<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">  <channel>    <title>Derry Journal News</title>    <link>https://www.derryjournal.com/news/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Derry Journal News and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 22:16:40 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-10-30T22:16:40Z</dc:date>    <dc:language>en-gb</dc:language>    <dc:rights>Iconic Media Group Ltd or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2026</dc:rights>    <atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.derryjournal.com/news/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Council to work with pubs and clubs on protective cover initiative to prevent drink spiking]]></title>          <link>https://www.derryjournal.com/news/crime/council-to-work-with-pubs-and-clubs-on-protective-cover-initiative-to-prevent-drink-spiking-9321534</link>          <description><![CDATA[Councillors in Derry have passed a motion calling for the council to work with pubs, clubs and hotels on the roll-out of glass and bottle covers to protect people from drink-spiking. ]]></description>          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 17:59:26 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9321534</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.derryjournal.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjZjMjZiYTM0LTJjNzktNGU0NC05NThmLThlNDMxZjJjMjk4NjpkN2ZkNGVlYy1kYTlhLTQ4NWEtOWFlZi02YjcyZjM5NjNhZTE=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Archive</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Councillors in Derry have passed a motion calling for the council to work with pubs, clubs and hotels on the roll-out of glass and bottle covers to protect people from drink-spiking. -  (Archive)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Mullan]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-30T17:59:26+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Nationalist and socialist councillors in Derry welcome High Court ruling on Garvaghy Road]]></title>          <link>https://www.derryjournal.com/news/politics/nationalist-and-socialist-councillors-in-derry-welcome-high-court-ruling-on-garvaghy-road-9321398</link>          <description><![CDATA[Nationalist and socialist councillors in Derry hailed the recent High Court ruling that Chris Bryant’s decision to ban a controversial Orange Order parade from the Garvaghy Road was lawful.]]></description>          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 17:01:36 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9321398</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.derryjournal.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjYzNDAxMGIzLTJmNzMtNDFkNS1iNGI5LTE0Y2UwYTlmYmMxYjpjNDI2NWM1ZS01MTJmLTRlODQtOGMxMy1jZjAwNmRhYWU3ZmE=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Brian Lawless</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Orangemen make their way from Drumcree Church as police form a barricade to prevent them entering the Garvaghy Road. -  (Brian Lawless)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Mullan]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-30T17:01:36+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Derry MP Colum Eastwood welcomes Irish Government body on unity]]></title>          <link>https://www.derryjournal.com/news/politics/derry-mp-colum-eastwood-welcomes-irish-government-body-on-unity-9321366</link>          <description><![CDATA[New Ireland Commission Chair and Derry’s MP Colum Eastwood has welcomed plans from Taoiseach Micheál Martin to set up a new Irish Government body to examine issues around unity.]]></description>          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:49:55 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9321366</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.derryjournal.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjBlMWNmODlhLTE1ZDktNDMwZS1hMDQyLTA3ZWI5ZjRkYTZjMzo1N2QwZDg0Zi02ODIwLTQ3ODAtOWJmZi0yM2U1YzY3OGU4YzM=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Charles McQuillan</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Foyle SDLP MP Colum Eastwood. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) -  (Charles McQuillan)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brendan McDaid]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-30T16:49:55+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[PSNI puts 30 officers to work reviewing Drumcree recorded material with 60 'identified suspects']]></title>          <link>https://www.derryjournal.com/news/people/psni-puts-30-officers-to-work-reviewing-drumcree-recorded-material-with-60-identified-suspects-9321240</link>          <description><![CDATA[The PSNI said it has put 30 officers to work reviewing 70 hours of recorded material from the Drumcree and Garvaghy Road protest and has built ‘evidential packages in respect of 60 identified suspects’.]]></description>          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:20:30 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9321240</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.derryjournal.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmU3MTViMDQ5LTJiYWYtNDY0ZS1hZTYwLTk2MGZjYTNkNTJkYzpjOWViYjc3Mi0wNmY1LTQ0MGItYmNjMC1kYmUzNjU2ZTBlM2M=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PSNI</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Assistant Chief Constable Davy Beck. -  (PSNI)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brendan McDaid]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-30T16:20:30+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[People]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Three arrests in Derry in ‘investigation into INLA criminality’]]></title>          <link>https://www.derryjournal.com/news/crime/three-arrests-in-derry-in-investigation-into-inla-criminality-9321168</link>          <description><![CDATA[Three men have been arrested in Derry in what police in the city have described as an investigation into INLA criminality.]]></description>          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:57:24 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9321168</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.derryjournal.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjE0YjM3YTI3LTFiYzgtNGE3MC1hZGMwLTI4NjVhN2M4OGEwZTo5YzIxZTNjNy00MTJlLTQ0MDctYmJkYi1iN2RkYjgxYTU4YmI=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Archive</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[PSNI -  (Archive)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Mullan]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-30T15:57:24+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[IN PICTURES: Awakening the Walled City at Derry Halloween]]></title>          <link>https://www.derryjournal.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/in-pictures-awakening-the-walled-city-at-derry-halloween-9321154</link>          <description><![CDATA[Pictured are attendees and performers at Awakening the Walled City during Derry Halloween.]]></description>          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:54:53 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9321154</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.derryjournal.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmE1N2VkMTY1LWM5NDktNDc2Ny05MjQyLWJhNDdjMzNlMDg2NDpkMjFlZWRkMi0zODYzLTRiOTktYTczMy03YzQwZTMzZjY2NTk=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Tom Heaney</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Awakening the Walled City Trail, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Derry Halloween Festival. (Photo - Tom Heaney, nwpresspics) -  (Tom Heaney)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[nwpresspics]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-30T15:54:53+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Arts and Entertainment]]></category><category><![CDATA[What&#039;s On]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Derry Halloween 2026: parade route, fireworks times, road closures and parking information]]></title>          <link>https://www.derryjournal.com/news/people/derry-halloween-2026-parade-route-fireworks-times-road-closures-and-parking-information-9321065</link>          <description><![CDATA[As Derry’s 40th Halloween celebrations draw to a close, thousands are expected to line the streets on Halloween night for the city’s spectacular Carnival Parade and fireworks finale.]]></description>          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:29:11 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9321065</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.derryjournal.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmNiNTI4ZDc3LTVmMDYtNDQwMi04MDhjLTc0NDM2NmE5MTA2MjpmNjkwZmY0ZC1iNGI3LTQyZTQtOGIyMy1jNzE4MGU1MmNlMzg=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>George Sweeney</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Mayor Ruairí leads the ‘City of the Bones’ Halloween carnival parade back in 2025.  Photo: George Sweeney -  (George Sweeney)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Tibbetts]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-30T15:29:11+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[People]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[From a 16-year-old’s idea to an Inishowen-wide charity]]></title>          <link>https://www.derryjournal.com/community/from-a-16-year-olds-idea-to-an-inishowen-wide-charity-9320811</link>          <description><![CDATA[Inishowen’s Children’s Charity CLG will officially launch on Friday, November 6, celebrating ten years of supporting local children and families and unveiling an ambitious five-year strategy for its future.]]></description>          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 14:31:12 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9320811</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.derryjournal.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjI5ZGYxMDZlLWMwODktNGRiOS04NGZiLTkyZGRjNjFkNzMwYzo1NzAwNDUyNC1jYmY1LTQ1NmUtOGVjMC02ODI0N2VkMTk5NTc=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>ICC</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Buncrana’s Children’s Charity, the organisation will officially become Inishowen’s Children’s Charity CLG. -  (ICC)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Staff Reporter]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-30T14:31:12+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Community]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Older people’s commissioner Siobhan Casey says 8 per cent suffering absolute poverty]]></title>          <link>https://www.derryjournal.com/news/people/older-peoples-commissioner-siobhan-casey-says-8-per-cent-suffering-absolute-poverty-9320631</link>          <description><![CDATA[Siobhan Casey has stressed that 8 per cent of older people in the North are suffering absolute poverty yet up to 30,000 pensioners are not claiming pension credits they are owed.]]></description>          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 13:37:53 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9320631</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.derryjournal.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjlkZDFhY2ZiLTg2YTUtNGZjOC1iNjQ3LTgwMmYzNWFhYmY4YzpjYTE1MzdhNy0yMGQ3LTRkNDctOWJhMi1lMjU2ZDdkYmY3ZGM=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>MATT MACKEY</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Siobhan Casey -  (MATT MACKEY)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Mullan]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-30T13:37:53+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[People]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[2,000 seats being replaced by Derry City FC at Southend Stand in the Brandywell]]></title>          <link>https://www.derryjournal.com/news/people/2000-seats-being-replaced-by-derry-city-fc-at-southend-stand-in-the-brandywell-9320649</link>          <description><![CDATA[Work has begun on the replacement of 2,000 seats in the Southend Stand in the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium, Derry City FC have announced.]]></description>          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 13:35:35 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9320649</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.derryjournal.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmU1Njk3MGVhLTRiYWYtNDkzMC1iMzIzLTYxNjc1MDAzNjI1ZTpiNzRhMjRmZS04MjhmLTQzMGEtOTg5Zi0wYTQ5ZDAyM2YyOTg=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>DCFC</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Work has begun on the replacement of 2,000 seats in the Southend Stand in the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium, Derry City FC have announced. -  (DCFC)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Mullan]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-30T13:35:35+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[People]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[8 brilliant photographs of little Hallowe’en explorers and SEN-Sational music in the Guildhall]]></title>          <link>https://www.derryjournal.com/news/people/8-brilliant-photographs-of-little-halloween-explorers-and-sen-sational-music-in-the-guildhall-9320553</link>          <description><![CDATA[Little Hallowe’en explorers enjoyed a spooktacular morning at Derry’s SEN-Sational Hallowe’en session with Mini-Melo Beats in the Guildhall.]]></description>          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 13:06:39 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9320553</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.derryjournal.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjc3YTI3OTE2LWQ4ZDItNDk1YS05NDAxLTE4MTYzMzM1MzBlZDpkZjYzY2UxZS1iMmM0LTQ1YmYtYWY3ZS0yZjZmM2M4OTMzZDg=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Martin McKeown</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Mini Melo-Beats led by Ruth McPhillips, centre pictured with Paddi Ryan and Lola Canning as they enjoyed a special multi-sensory  session  involving  music and movement  for babies, toddlers, and children with special educational needs (SEN). -  (Martin McKeown)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Staff Reporter]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-30T13:06:39+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[People]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[IN PICTURES: Derry Halloween off to a swinging start]]></title>          <link>https://www.derryjournal.com/news/people/in-pictures-derry-halloween-off-to-a-swinging-start-9320526</link>          <description><![CDATA[Pictured are attendees and performers during the 40th anniversary Derry Halloween Festival in 2026.]]></description>          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:51:54 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9320526</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.derryjournal.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmM4MWM2Zjc1LTk3M2ItNGM0Mi05MTY4LWI1YjJkODg4MDViMTo3ZDgxZjFiMS1hNTc1LTQ0MWEtYTY0MC02MTI1ODFmODcwYmU=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>DCSDC</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Crowds on Shipquay Street for Derry Halloween. -  (DCSDC)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brendan McDaid]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-30T12:51:54+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[People]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[In photos: Derry's Western Trust "Chat-Tea Ball" event in the Waterfoot Hotel]]></title>          <link>https://www.derryjournal.com/news/people/in-photos-derrys-western-trust-chat-tea-ball-event-in-the-waterfoot-hotel-9320487</link>          <description><![CDATA[The Western Health and Social Care Trust (Western Trust) Multi-Disciplinary Social Work Team, in collaboration with Derry City and Strabane Council, were delighted to host their annual "Chat-Tea Ball" event in the Waterfoot Hotel recently, as part of Positive Ageing Month with 199 people attending.]]></description>          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:41:40 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9320487</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.derryjournal.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmQ0MzgzNWVhLTdiZTEtNDg1Yy1hMTZiLTFiMTRlYjJjYTE0MzowZDE0YjBlNS1hMGZkLTQ0ZDAtOGQ0My0xMDhhYzFhNzAzZDg=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Western Trust</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[The Western Health and Social Care Trust (Western Trust) Multi-Disciplinary Social Work Team, in collaboration with Derry City and Strabane Council, were delighted to host their annual &quot;Chat-Tea Ball&quot; event in the Waterfoot Hotel recently, as part of Positive Ageing Month with 199 people attending. -  (Western Trust)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Tibbetts]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-30T12:41:40+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[People]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Man who chased minor with bottle threatening to cut his throat jailed at Derry court]]></title>          <link>https://www.derryjournal.com/news/courts/man-who-chased-minor-with-bottle-threatening-to-cut-his-throat-jailed-at-derry-court-9320347</link>          <description><![CDATA[A 25-year-old man who has 129 previous convictions has been jailed at Derry Magistrate's Court for assaulting a 15-year-old among other offences.]]></description>          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:08:16 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9320347</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.derryjournal.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjBkMTg5YjFiLThjODMtNGVjMS04YTAxLWUyMWQ4YmE3YTg1NjoyZmZhNTQwNS1kYmY1LTRhMWItYmNiNy1kNmE1ZTY3ODAyZDQ=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>George Sweeney</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Peace Garden, Foyle Street. (File picture) DER2126GS - 043 -  (George Sweeney)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Court Reporter]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-30T12:08:16+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Courts]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[DJ Declan Gill reminisces about The Embassy Hallowe’en Balls of the 1970s as Derry gears up for Samhain celebrations]]></title>          <link>https://www.derryjournal.com/community/dj-declan-gill-reminisces-about-the-embassy-halloween-balls-of-the-1970s-as-derry-gears-up-for-samhain-celebrations-9275833</link>          <description><![CDATA[It was spring 1973. Aspiring disc jockey Declan Gill was spinning 45s at hops in community centres and church halls around Derry.]]></description>          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:03:54 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9275833</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.derryjournal.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjQyMmE0NDEyLWMwMTEtNDY3Ny04MjVlLTJmNjIyYmM2MDAxNjo5MmZiYTc3NS1lYTNkLTRjYWUtYjFiNS0yMzI3OWY0MTY3MzI=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Kevin Mullan</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Declan Gill reminisced about the Hallowe&#039;en Balls of the 1970s and 1980s in The Embassy. -  (Kevin Mullan)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Mullan]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-30T12:03:54+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Community]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Derry and Strabane group earns national recognition at Pride of Place Awards]]></title>          <link>https://www.derryjournal.com/news/people/derry-and-strabane-group-earns-national-recognition-at-pride-of-place-awards-9320296</link>          <description><![CDATA[Derry City and Strabane District Council has congratulated the North West Ministry of Youth following its success at the 2026 IPB Pride of Place Awards in Dublin, where the organisation was named runner-up in the Community Youth Initiative category.]]></description>          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:55:57 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9320296</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.derryjournal.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmY3YjI3ODliLWRiYzYtNDc4OC1iMTExLTQxMjE2M2E0NWRmODo5YmZhMTYyZS1lMzczLTQ4NmEtOWNlOS1jZTdmM2YzYjU2Y2U=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>DCSDC</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Pride of Place. -  (DCSDC)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Tibbetts]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-30T11:55:57+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[People]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Woman who racially abused and swore at staff while attending Derry A&E jailed]]></title>          <link>https://www.derryjournal.com/news/courts/woman-who-racially-abused-and-swore-at-staff-while-attending-derry-ae-jailed-9320225</link>          <description><![CDATA[A woman has been jailed at Derry Magistrate's Court following a number of incidents at Altnagelvin Hospital.]]></description>          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:39:50 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9320225</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.derryjournal.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmM4NTEwNzJmLTA5OTQtNGNhZC04OTkyLTIzYmRjYjEzNTg4NjowOWZkMWVmMC04MTc5LTQ2ZDUtOGFmOC05NDBkOTg4MzM4NjY=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>BMCD</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[The Emergency Department at Altnagelvin Hopsital. -  (BMCD)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Court Reporter]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-30T11:39:50+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Courts]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Derry council to lobby Executive on economic abuse with one in six women suffering such coercive control]]></title>          <link>https://www.derryjournal.com/news/people/derry-council-to-lobby-executive-on-economic-abuse-with-one-in-six-women-suffering-such-coercive-control-9320181</link>          <description><![CDATA[Derry City and Strabane District Council is to write to the Executive urging action on economic abuse and coercive debt with an estimated one in six women in the North suffering such control over the past year. ]]></description>          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:32:36 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9320181</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.derryjournal.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjRhMTkyMzQ5LTBlNTUtNGJhMC1iYTllLTYzY2E3OWRjYzM2YTpjYzQyNGFhNS04MjdjLTQyZTEtOTU2Ny0yNzRjZjdiZjk5MDc=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Archive</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Martin Reilly -  (Archive)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Mullan]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-30T11:32:36+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[People]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Woman believed ex was 'trying to wipe out her bloodline' after alleged Snapchat firearm video Derry court told]]></title>          <link>https://www.derryjournal.com/news/courts/woman-believed-ex-was-trying-to-wipe-out-her-bloodline-after-alleged-snapchat-firearm-video-derry-court-told-9320145</link>          <description><![CDATA[A Derry court has heard that a woman said that she believed her former partner was 'trying to wipe out her entire bloodline' after he allegedly sent her a Snapchat video of himself with a firearm and allegedly said that 'bullets were going everywhere'.]]></description>          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:24:46 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9320145</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.derryjournal.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjQ5MzYwMTQzLTVlNzYtNDFhNC1iNGY2LTU3ODA0ZDBhZGM2NDplYmFkMzYxOS01ZjVmLTQzOGYtOTBmZi00NDQ0ZDk4YWY4M2Y=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>George Sweeney</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Derry Court House.  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(Photo - Tom Heaney, nwpresspics) : . -  (All photographs published must b : Tom Heaney)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Staff Reporter]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-30T10:26:03+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[People]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Steve Bradley: Cup Final train gives early taste of what’s ahead]]></title>          <link>https://www.derryjournal.com/news/opinion/steve-bradley-cup-final-train-gives-early-taste-of-whats-ahead-9315872</link>          <description><![CDATA[Next weekend will see a huge migration south from across this area as the Candystriped faithful flock in their thousands to the 2026 FAI Cup Final.]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:01:13 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9315872</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.derryjournal.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmQ0Y2Q5Yjc5LTE5Y2EtNGJlYi04NDYxLTk4YmY4ZThjNTYxNDpjYzgzNGMyMS0xZjMzLTRhOGQtOWM5YS0xODdkNGQ4YjJhZTc=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Archive</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[A special train will leave the Waterside train station for Dublin on Sunday, November 8, when Derry City FC face Waterford in the FAI Cup Final. -  (Archive)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Bradley]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-28T13:01:13+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[The opportunity is ours to take - View from the Foyle]]></title>          <link>https://www.derryjournal.com/business/the-opportunity-is-ours-to-take-view-from-the-foyle-9310540</link>          <description><![CDATA[At our recent Annual Dinner, I shared why I’m more optimistic about the North West’s economic future than I’ve been for years.]]></description>          <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:52:53 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9310540</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.derryjournal.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjc2MGNjYWRkLTI3YTYtNGU5Ny05MGUwLWQ2NWQ4OGE5NWEyZjpkNWFkYzViZC04MmI4LTRlMDQtYjE4Mi1hM2I4ZjRmOTUwOTI=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>COC</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Chamber President Steven Lindsay. -  (COC)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven Lindsay and  Chamber President]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-26T16:52:53+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Derry's third town hall 1825-1890 - Our Space 95]]></title>          <link>https://www.derryjournal.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/derrys-third-town-hall-1825-1890-our-space-95-9310460</link>          <description><![CDATA[Derry’s third town hall was in fact an almost complete conversion of the previous 1692 Market House. In 1825, at a cost of £5,500, very major reconstruction created a large, solid two-story building, with its entrance facing up Bishop Street. It was called The Corporation Hall.]]></description>          <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:21:57 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9310460</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.derryjournal.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjhiNjk4MjUxLWZkMDYtNDVmYS04OTZkLWQxZDA2YjEzOGQ5Nzo0NGZkN2ZmNS1hMjNkLTRmNzEtOTRmZS02NDM2MTQzMmQ0MWI=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>MC</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[The Corporation Hall in The Diamond: 1840. -  (MC)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[MC]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-26T16:21:57+00:00</dc:date>                  </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[New BMW 3 Series - Derry Motoring with Jim Mc Cauley]]></title>          <link>https://www.derryjournal.com/lifestyle/cars/new-bmw-3-series-derry-motoring-with-jim-mc-cauley-9310402</link>          <description><![CDATA[For more than 50 years, the BMW 3 Series has combined benchmark driving dynamics, everyday usability and distinctive design. More than 18 million examples have been sold worldwide since 1975, making it the most successful model in the history of the BMW brand. Now in its eighth generation, it features the design and technologies of the Neue Klasse to the core of BMW, with a broad choice of powertrain technologies.]]></description>          <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:04:31 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9310402</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.derryjournal.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjQ1MmI5MDFlLTBlNTktNDFkOC04NGY4LTM2OGUxMWFlZWViNTo2ZDljM2M5Ny1kMzQxLTRhNGUtYjJlNi01MWIzNGIwM2IwMTE=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Fabian Kirchbauer</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[The new BMW i3 brings fully electric drive to the BMW 3 Series for the first time -  (Fabian Kirchbauer)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Mc Cauley]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-26T16:04:31+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Cars]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Complexity of medicine in the modern world - Medical Matters with Derry GP Dr Tom Black]]></title>          <link>https://www.derryjournal.com/health/complexity-of-medicine-in-the-modern-world-medical-matters-with-derry-gp-dr-tom-black-9310369</link>          <description><![CDATA[I spent six years at UCD medical school in Dublin to become a doctor followed by four years in hospital specialities and then into GP training finally qualifying as a GP after 11 years of study. I remember going into one of my final exams on paediatrics thinking that my brain wasn’t big enough to hold all the information I was expected to know. Of course accumulating information was the least part of my training as the next steps of mastering the skills required followed by the many years of experience needed was a greater challenge.]]></description>          <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:57:02 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9310369</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.derryjournal.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjI2M2EyNmNmLTU5NWEtNGExOC05Y2JmLTYzOGJjMzQxNjE5ZTozMDVhOWJiYy1jNTRkLTQxMjgtOTY0MC0xY2E3ODE1MjAwYzg=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>NA</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Dr Tom Black. -  (NA)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Tom Black]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-26T15:57:02+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>