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            <title><![CDATA[The Laugh-Out-Loud Differences Between Christmas In Ireland vs America]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[We&#039;ve compiled a list of the laugh-out-loud differences in Christmas in Ireland vs America, with everything from food to jumpers.]]></description>
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                                    We've compiled a list of the laugh-out-loud differences in Christmas in Ireland vs America, with everything from food to jumpers.
                
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            <title><![CDATA[Tragic Scenes As Family Resorts To Eating Bountys From Celebrations Box]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2018 12:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[There were solemn scenes Wexford as a family had to resort to eating the leftover Bounty bars from the Christmas Celebrations box.]]></description>
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                                    There were solemn scenes Wexford as a family had to resort to eating the leftover Bounty bars from the Christmas Celebrations box.
                
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            <title><![CDATA[7 Reasons Why Being Single At Christmas Is The Bomb]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2018 16:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Are you going to be lonely over the festive period with nobody to love? Being single at Christmas is a blessing really. Hear us out.]]></description>
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                                    Are you going to be lonely over the festive period with nobody to love? Being single at Christmas is a blessing really. Hear us out.
                
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            <title><![CDATA[Student Begins Fast Ahead Of Eating Parents &#039;Out Of House And Home&#039;]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2018 09:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Gillian Burke has begun her 24 hour fast in preparation for her return to her family in Clare where she intends to eat her parents &#039;out of house and home&#039;.]]></description>
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                                    Gillian Burke has begun her 24 hour fast in preparation for her return to her family in Clare where she intends to eat her parents 'out of house and home'.
                
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            <title><![CDATA[Twelve 90s Toys We&#039;d Still Love To Get This Christmas]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2018 09:02:28 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[The College Times staff were thinking were there any 90s toys from our youth we would still play with as adults? Surprisingly many, as it turns out.]]></description>
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                                    The College Times staff were thinking were there any 90s toys from our youth we would still play with as adults? Surprisingly many, as it turns out.
                
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            <title><![CDATA[Meet Scrooging: A Dating Trend That Happens Every Christmas]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2018 19:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Garret Farrell]]></dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Aldi Are Giving Customers Free Bottle Of Prosecco With Every Bottle Purchased]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rory McNab]]></dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Killing A Sacred Cow: 12 Reasons The 12 Pubs Of Christmas Is Shite]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2018 15:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Garret Farrell]]></dc:creator>
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            <description><![CDATA[The 12 pubs of Christmas is an annual event that needs to disappear.]]></description>
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                                    The 12 pubs of Christmas is an annual event that needs to disappear.
                
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            <title><![CDATA[7 Best Part-Time Christmas Jobs If You&#039;re Strapped For Cash]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2018 13:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Christmas Oktoberfest Is Coming To Dublin]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2018 13:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Garret Farrell]]></dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Penneys New Range Is Perfect For The Grinch In Your Life]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2018 15:44:25 +0000</pubDate>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Garret Farrell]]></dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Want To Be In A Christmas Ad With A Well Known Band? Here&#039;s How To Apply]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2018 16:22:35 +0100</pubDate>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Garret Farrell]]></dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[The 9 Weirdest Unwanted Christmas Presents Available On DoneDeal]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2017 13:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Garret Farrell]]></dc:creator>
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            <description><![CDATA[Unwanted Christmas gifts have to go somewhere and, to our amusement, they end up on DoneDeal every year. Here&#039;s what you can get your hands on.]]></description>
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                                    Unwanted Christmas gifts have to go somewhere and, to our amusement, they end up on DoneDeal every year. Here's what you can get your hands on.
                
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            <title><![CDATA[Well Known Irish Cystic Fibrosis Sufferer Sends First Tweet After Lung Transplant]]></title>
            <link>https://www.collegetimes.com/life/orla-tinsley-first-tweet-lung-transplant-149206</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Dec 2017 17:16:16 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[&quot;Has Anyone Ever Actually Made It To The Twelfth Pub?!&quot; - International Students On Christmas In Ireland]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2017 18:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Burke]]></dc:creator>
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            <description><![CDATA[As Christmas exams wrap up, thousands of students prepare to pack up their rucksacks and head home. For international students, the experience is different.]]></description>
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                                    As Christmas exams wrap up, thousands of students prepare to pack up their rucksacks and head home. For international students, the experience is different.
                
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            <title><![CDATA[A Man Built His Elderly Dog A Stairlift And It&#039;s Left Us Emotional AF]]></title>
            <link>https://www.collegetimes.com/life/old-dog-on-a-sleigh-149114</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2017 10:34:48 +0000</pubDate>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Garret Farrell]]></dc:creator>
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            <description><![CDATA[Timmie struggles walking up and down stairs and his owner had to help. Watch as Timmie uses his sleigh lift and try not to cry.]]></description>
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                                    Timmie struggles walking up and down stairs and his owner had to help. Watch as Timmie uses his sleigh lift and try not to cry.
                
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            <title><![CDATA[DCU Student Laments The Nightmare Of Working In Retail This Christmas]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2017 12:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Farrelly]]></dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Controversy As Cadburys Ditches Classic Bar From Their Selection Boxes]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2017 12:31:21 +0000</pubDate>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Burke]]></dc:creator>
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            <description><![CDATA[Cadbury gets rid of fudge bars from their selection boxes? Really. The rumours are true - and they&#039;ve brought Dairy Milk Oreo bars into the mix.]]></description>
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                                    Cadbury gets rid of fudge bars from their selection boxes? Really. The rumours are true - and they've brought Dairy Milk Oreo bars into the mix.
                
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            <title><![CDATA[10 Last Minute Kris Kindle Bargains For Under €15]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2017 18:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Lyons]]></dc:creator>
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            <description><![CDATA[Yet again College Times has swooped in to save the day to give you some last minute inspiration for your work/family Kris Kindle.]]></description>
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                                    Yet again College Times has swooped in to save the day to give you some last minute inspiration for your work/family Kris Kindle.
                
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            <title><![CDATA[Top 9 Bargains For Culchie Shopping Day In Dublin]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2017 11:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pics: A Bizarre New Christmas Jumper Trend That&#039;s Only For The Brave]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 02 Dec 2017 13:21:24 +0000</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[It&#039;s not Christmas without an ugly Christmas jumper but people are taking it to the extremes with these nipple reindeer Christmas jumpers.]]></description>
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                                    It's not Christmas without an ugly Christmas jumper but people are taking it to the extremes with these nipple reindeer Christmas jumpers.
                
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            <title><![CDATA[Pure Notions? Aldi Are Selling &#039;Beer&#039; &amp; &#039;Pawsecco&#039; For Dogs]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2017 15:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Burke]]></dc:creator>
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            <description><![CDATA[Animal lovers will no doubt be going crazy over the news that Aldi are selling prosecco for dogs ahead of Christmas. Is this taking things too far?!]]></description>
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                                    Animal lovers will no doubt be going crazy over the news that Aldi are selling prosecco for dogs ahead of Christmas. Is this taking things too far?!
                
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