<?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 Laois Volunteer Centre</title>    <link>https://www.leinsterexpress.ie/topic/laois-volunteer-centre/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Laois Live Laois Volunteer Centre and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 22:14:14 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-11-10T22:14:14Z</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/topic/laois-volunteer-centre/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Shining lights of Laois to be celebrated at gala awards]]></title>          <link>https://www.leinsterexpress.ie/community/shining-lights-of-laois-to-be-celebrated-at-gala-awards-9341186</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Laois Community and Voluntary Awards to honour the county’s volunteer heroes​</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 15:22:11 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9341186</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.leinsterexpress.ie/jpim-static/image/2026/11/10/9/33/Laois-Community-Voluntary-Awards.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Photo: Michael Scully</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Tim Browne,  Unsung Hero, with his wife Geraldine and their colleagues at Clonad GAA, who were Climate Action Runners-up in the Laois Community &amp; Voluntary Awards 2025.   Photo: Michael Scully -  (Photo: Michael Scully)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Ganly]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-10T15:22:11+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Community]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>