<?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>Connacht Tribune Department of Education and Youth</title>    <link>https://www.connachttribune.ie/topic/department-of-education-and-youth/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Connacht Tribune Department of Education and Youth and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 17:12:51 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-11-12T17:12:51Z</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.connachttribune.ie/topic/department-of-education-and-youth/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Nearly 40% surveyed favour multi-denominational schools in Galway]]></title>          <link>https://www.connachttribune.ie/news/nearly-40-surveyed-favour-multi-denominational-schools-in-galway-9347564</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Just eight of Galway’s 217 primary schools are multi-denominational, as school boards face a November 30 deadline to consider changing patronage.  </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 14:33:25 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9347564</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.connachttribune.ie/jpim-static/image/2026/11/12/14/25/Scoil-inne-in-Spiddal-pictured-in-September-2014-is-one-of-six-primary-schools-in-the-SpiddalInverin.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=0%2C4%2C0%2C3" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Scoil Éinne</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Scoil Éinne in Spiddal, pictured in September 2014, is one of six primary schools in the Spiddal–Inverin school planning area. -  (Scoil Éinne)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebekah O’Neill]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-12T14:33:25+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>