<?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>Offaly Live Halloween</title>    <link>https://www.offalyexpress.ie/topic/halloween/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Offaly Live Halloween and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 20:06:24 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-11-10T20:06:24Z</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.offalyexpress.ie/topic/halloween/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[OPINION (AN COLÚN): The growing, ugly side of Halloween]]></title>          <link>https://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/opinion-an-colun-the-growing-ugly-side-of-halloween-9342136</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>‘At the stroke of midnight, the face of her future spouse was supposedly meant to peer out from the darkness’ </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 19:30:27 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9342136</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.offalyexpress.ie/jpim-static/image/2026/11/10/13/33/snap-apple-night-daniel-mclise.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=18%2C0%2C19%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>oe</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[​”Snap-Apple Night”, painted by the Irish artist Daniel Maclise. It was inspired by a Halloween party that Maclise attended in Blarney in 1832.​​​​​​​ -  (oe)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Fanning]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-10T19:30:27+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>