<?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>Longford Live Longford County Council</title>    <link>https://www.longfordleader.ie/topic/longford-county-council/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Longford Live Longford County Council and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 08:13:18 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-11-14T08:13:18Z</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.longfordleader.ie/topic/longford-county-council/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[South Longford animal day care business shortlisted for National Pet Award]]></title>          <link>https://www.longfordleader.ie/news/lanesboro/south-longford-animal-day-care-business-shortlisted-for-national-pet-award-9348569</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Stoneham Animal Stay-Care, which is based in Rathcline, Lanesboro, has been shortlisted for the award of Pet Daycare of the Year at the National Pet Awards after being nominated by pet-owners who had used the service. Public voting is now open.</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 13:36:01 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9348569</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.longfordleader.ie/jpim-static/image/2026/11/13/13/47/Longford-(1500-x-1000-px)-(72).jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Supplied</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Áine Stoneham, owner of Stoneham Animal Stay-Care in Rathcline, Lanesboro. -  (Supplied)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara King]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-13T13:36:01+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Lanesboro]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Longford County Council affected by global Microsoft outage]]></title>          <link>https://www.longfordleader.ie/news/longford-county-council-affected-by-microsoft-global-outage-9349049</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Longford County Council’s emails have been affected by the global outage however their phone lines remain fully operational. They can be contacted on 043 334 33 00.</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 10:44:32 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9349049</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.longfordleader.ie/jpim-static/image/2026/11/13/10/18/Longford-(1500-x-1000-px)-(71).jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Longford Leader</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Longford County Council -  (Longford Leader)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara King]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-13T10:44:32+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>