<?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>Ireland Live News</title>    <link>https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Ireland Live News and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 11:24:46 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-11-02T11:24:46Z</dc:date>    <dc:language>en-gb</dc:language>    <dc:rights>Iconic Media Group Ltd or its affiliated companies. 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]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Henry Saker-Clark and  Press Association Deputy Business Editor]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-02T08:32:26+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Irish Olympian Ciara Mageean was ‘a champion in every sense of the word’]]></title>          <link>https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/irish-olympian-ciara-mageean-was-a-champion-in-every-sense-of-the-word-9323115</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Tributes have been paid to the middle distance runner who died at the age of 34 following a battle with cancer.</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 17:16:10 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9323115</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.ireland-live.ie/jpim-static/image/2026/11/01/17/cs-fcd2f07e-7e94-4671-ae45-ae5a17ddfb52.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">                        <media:text><![CDATA[Ciara Mageean holding an Irish flag - 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