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            <news:title>Man (30s) and woman (60s) arrested on suspicion of murder of Limerick woman</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Mullane has not been seen for a number of weeks.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-pay-offer-7219554-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T15:20:15+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Significantly improved' pay offer made to unions as Harris says strike action avoidable</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/simon-harris-dole-comments-2-7219385-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T14:42:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Simon Harris defends remarks on long-term dole recipients against sharp backlash</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Fine Gael leader and Tanaiste Simon Harris speaking at the Ard Fheis at University College Cork. ]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/kilkenny-boxing-event-chaos-hstikkytokky-7219403-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T14:40:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Garda probe as boxing night organised by manosphere influencer descends into brawl</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A still from a livestream of the event.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/martin-mccaffrey-discrimination-case-7219514-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T14:35:49+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dublin businessman ordered to pay €35k to former social media manager in discrimination case</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Discrimination, Dublin, Employment Law, Gender Discrimination, Ireland, Labour Court, Pregnancy Discrimination</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Martin McCaffrey’s Brazilian Coffee House Ltd, trades as Dash Container Café at the Hole in the Wall in Dublin 7.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dublin businessman ordered to pay €35k to former social media manager in discrimination case]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-civil-defence-krakow-attack-7219485-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T14:30:06+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>McEntee praises Dublin Civil Defence for 'extraordinary' actions in helping Kraków victims</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin Civil Defence, Helen McEntee, krakow, Kraków shooting, Poland</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Helen McEntee.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[McEntee praises Dublin Civil Defence for 'extraordinary' actions in helping Kraków victims]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/big-renovation-clinic-7216564-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T13:00:33+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>You'd like to build a garden room for your teens. Where do you start?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Opinion, the big reno clinic, the big reno project, the great reno project, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[You'd like to build a garden room for your teens. Where do you start?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/poll-simon-harris-dole-comments-7219433-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T12:51:34+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Do you agree with Simon Harris' comments on the dole?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dole, Poll, Simon Harris, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Do you agree with Simon Harris' comments on the dole?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fog-warning-8-november-to-9-november-7219423-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T12:00:22+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Motorists warned of difficult travelling conditions as fog warning issued for 12 counties</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cavan, Connacht, Donegal, Fog off, fog warning, Longford, Louth, Meath, Monaghan, Weather, Weather Warning, Westmeath</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Cars head south in freezing fog on the M7 Motorway near Newbridge in County Kildare yesterday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Motorists warned of difficult travelling conditions as fog warning issued for 12 counties]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/tricolour-irish-national-anthem-symbols-post-unity-7217671-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T10:00:56+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Has anyone asked the people of Northern Ireland what symbols they want to keep if unified?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Calling 353, Darach Ó Séaghdha, Irish identity</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Has anyone asked the people of Northern Ireland what symbols they want to keep if unified?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/krakow-mass-shooting-7219332-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T09:20:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Bodies found at home of suspect in Kraków mass shooting</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Donald Tusk, Far-right, krakow, Mass Shooting, Poland, Terrorism</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/police-officers-stand-near-the-market-square-in-krakow-poland-sunday-nov-8-2026-where-several-people-were-shot-the-day-before-ap-photobeata-zawrzel-c7ae3842-73af-4cdd-a43d-22d51be4dd92-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Police officers stand near the market square in Krakow, Poland.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Bodies found at home of suspect in Kraków mass shooting]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/best-longreads-of-the-week-sitdown-sunday-6-7216439-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T09:00:42+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Sitdown Sunday: The downfall of Russell Brand</news:title>
            <news:keywords>7 deadly reads, Food, Journalism, Longreads, Science, sitdown sunday, Society</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/london-uk-5th-nov-2026-russell-brand-arrives-at-court-with-his-wife-laura-the-comedian-tv-presenter-podcaster-and-actor-is-accused-of-three-counts-of-rape-three-charges-of-sexual-assault-and-34243f9f-410d-4d29-9cf8-aab5d519750a-630x421.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Russell Brand was found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Sitdown Sunday: The downfall of Russell Brand]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-08-11-26-7219361-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T09:00:25+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Sunday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, The 9 at 9</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/closeupofdelicioushealthytoastswithfruitservedon-00ee6a20-0cc8-47db-a23e-5fe6f52653e6-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Sunday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dana-white-press-secretary-7219351-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T08:23:09+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>UFC boss Dana White to meet Trump over press secretary job offer</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dana White, Donald Trump, Press Secretary, UFC, US politics, White House</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/ufc-president-and-ceo-dana-white-attends-a-press-conference-following-the-ufc-freedom-250-fight-monday-june-15-2026-in-washington-ap-photoallison-robbert-5fb88d3b-4da7-4bab-9217-99a1bde36d5e-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[UFC President and CEO Dana White attends a press conference following the UFC Freedom 250 fight.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[UFC boss Dana White to meet Trump over press secretary job offer]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-good-daughter-what-we-need-to-know-7214954-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T08:00:52+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What you need to know about The Good Daughter </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, watercooler moment</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/famous-man-case-online-speculation-court-order-internet-diaries-7216665-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T08:00:35+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The ‘Famous Man’ case shows why court orders still matter in a world full of online speculation</news:title>
            <news:keywords>algorithms, Diary of a man on the internet, Famous Man, Injunction, Internet Diaries, Social Media</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Royal Courts of Justice in London]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The ‘Famous Man’ case shows why court orders still matter in a world full of online speculation]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/gadi-eisenkot-israel-coalition-7219345-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T07:42:37+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Netanyahu rival Gadi Eisenkot to form Israel's governing coalition</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Benjamin Netanyahu, Gadi Eisenkot, isaac herzog, Israel, Israeli politics, Middle East</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Netanyahu rival Gadi Eisenkot to form Israel's governing coalition]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/drug-policy-ireland-3-7217246-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T07:30:24+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The drug market keeps changing. Harm reduction is how we keep up</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Addiction, column, drug abuse, drug policy, Drug Treatment, Drug use, Opinion, voices</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/img_0060-2932fc9b-2099-41f6-98c3-88dc92c0a29e-630x840.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A makeshift crack pipe.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The drug market keeps changing. Harm reduction is how we keep up]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/wind-farms-ireland-plan-7218198-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T07:00:41+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Amid delays, Ireland's plan to be the ‘Saudi Arabia of offshore wind’ teeters on disaster</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Analysis, At Sea, Energy, off shore, off shore off target, off shore wind, OFF TARGET</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[A North Sea wind farm. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Amid delays, Ireland's plan to be the ‘Saudi Arabia of offshore wind’ teeters on disaster]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/winners-and-losers-15-7215674-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T06:30:17+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here are the winners and losers of the political week</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Donald Trump, Hildegarde Naughton, Jim O'Callaghan, Stripe, Winners and Losers</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here are the winners and losers of the political week]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/united-ireland-blueprint-fine-gael-7219267-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T06:15:46+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>A united Ireland could cost up to €25bn in year one, says Fine Gael ‘blueprint’ report</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Fine Gael, Fine Gael Ard Fheis, United Ireland</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tanaiste Simon Harris at the Fine Gael Ard Fheis in Cork ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[A united Ireland could cost up to €25bn in year one, says Fine Gael ‘blueprint’ report]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/russian-disinformation-eu-enlargement-7208636-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T06:00:06+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>War of propaganda: how Russian disinformation is aiming to stop EU enlargement</news:title>
            <news:keywords>disinformation, EU Enlargement, Georgia, Moldova, Propaganda, Russia, Ukraine</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ukraine in June 2022 to speak about their EU membership application.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[War of propaganda: how Russian disinformation is aiming to stop EU enlargement]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/blaa-giveaways-raffle-home-7217883-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T00:05:17+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Company cancels raffle for five-bed Co Waterford home after pushback from locals </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Co Waterford, Housing, Housing Crisis, Raffle, Tramore, Waterford</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/tramore-beach-waterford-ireland-surfing-6710a215-611d-4079-aedd-13b1e87e6a1c-630x275.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The home had recently been listed for more than €700,000 in Tramore.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Company cancels raffle for five-bed Co Waterford home after pushback from locals ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/quiz-beetles-and-beatles-7217817-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-07T22:00:32+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Quiz: How much do you know about beetles and Beatles?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>beetles, Dublin, Ireland, Music, Quiz, The Beatles</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Beatles played in Dublin 63 years ago today (file photo). ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Quiz: How much do you know about beetles and Beatles?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fine-gael-party-direction-centre-right-7218430-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-07T20:30:47+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Fine Gael won't say if it wants to be left or right, but Harris' speech offered a clear clue</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tanaiste Simon Harris at the Fine Gael Ard Fheis in Cork.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Fine Gael won't say if it wants to be left or right, but Harris' speech offered a clear clue]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/simon-harris-fine-gael-speech-7219157-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-07T20:01:16+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Saturday </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Data Centres, evening fix, Fine Gael, Ireland, krakow, News Fix, Russia Ukraine War, Simon Harris, The Fix</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Data centre protest in Dublin City Centre today. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Saturday ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/steve-dempsey-netflix-in-trouble-7217998-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-07T20:00:05+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Netflix and RTÉ are facing the same problem - but only one can fix it </news:title>
            <news:keywords>battle for attention, entertainment, Instagram, Netflix, Oireachtas, RTÉ, Steve Dempsey, Streaming, YouTube</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/tanaiste-and-fianna-fail-leader-micheal-martin-sinn-fein-leader-mary-lou-mcdonald-and-taoiseach-and-fine-gael-leader-simon-harris-with-presenters-miriam-ocallaghan-right-and-sarah-mcinerney-during-a88d6b2a-5780-4283-84dd-aaf26f0a08f3-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Micheál Martin, Simon Harris and Mary Lou Mcdonald on RTÉ's Prime Time]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Netflix and RTÉ are facing the same problem - but only one can fix it ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/krakow-shooting-today-2-7219092-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-07T19:01:33+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Taoiseach shocked by 'callous' shooting in Kraków </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Helen McEntee, International News, krakow, Micheál Martin, Poland, Shooting</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Martin outside government buildings this week. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Taoiseach shocked by 'callous' shooting in Kraków ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/rescuing-vulnerable-animals-7215006-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-07T19:00:58+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘Failure is not an option’: Jack Morley meets Pearse Stokes, who rescues Ireland's wildlife</news:title>
            <news:keywords>animal care, Animal Welfare, Biodiversity, bird care, column, government support of animals, irelands nature heroes, kildare animal rescue, kindness to animals in ireland, Opinion, trapped animals, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The team at Kildare Wildlife Rescue. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[‘Failure is not an option’: Jack Morley meets Pearse Stokes, who rescues Ireland's wildlife]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/simon-harris-dole-comments-7219009-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-07T18:32:20+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Simon Harris says the ‘dole is not a way of life’ as he pledges tougher unemployment penalties</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ard Fheis, Crime, Fine Gael, Fine Gael Ard Fheis, Immigration, Simon Harris, Social Welfare, Unemployment</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/pv-071126-harris-4-099b97ce-0055-45ca-860e-1c0167c14797-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tanaiste Simon Harris at the Fine Gael Ard Fheis in Cork ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Simon Harris says the ‘dole is not a way of life’ as he pledges tougher unemployment penalties]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-candidate-podcast-live-fine-gael-ard-fheis-7219084-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-07T18:29:21+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Watch: The Candidate live from the Fine Gael ard fheis</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Fine Gael, identity, Politics, Simon Harris, The candidate, Video, woke politics</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/set-5th-01-00_16_38_29-still001-f6a85411-2978-4963-963c-a46a522e0631-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Watch: The Candidate live from the Fine Gael ard fheis]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/krakow-shooting-today-7218929-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-07T17:40:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Six people dead and fifteen wounded in Kraków shooting </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Crime, Donald Tusk, Gun violence, krakow, Mass Shooting, Poland, Public Safety, Shooting</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/belmullet-school-chapel-vandalism-7218883-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-07T15:09:23+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Upset as chapel at secondary school vandalised in Co Mayo</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Belmullet, Crime, Education, Gardaí, Mayo, Vandalism</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/895093005_1466519542075877_6277429757534071176_n-bbc69505-13a6-45ff-a08b-0c55c42c002c-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[An image shared online of damage done to the school's chapel.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Upset as chapel at secondary school vandalised in Co Mayo]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-data-centre-protest-7218841-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-07T14:25:59+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Thousands gather in Dublin for Ireland’s first national protest against data centres</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Climate Change, Data Centres, Dublin, Energy, energy security, friends of the earth, Ireland, Protest</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/screenshot-2026-11-07-at-14-19-29-b6abec8d-17d8-4fc0-a617-4e746345147b-630x394.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Data centre protest on O'Connell Street on its way to the Dail. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Thousands gather in Dublin for Ireland’s first national protest against data centres]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/key-action-ministers-addressing-security-concerns-and-preparedness-for-7218767-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-07T13:50:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Schools and hospitals 'always have to be prepared' for bomb threats says minister </news:title>
            <news:keywords>bomb threats, Education, Fine Gael, Helen McEntee, Hildegarde Naughton, Ireland, Security</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/screenshot-2026-11-07-at-13-40-36-55153c9a-28d3-460e-831f-5e3e4a4458de-630x352.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Naughton said ‘procedures are in place’ to guard against any threats (Brian Lawless/PA)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Schools and hospitals 'always have to be prepared' for bomb threats says minister ]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/longford-town-shooting-7218747-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-07T13:03:01+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Gardaí investigating after firearm discharged in Longford town</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Crime, Firearm, Gardaí, Investigation, Longford, Shooting</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/screenshot-2026-11-07-at-13-00-09-da5f85f1-65c1-4d99-8cd5-2140df75b009-630x412.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Investigations are ongoing.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Gardaí investigating after firearm discharged in Longford town]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-charged-with-murder-carrie-mullane-limerick-7218574-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-07T12:55:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man appears in court charged with the murder of Limerick mother-of-four</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Carrie Mullane, Carrie Noonan, enniskillen, Fermanagh, Limerick, Murder, PSNI</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/download-37-6808c670-2cec-4014-92fc-a2fcbd014734-630x409.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Carrie Mullane (Noonan) has not been seen for a number of weeks.

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        <image:title><![CDATA[Man appears in court charged with the murder of Limerick mother-of-four]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/met-eireann-fog-warning-7218733-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-07T12:37:33+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Motorists warned of difficult travelling conditions as fog warning issued</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Fog, Ireland, Met Éireann, travel news, Weather, Weather Warning</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/bandon-west-cork-ireland-23rd-jan-2023-a-thick-blanket-of-fog-descended-on-bandon-in-west-cork-this-morning-causing-difficulties-for-drivers-fog-is-still-lingering-in-parts-but-is-expected-to-l-9583a3a1-3857-4855-92f1-06d142c5e912-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The national forecaster warned of poor visibility and difficult travelling conditions as a result.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Motorists warned of difficult travelling conditions as fog warning issued]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/elliot-english-waterford-death-7218716-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-07T12:22:39+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Tributes paid to 'precious little boy' following death in arson attack</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arson, bumbleance, chi crumlin, Elliot English, English family, Waterford</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/screenshot-2026-11-07-at-12-18-32-e6affdf0-6e8a-4cdc-8ba0-50c9a95402c4-630x553.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Elliot and his mother Kim English.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Tributes paid to 'precious little boy' following death in arson attack]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/workers-party-trinity-suspended-7218691-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-07T12:12:13+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Trinity's Workers' Party committee suspended after infighting on Russia-Ukraine war</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, Ireland, Russia Ukraine War, student politics, the workers party, trinity college dublin</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/trinity-college-dublin-67a65b54-8d0a-4795-99d8-e59a079e9677-630x418.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Workers' Party is described as an all-Ireland party that 'promotes Marxism–Leninism'.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Trinity's Workers' Party committee suspended after infighting on Russia-Ukraine war]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-candidate-fine-gael-ard-fheis-special-7218889-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-07T12:10:27+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>LIVE: Fine Gael wants renewal - but it has to pick a direction first</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ard Fheis, Fine Gael, Live, Podcast, Simon Harris, Special, The candidate</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/tanaiste-simon-harris-speaking-to-media-at-government-buildings-in-dublin-ahead-of-a-cabinet-meeting-the-fine-gael-leader-has-confirmed-he-spoke-to-patrick-odonovan-on-the-phone-shortly-before-the-c-229174de-2293-4e36-9a4c-65b859acf6ae-630x422.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[LIVE: Fine Gael wants renewal - but it has to pick a direction first]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/bowel-cancer-screening-ireland-7218697-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-07T11:48:50+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Health minister won’t commit to a timeline for lowering age for bowel cancer screening</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bowel Cancer, cancer screening, Fine Gael, Health, Ireland, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/health-minister-jennifer-carroll-macneill-speaks-to-the-media-outside-government-buildings-in-dublin-about-the-row-with-the-rotunda-hospital-over-the-provision-of-private-maternity-care-on-public-only-3509fb97-c044-4f03-ae47-0e4b0c04fa05-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Department of Health previously announced plans to expand the screening age bracket by incremental one-year expansions.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Health minister won’t commit to a timeline for lowering age for bowel cancer screening]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fine-gael-ard-fheis-4-7217943-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-07T10:58:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Fine Gael ministers push back on internal report that found party comes across as 'detached'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ard Fheis, Fine Gael, Party Conference, Simon Harris</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/fine-gael-leader-simon-harris-speaking-at-the-82nd-fine-gael-ard-fheis-at-the-university-of-galway-picture-date-saturday-april-6-2024-bdd25657-fae8-48b3-b833-48e47dbb287a-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Simon Harris at the 2024 Ard Fheis in Galway]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Fine Gael ministers push back on internal report that found party comes across as 'detached']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/kyiv-missile-strikes-7218683-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-07T10:40:11+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Kyiv hit by missiles as Ukraine prepares for talks with Russia and the US</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Kyiv, Peace Talks, Russia, Russia Ukraine War, Ukraine, United States</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/police-officers-carry-a-body-recovered-from-an-underground-school-destroyed-in-a-russian-airstrike-in-komyshuvakha-zaporizhzhia-region-ukraine-friday-nov-6-2026-ap-photoevgeniy-maloletka-00e665c0-9ccf-4b19-b441-52b8d4b756ad-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Police officers carry a body recovered from an underground school destroyed in a Russian airstrike in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Kyiv hit by missiles as Ukraine prepares for talks with Russia and the US]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-saturday-231-7218636-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-07T09:00:59+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Saturday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, Nine at Nine</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/traditionalfullamericanbreakfasteggspancakeswithbaconandtoast-f59e85d9-c8ed-46ca-9d91-96c3ed00d79a-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Saturday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/surrealing-in-the-years-142-7217746-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-07T09:00:55+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Raft of false bomb threats really the last thing we need right now</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bomb Hoax, garth brooks, Newstalk, RTÉ, Surrealing in the Years</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-0fd46bb2-444d-4a64-aae2-dfab01e7a062-630x410.jpeg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Raft of false bomb threats really the last thing we need right now]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/un-marrakech-compact-ireland-debunk-factcheck-great-replacement-7217852-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-07T08:15:37+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Debunked: The UN didn’t publish plans to replace Irish people in Ireland or Europeans in Europe</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Conspiracy Theories, Fact check, FactCheck, Ireland, Marrakech Compact, Migration, United Nations</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/181209-marrakech-morocco-dec-9-2018-louise-arbour-r-special-representative-of-the-united-nations-secretary-general-for-international-migration-attends-a-press-conference-in-marrakech-6862300c-c33f-44b6-b5a5-850714b86812-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Intergovernmental Conference to Adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration was held in Morocco in 2018.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Debunked: The UN didn’t publish plans to replace Irish people in Ireland or Europeans in Europe]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/laboru-party-polls-7218043-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-07T08:00:27+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘They are crap and have been crap for ages’: Labour TDs unfazed by poor opinion polls</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ivana Bacik, Labour, Opinion Polls, Rolling with it, the labour party</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/ivana-bacik-speaks-to-party-members-moments-after-being-elected-the-14th-leader-of-the-labour-party-at-an-event-in-ringsend-and-irishtown-community-centre-in-dublin-picture-date-thursday-march-24-2-c1337ffc-d2ae-4a12-8f06-ccc7bfe8a0af-630x382.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Labour leader Ivana Bacik]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[‘They are crap and have been crap for ages’: Labour TDs unfazed by poor opinion polls]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/black-doves-second-season-review-7214945-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-07T08:00:03+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Review: Is the second season of Black Doves worth watching?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, deep dive review</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/conservative-voter-on-trump-2026-7217606-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-07T07:00:07+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'I was cock-a-hoop in 2024. But that glorious Trump presidential win seems a long time ago'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Conservative, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, IRAN WAR, laura perrins, midterm elections, midterms 2026, Republican Party, US politics</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/trump-won-roadside-yard-sign-in-the-thumb-region-of-michigan-usa-be9a79ce-44c8-4e1a-b4f1-c46ebfecefba-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA['I was cock-a-hoop in 2024. But that glorious Trump presidential win seems a long time ago']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/teacher-work-7216607-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-07T06:30:28+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Half days called to facilitate parent-teacher meetings during work-to-rule</news:title>
            <news:keywords>ASTI, Education, Industrial Action, INTO, Ireland, Public Sector Pay, Public sector pay deal, Teachers</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/image-0fa83278-77a1-4bf3-9859-354109dc675d-630x425.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Members of at least two teacher unions have been directed not to attend formal parent-teacher meetings outside of school hours from 16 November. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Half days called to facilitate parent-teacher meetings during work-to-rule]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/rte-dublin-bomb-hoaxes-eu-presidency-hybrid-warfare-grey-zone-7217706-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-07T00:05:06+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Who is behind the suspected ‘coordinated’ threats - and what if they keep coming?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>eu presidency, Explainer, grey zone, grey zone attacks, hoaxes and threats, hybrid warfare, Turning the grey zone green</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/rte-bomb-scare-20_90757916-21bf2fcc-4928-4bcf-8378-022935f49c45-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gardaí at the scene of the bomb hoax at RTÉ.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Who is behind the suspected ‘coordinated’ threats - and what if they keep coming?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/thomas-markle-snr-arrested-7218134-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T23:07:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Meghan Markle’s father to be tagged after appearance in US court over child sex abuse images</news:title>
            <news:keywords>child sexual abuse material, FBI, Florida, Meghan Markle, Metropolitan Police, thomas markle</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/duke-and-duchess-of-sussex-visit-to-australia-day-four-d41a3145-b086-4217-820c-8c9c85d953a4-630x816.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Meghan Markle said she was “deeply distressed” at the allegations about her father.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Meghan Markle’s father to be tagged after appearance in US court over child sex abuse images]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/micheal-martin-no-plans-to-step-aside-7218552-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T22:55:37+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Taoiseach says he has no plans to announce departure after EU presidency</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Fianna Fáil, Late Late Show, Micheál Martin, not going anywhere, rotating taoiseach, Taoiseach</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/macklemore-says-nine-major-us-venues-refused-to-host-his-free-palestine-tour-7218491-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T21:48:58+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Macklemore says nine major US venues refused to host his Free Palestine tour</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Free Palestine Tour, Gaza, Macklemore, Palestine, US</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-2026-11-06t214735-905-69f9ab91-2a81-49e6-a67f-c58f0ff03c51-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of US rapper Macklemore]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Macklemore says nine major US venues refused to host his Free Palestine tour]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/taoiseach-micheal-martin-bomb-threats-media-rte-7217683-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T21:00:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘We will go after this’: Taoiseach cannot confirm who is behind bomb threats but vows to find out</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bomb Threat, bomb threats, David McCullagh, Evacuation, Irish Independent, Micheál Martin, Newstalk, RTÉ, Taoiseach</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
    
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-friday-november-7218348-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T20:59:16+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Here's What Happened Today: Friday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>evening fix, News Fix</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/science-week-2026-f4b1e424-e9bd-495f-b40a-e1291aa60bf0-630x446.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Science Week 2026 will take place across Ireland from 8-15 November, with hundreds of events taking place. This year’s theme is ‘Water: From Molecule to Ocean’.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Friday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/boy-6-dies-after-sustaining-injuries-in-arson-attack-in-waterford-last-month-7218385-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T20:39:11+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Boy (6) dies after sustaining injuries in arson attack in Waterford last month</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arson Attack, Waterford City</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-2026-11-06t203650-684-fad5348c-4100-4a41-ad12-fbf791cb1437-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A fire damaged window at the back of the house that was attacked in Waterford.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Boy (6) dies after sustaining injuries in arson attack in Waterford last month]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/russell-brands-barrister-reports-himself-to-watchdog-after-confronting-journalist-7218331-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T19:49:39+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Russell Brand's barrister reports himself to watchdog after confronting journalist outside court</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Courts, Ian Winter, Ian Winter KC, London, Russell Brand</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/court-artist-sketch-by-elizabeth-cook-of-russell-brand-being-questioned-by-his-barrister-mr-winter-kc-at-southwark-crown-court-london-where-he-faces-three-charges-of-rape-indecent-assault-and-thre-f1025ca2-faae-44ad-bd08-e5060c0bacb2-630x472.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Court artist sketch of Russell Brand being questioned by his barrister Ian Winter KC (left) at Southwark Crown Court, London. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Russell Brand's barrister reports himself to watchdog after confronting journalist outside court]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/woman-and-man-killed-after-two-vans-collide-in-co-offaly-7218310-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T19:06:57+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Woman and man killed after two vans collide in Co Offaly</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cappincur, fatal collision, Offaly, Tullamore</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-100-dca8c62f-39d1-4147-aa43-49e18607986d-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The fatal collision happened at around 12.30pm this afternoon (file image).]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Woman and man killed after two vans collide in Co Offaly]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/friday-newshound-quiz-23-7217944-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T18:30:01+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Newshound, Newshound Quiz, Quiz</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/bob-dylan-d6ee6e53-cc4b-4fcd-a23d-a0c31d4f3efb-630x411.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jaden-connell-murder-charge-7218246-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T18:29:54+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Teenager charged with murder of Limerick man (38) in Dublin</news:title>
            <news:keywords>court news, Dublin, Dublin District Court, Jaden Connell, jamie bailey, Limerick, Murder</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/jaden-connell-facebook-screenshot_20261106_164620_facebook-3c5b4db2-ebd5-47e0-9245-3bf8bcd751b0-630x642.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Jaden Connell.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Teenager charged with murder of Limerick man (38) in Dublin]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sean-harding-manslaughter-verdict-7218204-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T18:25:22+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man found guilty of manslaughter of 80-year-old Tipperary pensioner </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cork, Manslaughter, Sean Harding, teddy murnane, Tipperary</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/square-image-15-b91876cb-0411-427d-bbfe-c91f9cf51d9d-630x630.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Timothy “Teddy” Murnane.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man found guilty of manslaughter of 80-year-old Tipperary pensioner ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-rank-and-file-gra-dispute-7218025-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T18:14:28+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Rank and file gardaí are to push ahead with work-to-rule action during EU Presidency events</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Garda dispute, Industrial Dispute, No GRÁ</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/garda-officers-outside-mallow-district-court-in-co-cork-members-of-the-garda-representative-association-gra-have-threatened-to-withdraw-their-labour-if-the-dispute-between-the-garda-commissioner-d-77b006d0-52d6-46c6-a2f4-41fe25b8f91b-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A stock image of two armed gardaí on duty.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Rank and file gardaí are to push ahead with work-to-rule action during EU Presidency events]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/evening-wrap-friday-november-7218103-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T17:12:45+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Friday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5, five at five</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Friday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/patrick-odonovan-hospital-7217727-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T17:12:18+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Patrick O'Donovan re-admitted to hospital in Limerick</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Epilepsy, Fine Gael, Irish Politics, Limerick, Patrick O'Donovan, University Hospital Limerick</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/minister-for-culture-communications-and-sport-patrick-odonovan-speaks-to-the-media-following-a-meeting-with-rtes-deputy-director-general-adrian-lynch-director-general-kevin-bakhurst-and-board-chai-0e86ef47-f63f-4398-86fc-2ce27205bd2e-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport Patrick O'Donovan pictured speaking to the media in May.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Patrick O'Donovan re-admitted to hospital in Limerick]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/scarlett-faulkner-trial-courts-7218059-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T16:44:30+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Witness in 'total shock' after seeing Scarlett Faulkner's head struck at side of road, court hears</news:title>
            <news:keywords>birdhill, Courts, scarlett faulkner, Tipperary</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-99-3aae988f-0013-41e0-8c59-7dd571ddd713-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Scarlett Faulkner died three weeks after a serious assault in Tipperary.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Witness in 'total shock' after seeing Scarlett Faulkner's head struck at side of road, court hears]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/carrie-mullane-limerick-suspected-murder-7218000-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T16:14:01+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Boat and campervan movements ‘crucial’ to investigation into suspected murder of Limerick woman</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Carrie Mullane, Carrie Noonan, enniskillen, Fermanagh, Limerick, PSNI</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/blurred-frame-25-94e91ee9-a370-4355-9469-6f0adc2a6d07-630x378.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The campervan that the PSNI believes is crucial to the investigation]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Boat and campervan movements ‘crucial’ to investigation into suspected murder of Limerick woman]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/rte-bomb-threat-2-7217934-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T15:43:48+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘Up yours’: David McCullagh issues his own threat to hoaxers on return to air</news:title>
            <news:keywords>And we're back, Bomb Threat, Broadcasting, David McCullagh, Ireland, Newstalk, on air again, RTÉ</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/screenshot-2026-11-06-153957-feebb7f2-a9e7-4d90-aec4-385267b30265-630x408.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[RTÉ presenter David McCullagh speaking over the phone to Taoiseach Micheál Martin from the broadcaster's mobile 'roadcaster' after studios were evacuated.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[‘Up yours’: David McCullagh issues his own threat to hoaxers on return to air]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/britney-spears-includes-five-previously-unreleased-songs-on-25th-anniversary-album-7217945-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T15:29:41+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Britney Spears includes five previously unreleased songs on new 25th anniversary album</news:title>
            <news:keywords>25th anniversary album, britney, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
    
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/man-jailed-20-years-murder-sarah-montgomery-7217936-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T14:46:53+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man jailed for 20 years for murder of heavily pregnant mother-of-two Sarah Montgomery in Co Down</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Belfast, co down, Courts, donaghadee, Sarah Montgomery, Zak Hughes</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-3-8fd7ea60-aa03-4037-b676-56245de9a349-630x410.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Sarah Montgomery]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man jailed for 20 years for murder of heavily pregnant mother-of-two Sarah Montgomery in Co Down]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ray-mcadam-seanad-election-7217911-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T14:29:38+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ray McAdam elected to Seán Kyne's seat in the Seanad</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, Fine Gael, Irish Politics, Musical Chairs, Ray McAdam, Seanad, Seanad byelection</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/563brother-kevin-funeral_90729340-25117d26-5de7-46d7-bacc-fa0b5c165a4a-630x438.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ray McAdam was Lord Mayor of Dublin until earlier this year.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ray McAdam elected to Seán Kyne's seat in the Seanad]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-airport-bomb-threats-7217537-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T14:00:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Aer Lingus and pilots group defend conduct of crew on flight diverted due to bomb threat</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Aviation, bomb threats, European Union, Helen McEntee, Ireland, Security</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/aer-lingus-airbus-a320-200-named-st-eunan-at-manchester-airport-reg-ei-dek-d7d41ab7-5b7f-49eb-8253-5998abb565a1-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Aer Lingus and pilots group defend conduct of crew on flight diverted due to bomb threat]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-weekend-weather-forecast-3-7217556-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T13:29:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Fog warning to last overnight for 19 counties</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Fog, forecast, Ireland, Met Éireann, Weather, Weekend Weather</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/flock-of-sheep-grazing-in-foggy-green-mountain-pasture-660805d9-8b7d-4f7c-bdf5-185b3b04672d-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Foggy and misty conditions are likely to run into Monday morning.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Fog warning to last overnight for 19 counties]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/virgin-media-ireland-am-bomb-threat-evacuation-7217816-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T13:28:46+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Virgin Media kept Ireland AM live on air and didn't evacuate studio after receiving bomb threat</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bauer, Bomb Threat, Garda, Ireland AM, Media, mediahuis, RTÉ, the show must go on, virgin media</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/screenshot_20261106_131305_instagram-20023c25-36c4-499f-8ed9-a300d1f54ace-630x707.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Eric Roberts, Elaine Crowley and Martin King hosted today's Ireland AM episode.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Virgin Media kept Ireland AM live on air and didn't evacuate studio after receiving bomb threat]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ballinasloe-shooting-7217811-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T13:02:39+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Teenager injured and another arrested after shooting incident in Ballinasloe</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, Athlone, Ballinasloe, Crime, Galway, Shooting</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/ashbourne-county-meath-ireland-may-28th-2021-garda-lamp-outside-garda-station-236e1180-588d-4ee5-a643-db331cce6626-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Teenager injured and another arrested after shooting incident in Ballinasloe]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/pineapple-on-pizza-poll-7217803-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T13:02:38+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Does pineapple belong on pizza?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Australia, Brisbane, Food, Hawaiian pizza, Pineapple, Pizza, Poll, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/a-cooked-cheese-and-ham-pizza-bought-from-a-supermarket-that-has-had-additional-chunks-of-tinned-pineapple-added-england-uk-gb-4cfce288-87fd-4b3d-968d-171d506ea387-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Be honest]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Does pineapple belong on pizza?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/niall-horan-3arean-shows-diversions-travel-7217749-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T12:19:36+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Going to Niall Horan next week? Here’s what you need to know about travel restrictions in Dublin</news:title>
            <news:keywords>3Arena, Bus, Concert, Disruptions, EU summit, european political community summit, Luas, Niall Horan, one directions</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/photo-by-zzndzstar-maxipx-2026-61226-niall-horan-performing-in-concert-on-june-12-2026-on-the-nbc-today-show-citi-concert-series-at-rockefeller-center-in-manhattan-new-york-city-nyc-4af13b30-a0b9-4096-8e2c-375489f97121-630x503.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Westmeath singer is playing four shows at Dublin's 3Arena next week.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Going to Niall Horan next week? Here’s what you need to know about travel restrictions in Dublin]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/rte-bomb-threat-7217607-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T12:05:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Broadcasters back on air as hoax threats deemed 'coordinated campaign of disruption'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>As it happened, Bomb Threat, bomb threats, Donnybrook, Dublin, Ireland, Montrose, RTÉ, Sarah McInerney</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/rte-bomb-scare-22_90757915-ef7ddb39-a80c-476c-b02b-40210b951dcd-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gardaí at RTÉ’s Donnybrook campus]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Broadcasters back on air as hoax threats deemed 'coordinated campaign of disruption']]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/russell-brand-convicted-of-rape-7217598-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T09:09:59+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Convicted rapist Russell Brand spends first night in cell ahead of sentencing</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Crime, London, Rape, Russell Brand, Sexual Assault, Southwark Crown Court</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/russell-brand-court-case-2b571d30-95d1-4d75-a426-c0b87fad4a9a-630x473.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Russell Brand has been found guilty of rape]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Convicted rapist Russell Brand spends first night in cell ahead of sentencing]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-06-11-26-7217572-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T09:00:32+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Friday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>9 at 9, The 9 at 9</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/tastybreakfastwithoatmealservedonwhitemarbletableflat-f12a7c68-f219-4cea-9812-195af817f2df-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Friday]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-troops-lebanon-unifil-7217516-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T07:45:30+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘Poignant day’ as last Irish infantry group to deploy after 48 years with Unifil</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ireland, Irish Defence Forces, Lebanon, Peacekeeping, UNIFIL, United Nations</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/69th-infantry-group-lebanon-deployment-ce9a83ee-5159-423b-8cb9-9c016b6cf2a6-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the Irish Defence Forces 69th Infantry Group march past family members and loved ones gathered at Aiken Barracks in Dundalk, Co Louth]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[‘Poignant day’ as last Irish infantry group to deploy after 48 years with Unifil]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/poll-nobody-wants-this-7214932-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            <news:genres>Opinion</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T07:15:10+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What do you make of Nobody Wants This so far?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>any good recs?, Best of the Box</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/screenshot-2026-11-04-at-11-25-03-b82bf204-6e6a-4429-8f0e-a9f31640a3e5-630x413.png</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[What do you make of Nobody Wants This so far?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/education-minister-confirms-expansion-free-period-products-scheme-for-school-pupils-7217129-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T06:30:15+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Education minister confirms expansion of free period products scheme for school pupils</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Education, Education Minister, free period products, Hildegarde Naughton, period poverty, School</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/minister-of-state-with-responsibility-for-public-health-well-being-and-the-national-drugs-strategy-hildegarde-naughton-during-a-budget-2024-press-conference-at-government-buildings-in-dublin-picture-2651228c-bfd6-4f09-949c-999772da3d9e-630x415.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of education minister Hildegarde Naughton]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Education minister confirms expansion of free period products scheme for school pupils]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/midterms-and-optimism-7216999-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T06:00:42+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Obama-era optimism is back. The fashion, thankfully, is not</news:title>
            <news:keywords>column, Ireland, LIFE IN IRELAND, Nobody Needs This, nobody wants this, Opinion, voices</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/president-barack-obama-greets-members-of-the-u-s-senate-youth-program-at-the-south-portico-of-the-white-house-31109-official-white-house-photo-by-pete-souza-35ef09b7-48b9-4ba9-8818-c206d51cbaf6-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Then President Barack Obama greets members of the U.S. Senate youth program at the South Portico of the White House 3/11/09.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Obama-era optimism is back. The fashion, thankfully, is not]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/salary-transparency-law-ireland-7212739-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-06T00:05:30+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Legal change next year will ban employers from advertising jobs without disclosing the salary</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Employment Law, EU Directive, Gender Pay Gap, Ireland, Job advertising, Salary transparency, The Morning Lead, Wages</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/upsetyoungwomanreactingtolossonlaptopinlibrary-0a6d2566-cc9b-4f78-a346-6f120da89bbf-630x354.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[At present many job ads do not specify the level of pay.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Legal change next year will ban employers from advertising jobs without disclosing the salary]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url></urlset>