<?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>Laois Live Arts and Culture</title>    <link>https://www.leinsterexpress.ie/arts-and-culture/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Laois Live Arts and Culture and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 19:28:30 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-11-08T19:28:30Z</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.leinsterexpress.ie/arts-and-culture/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Laois star Claire Byrne set for Christmas concert at home ]]></title>          <link>https://www.leinsterexpress.ie/arts-and-culture/laois-star-claire-byrne-set-for-christmas-concert-at-home-9333413</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Newstalk radio presenter to compere Christmas concert in Mountrath</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 18:40:23 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9333413</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.leinsterexpress.ie/jpim-static/image/2026/11/08/12/31/MOUNTRATH-CONCERT-CHRISTMAS-Claire-byrne-newstalk.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Freelance</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Mountrath woman and Newstalk radio broadcaster Claire Byrne to compere concert featuring The Three Tenors and Laois soprano Caoimhe Fitzpatrick. -  (Freelance)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Ganly]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-08T18:40:23+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Arts and Culture]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>