<?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>Belfast News Letter Irish</title>    <link>https://www.newsletter.co.uk/topic/irish/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Belfast News Letter Irish and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 22:09:49 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-11-10T22:09:49Z</dc:date>    <dc:language>en-gb</dc:language>    <dc:rights>Iconic Media Group Ltd or its affiliated companies. 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Image: Google -  (Google)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Iain Gray]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-10T15:07:45+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Council]]></category><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[O’Neill claims DUP ‘punishing children’ by blocking Bills over Drumcree row]]></title>          <link>https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/politics/oneill-claims-dup-punishing-children-by-blocking-bills-over-drumcree-row-9342324</link>          <description><![CDATA[The First Minister said the DUP is ‘covering up for the fact that they completely called it wrong on the situation on the Garvaghy Road’.]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 14:17:30 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9342324</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjMxMDFjM2U3LWFiYTQtNGQ0ZS1hZmE2LWI4M2QxMjdkNmI5ZTpkZGRjOTJhYy03ZjE2LTQ2OWEtYTk3ZS0yM2I3ZGI0YjNkMjg=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Jonathan McCambridge</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Michelle O&#039;Neill with Sinn Fein MLAs Pat Sheehan (left) and Danny Baker speaking to the media in the Great Hall of the Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast. -  (Jonathan McCambridge)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[By Jonathan McCambridge and Claudia Savage and  Press Association]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-10T14:17:30+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Alliance Party accuses DUP of ‘gambling’ with Stormont institutions]]></title>          <link>https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/politics/alliance-party-accuses-dup-of-gambling-with-stormont-institutions-9341839</link>          <description><![CDATA[The DUP said it would use a petition of concern in an attempt to block legislation around Irish-medium education proposed by a Sinn Féin MLA.]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:13:31 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9341839</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmQyM2M3OTc5LTQ3NTgtNDFiMi1hMGUxLTMyMjI1MjNlZGIxMjowNWE2OGM3Zi02Nzk3LTRkMzgtOWE4OC03OWU2NThjZGQwZmM=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Liam McBurney</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Alliance Party deputy leader Eoin Tennyson said the unionist party had “weaponised children” as part of a “culture war”. -  (Liam McBurney)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[By Jonathan McCambridge and  Press Association]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-10T12:13:31+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>