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            <news:title>Kushner and Zelenskyy to meet in Baldonnel this evening</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Kushner meets with Zelenskyy in Kyiv in September. ]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/liveblog-european-leaders-gather-dublin-epc-summit-7222606-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T18:05:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>LIVE: Protests under way in Dublin as EPC leaders head to National Gallery dinner</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[LIVE: Protests under way in Dublin as EPC leaders head to National Gallery dinner]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/public-pay-talks-7224151-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T17:40:12+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The €323m bill: How the fuel protests helped public sector unions secure a bigger pay deal</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Fuel protests in Dublin in April, 2026.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The €323m bill: How the fuel protests helped public sector unions secure a bigger pay deal]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-the-journal-23-7224107-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T17:00:35+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Thursday</news:title>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Thursday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/washington-dc-shooting-today-7223907-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T16:12:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>One person killed and four injured in shooting near White House in Washington DC</news:title>
            <news:keywords>active shooter, DC Police, Gun violence, Logan Circle, Shooting, Washington DC</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Police and medical teams respond to today's shooting, which happened close to the White House in Washington DC. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[One person killed and four injured in shooting near White House in Washington DC]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/russia-ukraine-peace-talks-3-7223878-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T16:02:43+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Minister says leaders shouldn't get bogged down on who represents Europe in Ukraine peace talks</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Convention Centre, EPC, Europe, Helen McEntee, Peace Talks, Russia, Ukraine, USA</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/minister-for-defence-helen-mcentee-td-reviews-the-men-and-women-of-the-69th-infantry-group-inf-gp-at-aiken-barracks-dundalk-prior-to-their-departure-for-deployment-to-lebanon-as-part-of-the-united-ac90f803-d704-43e5-8fed-52924bcb044a-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Minister Helen McEntee]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Minister says leaders shouldn't get bogged down on who represents Europe in Ukraine peace talks]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/u2-dolly-parton-7223864-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T16:00:05+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'You can hear it in her voice': U2 to release song with Dolly Parton, her final recording</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bono, Dolly Parton, entertainment, Music, new release, U2</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA['You can hear it in her voice': U2 to release song with Dolly Parton, her final recording]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/donald-tusk-thanks-dublin-civil-defence-members-who-helped-victims-of-krakow-shooting-7223888-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T15:10:44+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Our heroes': Poland PM thanks Dublin Civil Defence members who helped victims of Kraków shooting</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Donald Tusk, Dublin Civil Defence, krakow, Mass Shooting, Poland</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[People light candles and lay flowers after mass shooting at Main Square in Kraków, Poland]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Our heroes': Poland PM thanks Dublin Civil Defence members who helped victims of Kraków shooting]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/section-39-pay-increase-7223838-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>2026-11-12T15:02:50+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Workers in community sector to receive raises off the back of new public pay deal</news:title>
            <news:keywords>forsa, health services, Ireland, pay parity, Public sector pay deal, Section 39, Workplace Relations Commission</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Workers in community sector to receive raises off the back of new public pay deal]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garth-brooks-ireland-tickets-7223754-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T15:02:34+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Promoter Peter Aiken defends ticket prices for next year's Garth Brooks concerts </news:title>
            <news:keywords>aiken promotions, country music, garth brooks, gigs, Music, peter aiken, Ticket Prices</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Promoter Peter Aiken defends ticket prices for next year's Garth Brooks concerts ]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/school-hoax-bomb-threats-ireland-7223893-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T14:54:39+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Minister says lessons will be learned from hoax bomb threats sent to schools</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, bomb threats, Helen McEntee, Ireland, new protocols, Public Safety, Schools</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Minister for defence and foreign affairs Helen McEntee]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Minister says lessons will be learned from hoax bomb threats sent to schools]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jason-hutch-bail-hearing-7223866-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>2026-11-12T14:49:17+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Son of Gerry Hutch denied bail pending trial over allegations of facilitating organised crime</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, Bail, Gerry Hutch, High Court, Jason Hutch, Jason Murphy, Organised Crime</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/a-view-of-cloverhill-district-court-dublin-as-eamonn-harrison-22-of-mayobridge-in-newry-co-down-appeared-at-the-court-on-charges-of-assault-and-criminal-damage-in-north-dublin-in-august-2018-h-bf96bfd6-2aa7-4105-b715-28d640e1822f-630x393.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[His fiancée, Louise Meade, a qualified solicitor, told the High Court in Cloverhill that Mr Murphy was "a fantastic partner and very much a family man".]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Son of Gerry Hutch denied bail pending trial over allegations of facilitating organised crime]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/bewleys-westmoreland-street-dublin-popeyes-chicken-7223713-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T13:43:25+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Former site of Bewley's coffee shop on Westmoreland Street in Dublin is now getting a Popeyes</news:title>
            <news:keywords>ahoy, Bewleys, Chicken, Coffee Shop, popeyes, Starbucks, tgi fridays, us import, Westmoreland Street</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The site on Westmoreland Street pictured in 2007.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Former site of Bewley's coffee shop on Westmoreland Street in Dublin is now getting a Popeyes]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/epc-summit-zelenskyy-7223652-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>2026-11-12T13:31:56+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Zelenskyy tells Dublin summit of new issues with Elon Musk’s Starshield</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Elon musk, EPC Summit, Russia, Starshield, Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/3g33aw5-1-a31dc748-73e7-4bb3-888e-4779f40578db-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Zelenskyy and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today in Dublin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Zelenskyy tells Dublin summit of new issues with Elon Musk’s Starshield]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/simon-harris-dole-comments-3-7223616-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>2026-11-12T13:30:12+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Harris accused of using dole recipients to ‘distract from failures’</news:title>
            <news:keywords>eoin hayes, Fine Gael, Ireland, Simon Harris, Social Democrats, Social Welfare, War of Words</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/mixcollage-12-nov-2026-01-20-pm-8600-18106c72-306b-4287-9202-44ec837a3d0b-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Eoin Hayes TD and employment minister Peter Burke in the Dáil today]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Harris accused of using dole recipients to ‘distract from failures’]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/carrie-mullane-murder-case-7223699-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T13:22:51+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Body of murder victim ‘left in van for two weeks before being dumped in lough’, court hears</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Carrie Mullane, enniskillen, Fermanagh, Lough Erne, PSNI</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/carrie-mullane-missing-fc982b39-4eab-4102-993a-af89d0828c4e-630x893.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Carrie Mullane had been missing since she arrived in Enniskillen from Limerick on 10 October.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Body of murder victim ‘left in van for two weeks before being dumped in lough’, court hears]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/whats-on-tv-19-7223355-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>2026-11-12T12:46:10+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Our top 5 watches this weekend</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, top 5 picks</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Our top 5 watches this weekend]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/philomenas-law-uk-7223574-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T12:26:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>UK law shields mother and baby homes survivors from benefit cuts and tax</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ireland, mother-and-baby homes, Philomena Lee, redress scheme, Social Welfare, United Kingdom</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/prod-db-pathe-bbc-films-baby-cow-productions-bfi-magnolia-mae-films-drphilomena-de-stephen-frears-2013-gbusafra-avec-philomena-lee-et-judi-dench-pendant-le-tournage-bc87635a-b688-4662-9d9f-5c125c7c6e79-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Philomena Lee with Judy Dench, who famously played her on screen, in 2013.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[UK law shields mother and baby homes survivors from benefit cuts and tax]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/smart-glasses-ban-ireland-ai-poll-7223341-Nov2026/</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>2026-11-12T12:05:43+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Do you think 'smart glasses' that can record people should be banned?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>AI, Artificial Intelligence, Ireland, Poll, Privacy, regulation, smart glasses, Technology, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/vienna-austria-03rd-nov-2026-theme-picture-illustration-on-the-topics-of-smart-glassesai-glassesdata-glassesartificial-intelligence-taken-on-tuesday-3-november-2026-at-an-opticians-in-vie-8f9de672-593d-43a0-8178-26bd69632399-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A small indicator light is often the only sign that the glasses are recording]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Do you think 'smart glasses' that can record people should be banned?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/drug-use-problem-survey-ireland-europe-7223478-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>2026-11-12T11:51:49+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Nearly two-thirds of people see drug use as a serious problem in their local area</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cyprus, Drug use, Europe, Ireland, problem, Survey</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Across EU countries, respondents in Cyprus were most likely to describe local drug use as a serious problem.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Nearly two-thirds of people see drug use as a serious problem in their local area]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/russell-brand-instagram-disabled-7223321-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-12T11:35:54+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Russell Brand’s Instagram and Facebook accounts disabled following rape conviction</news:title>
            <news:keywords>community standards, Facebook, Instagram, Meta, Russell Brand, Sexual Assault, Social Media</news:keywords>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-11T18:52:04+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Teenager accused of Scarlett Faulkner's murder sent message to friend saying 'I gave her some beating'</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Scarlett Faulkner died three weeks after a serious assault in Tipperary.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Teenager accused of Scarlett Faulkner's murder sent message to friend saying 'I gave her some beating']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/kushner-witkoff-zelensky-dublin-7222270-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-11T18:37:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Zelenskyy meets Taoiseach in Dublin ahead of sit-down with US envoys Witkoff and Kushner tomorrow</news:title>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/irelands-prime-minister-micheal-martin-welcomes-ukraines-president-volodymyr-zelenskyy-for-a-bilateral-meeting-in-dublin-wednesday-nov-11-2026-ahead-of-the-european-political-community-epc-sum-990678f8-02a7-4d37-ba2a-0eb015ef7b19-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky meets the US envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in September in Kyiv.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Zelenskyy meets Taoiseach in Dublin ahead of sit-down with US envoys Witkoff and Kushner tomorrow]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/fuel-protest-organisers-call-off-nationwide-convoys-dublin-protest-friday-going-ahead-7222735-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-11T18:33:02+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Fuel protest organisers call off nationwide convoys but Dublin protest on Friday ‘going ahead’</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, convoy, Dublin, EU Council, EU Council summit, fuel protest</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[O'Connell Street blocked off on 10 April as part of national fuel protest]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Fuel protest organisers call off nationwide convoys but Dublin protest on Friday ‘going ahead’]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/aine-oreilly-driver-sentencing-7222769-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-11T18:18:07+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Father of nurse killed by disqualified driver says family left with 'life sentence' of grief</news:title>
            <news:keywords>aine o'reilly, co limerick, Hit-and-Run, Keelan O'Connell, Limerick, Sentencing, Victim Impact Statement</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Áine O’Reilly]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Father of nurse killed by disqualified driver says family left with 'life sentence' of grief]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/operation-bernabe-darren-hoolahan-kinahan-arrest-7222263-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>2026-11-11T18:00:27+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Darren Hoolahan's disappearance: Five arrested in Spain as police seize AK-47 and machete</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Arrests, Benahavís, Costa del Sol, Darren Hoolahan, Estepona, kinahan cartel, Marbella, Operation Bernabé, Spanish Police</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/screenshot-2026-11-11-at-14-36-08-1c2f1600-823b-412c-af87-35103e7d2223-630x393.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Operation Bernabé.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Darren Hoolahan's disappearance: Five arrested in Spain as police seize AK-47 and machete]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/union-pay-deal-ireland-podcast-analysis-7222732-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-11T17:39:35+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The unions got their deal and Simon Harris got his row</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Climate, Dole, Podcast, Public Sector Pay, Simon Harris, Social Welfare, Strike, The candidate, Unions</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[The unions got their deal and Simon Harris got his row]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/eddie-rockets-burglary-7222708-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-11T17:36:02+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man who robbed Eddie Rocket’s caught after gardaí spotted him with two large ketchup packets</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Burglary, Courts, Dublin, Eddie Rockets, south anne street</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/583eddie-rockets_90738431-d701e1e8-ef9b-4288-a6c1-ee0888a3eff6-630x397.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Gardaí found €143 in cash, two battery packs from an iPad or iPhone and a cold can of Red Bull on the man.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man who robbed Eddie Rocket’s caught after gardaí spotted him with two large ketchup packets]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/carrie-mullane-court-case-fermanagh-dungannon-court-7221948-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-11T17:22:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Mother of man accused of Carrie Mullane's murder charged with withholding information from police</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Carrie Mullane, court news, enniskillen, Fermanagh, Lough Erne, Murder Investigation</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/screenshot-2026-11-11-071315-63035836-2f64-428f-8c32-63a50ca6341d-630x413.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Carrie Mullane (Noonan)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Mother of man accused of Carrie Mullane's murder charged with withholding information from police]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/boy-15-to-stand-trial-over-m50-pursuit-7222681-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>2026-11-11T17:06:16+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Boy (15) to stand trial over M50 pursuit which saw stolen car collide twice with garda vehicle</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Courts, Dublin, Dublin Children's Court, M50</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/dublin-ireland-19th-january-2025-an-m50-sign-at-a-junction-entering-the-m50-in-south-dublin-ireland-1a9db98a-8e35-47fd-adfa-e5c92dd0ed2b-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of M50 road sign in Dublin]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Boy (15) to stand trial over M50 pursuit which saw stolen car collide twice with garda vehicle]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/five-at-five-11-november-2026-7222599-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-11T17:00:05+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Wednesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5, five at five</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/number-5-long-exposure-photo-of-blue-lights-light-painting-number-five-on-the-black-background-f0e1fba3-f274-474d-bd79-77e8503537d4-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Wednesday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/quiz-how-much-do-you-know-about-owen-wilson-7220277-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-11T16:54:58+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Quiz: How much do you know about Owen Wilson?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Best of the Box, show quizness</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/owen-wilson-arrives-at-the-premiere-of-stick-on-thursday-may-29-2025-at-amc-century-city-15-in-los-angeles-ap-photochris-pizzello-19973caf-5e15-406b-a9d5-855c97ead8c2-630x757.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[Quiz: How much do you know about Owen Wilson?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/thomas-moran-pays-tribute-to-late-wife-ciara-mageean-7222563-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-11T16:44:37+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘She became Ireland’s daughter’: Thomas Moran pays tribute to late wife Ciara Mageean</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ciara Mageean, co down, portaferry, symbol of strength, Thomas Moran</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Ciara at home with Thomas and their dog, Sam]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[‘She became Ireland’s daughter’: Thomas Moran pays tribute to late wife Ciara Mageean]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/letters-to-the-editor-2-7026278-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-11T16:15:51+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Want a 'Letter to the Editor' published on The Journal?</news:title>
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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/christmas-ads-2-7221395-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-11T14:45:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Hot Santa and cartoon carrots: Have we reached peak supermarket Christmas ad?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>chefs, christmas ads, column, Cost of Living, Eating Out, Food, foodie, Menus, Opinion, restaurant review, restaurants, the feeder's digest, voices</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/santa-2026-91a3d5e0-36cd-49f0-9648-6a2685ad070c-630x362.png</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Actor James Norton as the 'shredded Santa' for M&S 2026 Christmas ad.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Hot Santa and cartoon carrots: Have we reached peak supermarket Christmas ad?]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-inflation-rate-2026-7222334-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-11T14:24:50+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Inflation has hit a three-year high at 4.3% due to high energy prices </news:title>
            <news:keywords>Central Statistics Office, Cost of Living, Economy, Energy prices, Inflation, Ireland</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/hand-adjusting-radiator-thermostat-valve-controlling-home-heating-f8251c6f-9759-4c3b-acd4-6084e4e7085a-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Higher energy prices drove the increase in inflation.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Inflation has hit a three-year high at 4.3% due to high energy prices ]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-trinity-college-protests-joe-biden-man-charged-7222239-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-11T13:37:31+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man in his 50s charged after scuffles and protests during Joe Biden visit to Trinity College</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Biden arrests, Garda, Joe Biden, Trinity College</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/protesters-outside-trinty-college-in-dublin-where-hunter-biden-son-of-former-us-president-joe-biden-is-visiting-the-college-historical-society-to-receive-the-the-gold-medal-for-outstanding-contribut-29874dab-2122-419e-8922-c13512f445f1-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Protesters outside Trinty College in Dublin where Hunter Biden, son of former US president Joe Biden, is visiting the College Historical Society to receive the the Gold Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Public Discourse.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Man in his 50s charged after scuffles and protests during Joe Biden visit to Trinity College]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-workers-pay-increase-deal-7222003-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-11T13:09:18+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Are you a teacher, nurse or civil service officer? Here's how much you'd get from the pay deal</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Administrative officer, clerical officer, Executive officer, midwife, Nurse, Pay deal, Pay increase, Public Sector, Teachers, Trade Union</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/036nurses-lunchtime-protest_90756715-73013ba3-1722-4627-99cf-57a1dd3660b5-630x420.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Medical staff pictured during a public sector strike in October.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Are you a teacher, nurse or civil service officer? Here's how much you'd get from the pay deal]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-strike-pay-deal-7221091-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-11T11:49:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Public sector strike called off after agreement reached on pay deal</news:title>
            <news:keywords>agreement, Government, Pay deal, pay talks, Public Sector, Strike</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/1-file-photo-public-sector-strike-diverted_90758141-5e45244f-f7c4-4f48-a254-2c6daea9100e-630x420.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[A number of rallies were planned to coincide with the strike on Thursday. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Public sector strike called off after agreement reached on pay deal]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/oireachtas-ai-committee-ban-smart-glasses-ban-7222155-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>2026-11-11T11:24:04+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Smart glasses' that can secretly record people could be banned under a Dáil committee proposal</news:title>
            <news:keywords>AI, ai committee, Artificial Intelligence, Meta, Oireachtas AI Committee, Poll, smart glasses</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/close-up-of-the-ray-ban-meta-wayfarer-camera-integrated-into-the-smart-glasses-frame-3a49239f-5a08-4c9a-9f8b-dfc797573112-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Close-up of a pair of smart glasses]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Smart glasses' that can secretly record people could be banned under a Dáil committee proposal]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/bus-arrival-displays-reliability-poll-7222152-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>2026-11-11T11:14:09+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Are the bus arrival displays reliable in your area?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Buses, Green Party, National Transport Authority, Poll, Public Transport, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/ao9z6647-tansport-strike_90507279-75e8e9a8-691c-4088-8a58-1464b7fd77de-630x489.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[There are roughly 800 electronic displays across the country, according to the NTA]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Are the bus arrival displays reliable in your area?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/bomb-threats-schools-media-thejournal-7222128-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-11T10:51:34+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Government says ‘no need to evacuate’ after hundreds of schools receive hoax bomb threat emails</news:title>
            <news:keywords>bomb threats, media organisations, Northern Ireland, PSNI, Schools, threat review</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/garda-8a461d77-d72e-4df3-beaa-aa13de377845-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The Journal and RTÉ were among the media organisations to receive threatening emails today.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Government says ‘no need to evacuate’ after hundreds of schools receive hoax bomb threat emails]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/eu-budget-2027-mff-7222045-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-11T10:11:38+00:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tánaiste Simon Harris served as the chief Council negotiator for this year's budget.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/coachella-2027-7222008-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-11T10:08:23+00:00</news:publication_date>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-11-11-26-7222000-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-11T08:21:46+00:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Housing estate in Sligo]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-city-centre-traffic-restrictions-7221964-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-11T08:05:55+00:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Security checks took place on Tuesday in around the Convention Centre ahead of the European Union summit.]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-bbc-defamation-case-7221953-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-11T07:16:18+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Florida court rules Donald Trump’s defamation case against BBC can proceed</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Florida court rules Donald Trump’s defamation case against BBC can proceed]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/rte-chair-patrick-odonovan-letter-ireland-7221159-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-11T00:05:19+00:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Terence O'Rourke (L) formally wrote to Patrick O'Donovan after budget day]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/american-politics-7221687-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:title>Trump's appointment of hardliner Stephen Miller as chief of staff signals a dangerous two years</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/jonathan-ross-horrified-by-allegations-about-david-walliams-and-crimes-of-russell-brand-7221922-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T22:53:51+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Jonathan Ross ‘horrified’ by allegations about David Walliams and crimes of Russell Brand</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of Jonathon Ross]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ian-morris-tallaght-possession-of-stolen-car-courts-7221890-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T21:41:54+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Man jailed for possession of stolen car detected because owner’s M50 toll tag was still in vehicle</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The car had been earlier recorded passing under the M50 toll and a toll notice had been issued and sent to the owner]]></image:caption>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/psni-investigating-report-of-man-wearing-black-balaclava-pointing-gun-at-woman-7221879-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T21:22:46+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>PSNI investigating report of man wearing black balaclava pointing gun at woman in Antrim</news:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-tuesday-november-6-7221784-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T21:12:55+00:00</news:publication_date>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[RDS Visual Art Awards 2026 exhibition opened Gallery at RDS, a new exhibition space on the RDS campus, to the public for the first time. Photo shows Nikol Ochichenko with their work at the exhibition. The exhibition runs until Friday 15 January and admission is free]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/criminal-legal-aid-dispute-6-7221777-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T20:50:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Minister for Justice and Law Society reach deal to end criminal legal aid dispute</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Minister for Justice and Law Society reach deal to end criminal legal aid dispute]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/woman-dog-filthy-conditions-7221861-Nov2026/</loc>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Woman who kept 22 dogs in 'squalid conditions' banned from working with dogs for 10 years]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-energy-windfall-tax-7216853-Nov2026/</loc>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Higher gas prices can cause exceptional profits for electricity suppliers.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[How much is your energy provider profiting from higher prices, and should they pay a windfall tax?]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/us-army-member-arrested-in-uk-on-suspicion-of-offences-under-national-security-act-7221855-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:title>US army member arrested in UK following allegations of espionage involving Russia</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of armed UK police]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[US army member arrested in UK following allegations of espionage involving Russia]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/digital-fairness-act-michael-mcgrath-7221750-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T19:33:43+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>EU law to clamp down on social media influencers, ticket websites and doomscrolling</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Social media influencer doing a make up tutorial.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[EU law to clamp down on social media influencers, ticket websites and doomscrolling]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/housing-figures-spin-7221740-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T19:30:49+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Housing minister accused of 'spin' and of 'repackaging' housing figures to suit agenda</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Housing Crisis, James Browne, Starter Homes</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Housing Minister James Browne]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Housing minister accused of 'spin' and of 'repackaging' housing figures to suit agenda]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/scarlett-faulkner-murder-trial-2-7221821-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T19:17:10+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>DNA matching Scarlett Faulkner found on bloodstained metal pole recovered by gardaí, trial hears</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Scarlett Faulkner died three weeks after a serious assault in Tipperary.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[DNA matching Scarlett Faulkner found on bloodstained metal pole recovered by gardaí, trial hears]]></image:title>
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        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/catherine-connolly-donald-trump-book-gift-7221611-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T18:34:34+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>President Connolly hopes Trump got ‘plenty of food for thought’ from the book she gave him</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump pictured with President Catherine Connolly during his visit in September.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[President Connolly hopes Trump got ‘plenty of food for thought’ from the book she gave him]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dealz-ireland-stores-closing-7221727-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T18:16:47+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>TD calls for Government to help secure Dealz stores and protect jobs ahead of Christmas</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Dealz operates over 70 stores across Ireland.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[TD calls for Government to help secure Dealz stores and protect jobs ahead of Christmas]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/government-overspent-e607m-international-protection-accommodation-2024-7221427-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T18:04:10+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Deeply concerning': Government overspent €607m on international protection accommodation in 2024</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Eoghan Kenny, INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION, John Brady, PAC, Public Accounts Committee, temporary protection, ukrainian refugees</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image of temporary accommodation centre]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Deeply concerning': Government overspent €607m on international protection accommodation in 2024]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/joe-biden-hunter-biden-dublin-7221452-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T17:50:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'Blood on your hands': Two detained at TCD protest sparked by Joe Biden’s surprise visit</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Biden His Time, Dublin, hunter biden, Joe Biden, trinity college dublin</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/a-man-is-detained-by-garda-officers-outside-trinty-college-in-dublin-where-hunter-biden-son-of-former-us-president-joe-biden-is-visiting-the-college-historical-society-with-his-father-to-receive-t-2b53ab99-c0d0-43b8-8bc0-821e03f3ef59-630x370.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Joe Biden at Trinity College Dublin.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['Blood on your hands': Two detained at TCD protest sparked by Joe Biden’s surprise visit]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/result-books-being-7221654-Nov2026/</loc>
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                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T17:36:57+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>'He's going to be pulped': Irish bookshops take David Walliams titles off the shelves</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Allegations, Bookshops, Children's Books, David Walliams, Grooming, Ireland, Sexual Misconduct, none</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[David Walliams signs copies of his book in London in 2014. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA['He's going to be pulped': Irish bookshops take David Walliams titles off the shelves]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/100-guards-deployed-cork-search-homes-businesses-linked-to-suspected-drug-traffickers-7221637-Nov2026/</loc>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T17:01:19+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>100 guards deployed in Cork to search homes and businesses linked to suspected drug traffickers</news:title>
            <news:keywords>CAB, Cork, Criminal Assets Bureau, Drugs, Search</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Image of the seized cash]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[100 guards deployed in Cork to search homes and businesses linked to suspected drug traffickers]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/five-at-five-10-november-2026-7221589-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T17:00:27+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 5 at 5: Tuesday</news:title>
            <news:keywords>5 at 5, five at five</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/number-5-a-place-setting-table-number-or-a-creative-use-of-a-number-for-a-birthday-or-other-celebration-35624844-90f3-48a2-aec5-2e30097b13cf-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 5 at 5: Tuesday]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/new-play-about-murder-of-sophie-toscan-du-plantier-to-be-staged-in-cork-7221607-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>2026-11-10T16:36:33+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>New play about murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier to be staged in Cork</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Cork, Cork City, Dance Firkin Crane, Play, Schull, Skibbereen, Sophie Toscan du Plantier, Toormore, West Cork</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-2026-11-10t163506-121-463dda3d-d07e-4f0f-b53d-141d8468d6ce-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Sophie Toscan du Plantier, who was murdered in West Cork in 1996.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[New play about murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier to be staged in Cork]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/garth-brooks-says-ireland-is-heaven-for-musicians-ahead-of-next-summers-shows-7221532-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T16:25:43+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>‘100 gigs wouldn’t be enough’: Garth Brooks tells RTÉ interview Ireland is ‘heaven’ for musicians</news:title>
            <news:keywords>answered prayers, country music, garth brooks</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/country-music-star-garth-brooks-during-his-first-night-of-a-series-of-concerts-at-croke-park-dublin-picture-date-friday-september-9-2022-de28d764-247d-4553-aa62-0150d526a562-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Garth Brooks during first of a series of concerts at Croke Park in September 2022]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[‘100 gigs wouldn’t be enough’: Garth Brooks tells RTÉ interview Ireland is ‘heaven’ for musicians]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/david-walliams-injunction-explainer-7221286-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T15:42:14+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>What is an injunction and why couldn't David Walliams be named until now?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>David Walliams, Explainer, Injunction, Media Law</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/london-uk-david-walliams-at-a-gala-performance-of-cinderella-to-support-the-malala-fund-at-the-gillian-lynne-theatre-london-england-on-november-22-2021-ref-lmk386-j7605-231121-gary-mitchell-19bb4648-8270-487f-8727-191ded6e64e7-630x872.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[David Walliams.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[What is an injunction and why couldn't David Walliams be named until now?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/commissioner-says-road-blockages-will-not-be-tolerated-amid-threat-of-new-fuel-protest-7221425-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T15:33:37+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Road blockages will not be 'tolerated', say gardaí, amid efforts to whip up Friday fuel protest</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, fuel protests, garda commissioner, Justin Kelly, Protests</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tractors block O'Connell Street on fifth day of national fuel protest on 11 April]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Road blockages will not be 'tolerated', say gardaí, amid efforts to whip up Friday fuel protest]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/oireachtas-procurement-reform-7221332-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T15:29:02+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>State always picking the cheapest tender offer doesn't work, says Oireachtas report</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Infrastructure, Ireland, Oireachtas, Procurement, Renewable Energy, Seán Fleming</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/childrens-hospital-244_90512827-9a8d6d4b-247c-453a-aa18-153031aeed88-630x534.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Simon Harris at the cast of the foundation stone for the Children's Hospital in 2017 ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[State always picking the cheapest tender offer doesn't work, says Oireachtas report]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/hasan-ali-gori-murder-verdict-7221398-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T14:43:43+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Jury finds man guilty of murdering girlfriend’s mother in her Tipperary home</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Central Criminal Court, Hasan Ali Gori, josephine ray, Murder, Nenagh, Tipperary</news:keywords>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sinn-fein-tolls-motion-7221338-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T14:31:51+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Calls for government to scrap planned toll increases</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Consumer Issues, Consumers, Cost of Living, M1, M50, Motorways, Sinn Féin, Tolls</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[The toll booths on the N7 near Portlaoise ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Calls for government to scrap planned toll increases]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/eu-summit-dublin-security-7221150-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T12:53:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Ireland hit with more bomb threats as security preparations ramp up for EU summit</news:title>
            <news:keywords>An Garda Síochána, bomb threats, Counter Drone, Dublin, EU summit, Ireland, policing, Security</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/558justin-kelly_90758023-f1fed8b2-442a-4b9c-9065-997300532182-630x456.jpeg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly said gardaí "have spent a lot of time undertaking a threat and risk assessment for this whole event".]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Ireland hit with more bomb threats as security preparations ramp up for EU summit]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/david-walliams-7221153-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T12:16:40+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>David Walliams named as celebrity behind failed injunction as multiple allegations are published</news:title>
            <news:keywords>David Walliams, Famous Man, Injunction</news:keywords>
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        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/2ycwjhh-b2f1ea14-f458-4dbc-94b5-8d4189017371-630x513.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[David Walliams]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[David Walliams named as celebrity behind failed injunction as multiple allegations are published]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-traffic-restrictions-niall-horan-7221065-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T11:28:31+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Going to see Niall Horan? Or a musical in the Bord Gáis? Here's what you need to know</news:title>
            <news:keywords>3Arena, Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin, Niall Horan, Public Transport, Traffic, traffic and travel</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/singer-niall-horan-performs-at-a-st-patricks-day-reception-friday-march-17-2023-in-the-east-room-of-the-white-house-93339d43-c0d4-446f-b961-0abed3613ddf-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Niall Horan is playing four gigs in Dublin this week.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Going to see Niall Horan? Or a musical in the Bord Gáis? Here's what you need to know]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-pay-talks-5-7220929-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T11:16:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Simon Harris says a deal on public pay increases is 'within reach'</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Gardaí, Industrial Action, Ireland, Public Sector Pay, Trade Unions, Workplace Relations Commission</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/8a070433-eeef-4f71-8244-e451c52ac0ce-cea79e39-33b5-4422-b5de-c9b909b9a1e9-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Tánaiste Simon Harris chairing a meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council in Brussels this morning]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Simon Harris says a deal on public pay increases is 'within reach']]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/russell-brand-prison-sentence-7221102-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T10:38:16+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Russell Brand's ex accuses him of violence as he begins jail sentence for rape and sexual assault</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Jemima Goldsmith, Lisa Nandy, Rape, Russell Brand, Sexual Assault, Southwark Crown Court</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/russell-brand-court-case-e5b5db48-68f8-4698-9ba9-0a079bf01150-630x419.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Russell Brand has begun his 10-and-a-half-year jail term for rape and sexual assault]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Russell Brand's ex accuses him of violence as he begins jail sentence for rape and sexual assault]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/phone-bill-cost-poll-7221093-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>2026-11-10T10:37:45+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>How much is your monthly phone bill?</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Ireland, Lidl Connect, Mobile networks, phone bill, phone plans, Poll, revolut, Revolut Mobile, Telecommunications, The Daily Poll, Your Say</news:keywords>
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        <image:loc>https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/black-woman-speaking-on-smartphone-during-remote-work-call-91d2c5f4-455f-41c6-9451-f8c665b3c62b-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[The price can vary widely.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[How much is your monthly phone bill?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/sally-rooney-palestine-action-7221033-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T10:21:31+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Irish Writers' Union stands by Sally Rooney as she loses UK book sales revenue</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Censorship, Irish Writers Union, Literature, Palestine Action, sally rooney, UK</news:keywords>
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        <image:title><![CDATA[Irish Writers' Union stands by Sally Rooney as she loses UK book sales revenue]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/investigates-the-foi-files-lobbying-records-7213080-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T09:30:54+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The FOI Files: How lobbying returns can uncover how organisations attempt to influence policy</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Disability, FOI, Freedom of Information, Investigates, Lobbying Records, lobbying register, The FOI Files, Vision Ireland</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Then Minister for Environment Eamon Ryan at the opening of the Wayfinding Centre in 2024.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[The FOI Files: How lobbying returns can uncover how organisations attempt to influence policy]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/retrofitting-ireland-grants-7221004-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T09:04:04+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Retrofit grants should support those who can't afford upfront costs, says report</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Consumers, consumers issues, energy efficiency, energy poverty, Ireland, Just Transition Commission, Retrofitting, SEAI</news:keywords>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[File image.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Retrofit grants should support those who can't afford upfront costs, says report]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/rte-hack-freezer-hack-7220454-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
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            <news:genres>OpEd</news:genres>
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T09:00:00+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Dr Paul Davis: When did supermarkets become part of the battlefield?</news:title>
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        <image:caption><![CDATA[Freezers in supermarkets in Europe became the target of a hack. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Dr Paul Davis: When did supermarkets become part of the battlefield?]]></image:title>
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    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/the-9-at-9-tuesday-120-7220994-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T08:44:21+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>The 9 at 9: Tuesday</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/cup-of-black-coffee-on-table-by-window-in-winter-xmas-holiday-73895ae8-12aa-489d-9365-fe56685f34ec-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        
        <image:title><![CDATA[The 9 at 9: Tuesday]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/leaving-cert-bereavement-defer-7220953-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T08:08:48+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Bereaved students to be offered more flexibility in deferring State exams</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Bereavement, Education, Hildegarde Naughton, Ireland, Leaving Cert, State Exams</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/chemnitz-germany-08th-may-2025-a-woman-sits-with-white-roses-at-the-memorial-service-to-mark-the-80th-anniversary-of-the-end-of-the-second-world-war-in-chemnitz-on-may-8-1945-following-the-sign-4c325682-c2e0-4758-914b-4d74d2137c5e-630x427.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Hildegarde Naughton is due to update her Cabinet colleagues on additional supports being implemented to accommodate students undertaking State exams in 2027. ]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Bereaved students to be offered more flexibility in deferring State exams]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/national-maternity-hospital-appointments-postponed-7220934-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T07:43:45+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Some outpatient appointments at National Maternity Hospital postponed due to road closures</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Dublin, EPC Summit, Healthcare, holles st, National Maternity Hospital, Public Transport, Road closures</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/9228-holles-street_90630896-4a8c6d30-438a-4ee2-9d47-80aca420ae11-630x433.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Access to the hospital has been affected by traffic restrictions this week.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Some outpatient appointments at National Maternity Hospital postponed due to road closures]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/harrison-gardner-self-build-7220842-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T06:45:14+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Build Your Own Home presenter to tell TDs about how to halve the cost of a self-build house</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Harrison Gardner, Housing, Housing Crisis, one-off housing, self build</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/river-2026-11-09t225533-849-c6b7638e-bee6-4261-b875-fb9c463496d5-630x410.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Harrison Gardner (file photo)]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Build Your Own Home presenter to tell TDs about how to halve the cost of a self-build house]]></image:title>
    </image:image>
    </url>    <url>
        <loc>https://www.thejournal.ie/epc-summit-eu-leaders-meeting-dublin-disruptions-7220358-Nov2026/</loc>
        <news:news>
            <news:publication>
                <news:name>thejournal.ie</news:name>
                <news:language>en</news:language>
            </news:publication>
            
            <news:publication_date>2026-11-10T00:05:50+00:00</news:publication_date>
            <news:title>Major traffic restrictions kick in as Dublin prepares for EU-led political summits</news:title>
            <news:keywords>Convention Centre, Dublin, European Political Community, Summit, The Morning Lead</news:keywords>
        </news:news>
        <image:image>
        <image:loc>https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/11/the-convention-centre-situated-on-spencer-docks-overlooking-the-river-liffey-dublin-ireland-ee690d60-9f4d-487e-8400-9b7dde675154-630x420.jpg</image:loc>
        <image:caption><![CDATA[Most of the disruptions will be near Dublin's Convention Centre.]]></image:caption>
        <image:title><![CDATA[Major traffic restrictions kick in as Dublin prepares for EU-led political summits]]></image:title>
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    </url></urlset>