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		<title>Pall of despondency as appalling vista of winning Eurovision looms</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 07:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donal Conaty</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[appalling vista]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Niamh Kavanagh]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A pall of despondency descended on the country after Niamh Kavanagh qualified for the final of the Eurovision song contest last night.
At ports and airports people gathered with their meagre belongings and faint hopes of a new life in a far away place.
&#8220;What if we win? We&#8217;re already broke,&#8221; the father of a young family [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Second coming of Jesus Christ confirmed for Lissadell House</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donal Conaty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite suggestions to the contrary, The Mire can confirm that the second coming of Jesus Christ will go ahead as scheduled at Lissadell House, Sligo, this summer.
There were concerns that the eagerly anticipated event might be cancelled due to the ongoing High Court case over alleged rights of way at Lissadell.
&#8220;Jesus was worried about that,&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women everywhere deny having sex with Mark Owen</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donal Conaty</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tiger Woods]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mark Owen, a member of pop group Take That, is expected to apologise later today for mistakenly believing he had sex with a number of women.
Owen last week claimed to have had sex with as many as 10 women but it is now believed he may have imagined the affairs during a drinking binge.
&#8220;We didn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UN Commission For Crying Out Loud calls for a halt to John Waters</title>
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		<comments>http://www.themire.net/un-commission-for-crying-out-loud-calls-for-a-halt-to-john-waters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donal Conaty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eurosong]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eurovision]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greece]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United Nations Commission For Crying Out Loud (UNCFCOL) has called for an immediate halt to John Waters.
The commission has asked the Government and all interested parties to ensure that Waters Eurosong entry is not selected for this year&#8217;s Eurovision song contest.
UNCFCOL said it would be a great humanitarian gesture if the government intervened on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Over half CBB contestants are probably not biodegradable</title>
		<link>http://www.themire.net/over-half-cbb-contestants-are-probably-not-biodegradable/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themire.net/over-half-cbb-contestants-are-probably-not-biodegradable/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:14:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donal Conaty</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[plastic surgery]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over half the contestants in Celebrity Big Brother are probably not biodegradable, according to a source in one of the country&#8217;s top funeral homes.
The source said the huge increase in celebrities opting for plastic surgery was mirrored among the wider public. &#8220;What we are seeing on Celebrity Big Brother is pretty representative of the average [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Van Morrison denies affair with Tiger, also denies knowing himself</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 08:29:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donal Conaty</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tiger Woods]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mire is able to reveal that there is still considerable confusion as to whether Tiger Woods and Van Morrison had a baby together over Christmas.
Although initial reports that the couple were proud parents emanated from Van Morrison&#8217;s official website the singer later denied the existence of it.
A spokesman for Van Morrison went so far [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nigella becoming Russell Brand &#8216;most amazing event of noughties&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.themire.net/nigella-lawson-becoming-russell-brand-most-amazing-event-of-noughties/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themire.net/nigella-lawson-becoming-russell-brand-most-amazing-event-of-noughties/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donal Conaty</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nigella Lawson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nigella Lawson&#8217;s remarkable transformation into stand-up comedian Russell Brand has been voted the most amazing event of the noughties by readers of The Mire.
The voluptuous so-called &#8220;queen of food porn&#8221; greeted the onset of middle age and dreaded facial hair by bravely transforming herself into a skinny, hirsute ex-junkie.
&#8220;Who would have thought it was possible?&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Mire reflects on a pig&#8217;s mickey of a year &#8211; twisted and crooked</title>
		<link>http://www.themire.net/the-mire-reflects-on-a-pigs-mickey-of-a-year/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themire.net/the-mire-reflects-on-a-pigs-mickey-of-a-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:36:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donal Conaty</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bertie Ahern]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[British Prime Minister Gordon Brown]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Green Party TD Paul Gogarty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guinness brewery]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[John Delaney]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[NAMA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pat Kenny]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President Nicolas Sarkozy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[rural drinker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryanair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sepp Blatter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taoiseach Brian Cowen]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was a year that began with a visit from several British MPs to Dail Eireann to study the mystifying way in which our TDs resisted resigning.
Then there was the shocking news that the Celtic Tiger was caused by inappropriate alcoholism.
There was good news when the HSE announced that Ryanair would take over the running [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RTE to embrace recession to maintain licence fee revenues</title>
		<link>http://www.themire.net/rte-to-embrace-recession-to-up-their-own-revenues/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themire.net/rte-to-embrace-recession-to-up-their-own-revenues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donal Conaty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Late Late Toy Show]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miriam O'Callaghan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peig Sayers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[RTE is to be at the centre of a new austerity drive in 2010 that will see the national broadcaster transmit all of its programmes in black and white.
In a desperate bid to retain licence fee revenues RTE is to fully commit to the recession and promises bleak programme output. &#8220;We are in agreement with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women claim Duncan Stewart is stalking them through their TVs</title>
		<link>http://www.themire.net/women-claim-duncan-stewart-is-stalking-them-through-their-tvs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themire.net/women-claim-duncan-stewart-is-stalking-them-through-their-tvs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:44:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donal Conaty</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[About the House]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gardai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[I'm a celebrity get me out of here]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Gardai say they are mystified by a huge number of calls from people who inadvertently tuned into About The House on RTE1 last night and have since become convinced that presenter Duncan Stewart is stalking them through their television sets. 
&#8220;We got a huge number of calls from women who watched a moment or two [...]]]></description>
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