<?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>Kildare Now Irish Rail</title>    <link>https://www.kildarenow.com/topic/irish-rail/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Kildare Now Irish Rail and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 12:01:26 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-11-11T12:01:26Z</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.kildarenow.com/topic/irish-rail/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA['The heat was unbearable': Overcrowding on trains passing through Kildare highlighted]]></title>          <link>https://www.kildarenow.com/politics/the-heat-was-unbearable-overcrowding-on-trains-passing-through-kildare-highlighted-9343606</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>A local representative said that the issue is ‘becoming an all too familiar story’</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 11:00:14 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9343606</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.kildarenow.com/jpim-static/image/2026/11/11/9/55/Irish-Rail.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=35%2C0%2C35%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PHOTOGRAPH CREDIT: CLLR CHRIS PENDER VIA FACEBOOK</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[&#039;The heat was unbearable&#039;: Overcrowding on trains passing through Kildare highlighted -  (PHOTOGRAPH CREDIT: CLLR CHRIS PENDER VIA FACEBOOK)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Mather]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-11T11:00:14+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>