster-hes-u-b61a3649-1dd5-47ac-99e5-c0f0546c621c-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tom Cruise stars as Digger Rockwell]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Will you watch Digger?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-396-7192506-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T08:40:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Wednesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, good morning, The 9 at 9</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/espresso-coffee-in-a-mug-with-aroma-6ac76284-7aa8-4de0-8889-9cd94f0164b8-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Wednesday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-weather-warnings-today-7192477-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T08:23:49+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Heavy and persistent rain and possible flooding on the way as weather warnings are in place</news:title>
            <news:keywords>DAY FOR THE DUCKS, forecast, Ireland, Met Éireann, Rain, Weather, Weather Warning, wind</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/people-taking-photos-of-high-waves-at-salthill-galway-during-storm-isha-with-people-warned-not-to-travel-amid-possible-90mph-gusts-picture-date-sunday-january-21-2024-656cd370-34b4-45a6-8eb4-f3cf7373292c-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photos of high waves at Salthill, Galway.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Heavy and persistent rain and possible flooding on the way as weather warnings are in place]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ready-brek-tesco-porridge-recall-beetles-7192468-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T07:22:42+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ready Brek and Tesco porridge batches recalled due to presence of beetles</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Flour beetles, FSAI, Ready Brek, Recall, Tesco, Tesco porridge</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/red-flour-beetle-tribolium-castaneum-in-family-tenebrionidae-darkling-beetles-worldwide-pest-of-stored-products-particularly-food-grains-and-a-m-f413308f-47ee-4f37-945c-9aa224915e40-630x418.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File photo of a red flour beetle ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ready Brek and Tesco porridge batches recalled due to presence of beetles]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-oil-exploration-greenland-7192450-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T06:57:54+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Trump says 'massive' resource exploration to begin in 'our new and beautiful Greenland'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Denmark, Donald Trump, Greenland, NATO, truth social, United States</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/president-donald-trump-boards-air-force-one-tuesday-oct-13-2026-at-joint-base-elmendorf-richardson-alaska-ap-photoalex-brandon-a6218ee7-042b-41f5-8d09-6409572e2c45-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump boarding Air Force One in Alaska on Tuesday ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Trump says 'massive' resource exploration to begin in 'our new and beautiful Greenland']]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/peadar-toibin-journal-public-service-strike-7192252-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-14T06:00:24+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The government says it wants productivity. But where has theirs been over pay talks?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cost of Living, Inflation, Ireland, Peadar Tóibín, Public Sector, Strike, Trade Unions</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/image-b4c8f1a5-850a-4b66-9e8e-edd37c605b21-630x401.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jack Chambers ahead of the Cabinet meeting this week]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The government says it wants productivity. But where has theirs been over pay talks?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/factcheck-public-sector-pay-increases-inflation-higher-lower-7190690-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV arriving at Rome's Gemelli University Hospital for surgery to remove a lump from his lung today.]]></image:caption>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy, Jennifer Murnane O’Connor and Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill at the launch of the new National Drugs Strategy.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-5-at-5-tuesday-113-7191946-Oct2026/</loc>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Tuesday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/courts-teenager-assault-man-coma-3arena-7191807-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T15:35:45+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Third teenager sent forward for trial over alleged attack on man near 3Arena</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The alleged attack occurred in January.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Third teenager sent forward for trial over alleged attack on man near 3Arena]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/house-fire-waterford-city-dead-7191227-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T14:49:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Couple killed alongside two of their children in Waterford arson attack named locally</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Kim and Philip English.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Couple killed alongside two of their children in Waterford arson attack named locally]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/letters-to-the-editor-2-7026278-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T14:30:51+01:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Journal offices ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Want a 'Letter to the Editor' published on The Journal?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/patrick-odonovan-limerick-collapse-7191612-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>2026-10-13T14:27:19+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Minister Patrick O'Donovan takes ill at EU Presidency event and is taken by ambulance to hospital</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Limerick, Patrick O'Donovan</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hungary-votes-remove-anti-lgbtq-ban-7191494-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T14:15:04+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Hungary has finally ditched an anti-LGBTQ+ law that's caused controversy for years</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Budapest, Budapest Pride, Hungary, LGBT, LGBT Rights, LGBTQ, lgbtq rights</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Hungary has come under pressure in recent years over its treatment of LGBTQ+ people.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Hungary has finally ditched an anti-LGBTQ+ law that's caused controversy for years]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/george-gibney-timeline-7108958-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T14:10:58+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Timeline: The allegations against George Gibney, and how he evaded justice for decades</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Court, Courts, george gibney, Sexual Abuse, timeline</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/worker-awarded-40k-placed-on-leave-refusing-drug-test-7191585-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>2026-10-13T13:10:13+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Worker awarded €40k after being placed on leave for refusing to take drug test</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Workplace Relations Commission, WRC</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[WRC adjudication officer Aideen Collard described the employer’s approach as completely unreasonable.

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        <image:title><![CDATA[Worker awarded €40k after being placed on leave for refusing to take drug test]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fontaines-dc-dopamine-chamber-7191503-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>2026-10-13T13:04:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Band of their generation': Five-star reviews for Fontaines DC's new album has critics gushing</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, fontaines dc, Grian Chatten, Ireland, Music, rosalía</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dopamine Chamber is the band's fifth album. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Band of their generation': Five-star reviews for Fontaines DC's new album has critics gushing]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/deposit-return-scheme-bottle-and-cans-refund-machines-poll-7191397-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T10:42:48+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Do you return your empty bottles and cans to reverse vending machines?</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The deposit return scheme was launched in 2024]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Do you return your empty bottles and cans to reverse vending machines?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-public-sector-jack-chambers-cabinet-7191172-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T10:33:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Government is 'playing a game of chicken' with unions as strike approaches</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Taoiseach outside government buildings today]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Government is 'playing a game of chicken' with unions as strike approaches]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/wearable-tech-7187410-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>2026-10-13T10:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>We’re not just being watched any more. We’re paying for the privilege</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, mass surveillance, Opinion, Privacy, spyware, Tech, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/smart-doorbell-camera-mounted-on-red-brick-exterior-wall-beside-residential-front-door-in-daytime-showing-illuminated-ring-button-lens-and-security-b7de71d7-cffa-4a0e-9d7c-9fcd4f8dbd65-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[We’re not just being watched any more. We’re paying for the privilege]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/badger-information-commissioner-7169814-Oct2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T09:30:42+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The FOI Files: How one ‘wrong’ word led to the same request being refused twice</news:title>
            <news:keywords>badger culling, badger snares, bovine TB, Investigates, The FOI Files</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A device used by DAFM to capture badgers as part of the State's bTB eradication programme.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The FOI Files: How one ‘wrong’ word led to the same request being refused twice]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hobbs-phase-eight-clothes-shop-cyber-incident-7191289-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>2026-10-13T09:02:09+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Hobbs and Phase Eight warn of order delays after cybersecurity incident</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Clothes, Cybersecurity, cybersecurity attack, fashion brand, Hobbs, phase eight, tfg london</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/hobbs-fashion-store-in-londons-west-end-b2031ba4-b979-4252-afec-dab3166faec5-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Orders placed on or after Sunday may be delayed, but the companies urged customers not to place their orders again.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Hobbs and Phase Eight warn of order delays after cybersecurity incident]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-395-7191287-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>2026-10-13T08:51:57+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Tuesday</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Tuesday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/bulk-deposit-return-machines-7191274-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T08:41:33+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Deposit return scheme promises more bulk machines you can tip a whole bag into</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A bulk deposit return machine.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Deposit return scheme promises more bulk machines you can tip a whole bag into]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/selma-blair-arrested-7191247-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T08:18:21+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Actor Selma Blair arrested after alleged assault on flight to New York</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arrested, Assault, Los Angeles, New York, selma blair</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Cruel Intentions and Legally Blonde actor Selma Blair]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Actor Selma Blair arrested after alleged assault on flight to New York]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/prepaypower-price-freeze-gas-electricity-winter-7191241-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T08:06:12+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Second energy provider announces winter price freeze on electricity and gas</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Electricity, Energy, Energy prices, Gas, pay as you go, prepaypower, price freeze, provider</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[PrepayPower and Electric Ireland will both implement price freezes for the winter season.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Second energy provider announces winter price freeze on electricity and gas]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/rj-mitte-breaking-bad-walter-jr-7191194-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>2026-10-13T06:41:14+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Breaking Bad co-stars pay tribute to actor RJ Mitte, who has died at the age of 34</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[RJ Mitte pictured in 2014]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Breaking Bad co-stars pay tribute to actor RJ Mitte, who has died at the age of 34]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/irelands-richest-10-own-nearly-half-the-countrys-wealth-7191149-Oct2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T06:30:44+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland’s richest 10% own nearly half the country’s wealth</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland’s richest 10% own nearly half the country’s wealth]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/george-gibney-sentencing-sexual-abuse-survivors-7190798-Oct2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-10-13T00:05:31+01:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>George Gibney's expression did not change, but the emotion in the room was palpable</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[George Gibney pictured in 2019. ]]></image:caption>
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