<?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>Louth Live awards</title>    <link>https://www.dundalkdemocrat.ie/topic/awards/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Louth Live awards and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 17:35:09 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-10-28T17:35:09Z</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.dundalkdemocrat.ie/topic/awards/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Louth businesses shortlisted for prestigious food awards]]></title>          <link>https://www.dundalkdemocrat.ie/business/louth-businesses-shortlisted-for-prestigious-food-awards-9315343</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Louth businesses The Glyde Inn and Oriel Sea Salt are shortlisted at the Good Food Ireland 20th Anniversary Awards 2026 with the winners to be announced at the InterContinental Dublin on Monday, 16 November 2026.</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:30:26 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9315343</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.dundalkdemocrat.ie/jpim-static/image/2026/04/18/22/iconic-upload-2023_03_08-glyde_inn_shot-1678273747761.png?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=0%2C11%2C0%2C232" type="image/png" medium="image">                        <media:text><![CDATA[The Glyde Inn Annagassan - ]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Mulhern]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-28T13:30:26+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>