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<url><loc>https://www.farmersforum.ie/trends/emptier-than-inch-and-softer-underfoot-than-barleycove-this-strand-on-the-erris-coast-rarely-sees-a-crowd/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Farmers Forum</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-03T15:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Emptier than Inch and softer underfoot than Barleycove this strand on the Erris coast rarely sees a crowd</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://www.farmersforum.ie/trends/the-dried-up-aral-sea-has-emitted-748-megatons-of-co2-hidden-from-climate-assessments/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Farmers Forum</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-03T12:25:02+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>The Dried-Up Aral Sea Has Emitted 748 Megatons of CO2, Hidden from Climate Assessments</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://www.farmersforum.ie/trends/880-steps-and-one-very-steep-pier-the-walk-down-to-this-mayo-sea-arch-is-over-in-an-hour-and-stays-with-you/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Farmers Forum</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-03T11:04:00+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>880 steps and one very steep pier — the walk down to this Mayo sea arch is over in an hour and stays with you</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://www.farmersforum.ie/trends/a-bray-couple-sold-the-four-bed-dropped-to-three-days-a-week-and-bought-a-cottage-on-the-beara-peninsula-%ca%bcwe-earn-a-third-less-and-save-more%ca%bc/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Farmers Forum</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-03T08:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>A Bray couple sold the four-bed dropped to three days a week and bought a cottage on the Beara Peninsula — ʼwe earn a third less and save moreʼ</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://www.farmersforum.ie/trends/oceanic-odyssey-or-ecological-nightmare-a-crab-trapped-in-a-bottle-drifts-for-2-months/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Farmers Forum</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-03T04:25:04+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Oceanic Odyssey or Ecological Nightmare: A Crab Trapped in a Bottle Drifts for 2 Months</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://www.farmersforum.ie/trends/no-one-bred-them-urban-raccoons-are-already-showing-the-first-signs-of-domestication/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Farmers Forum</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-02T21:24:49+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>No One Bred Them: Urban Raccoons Are Already Showing the First Signs of Domestication</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://www.farmersforum.ie/trends/a-record-210000-walkers-crossed-this-wicklow-trail-last-year-and-a-new-august-parking-system-starts-on-the-1st/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Farmers Forum</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-02T17:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>A record 210000 walkers crossed this Wicklow trail last year and a new August parking system starts on the 1st</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://www.farmersforum.ie/trends/no-need-to-fly-to-italy-more-irish-families-are-booking-the-lakes-of-fermanagh-for-their-august-week-instead/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Farmers Forum</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-02T15:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>No need to fly to Italy — more Irish families are booking the lakes of Fermanagh for their August week instead</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://www.farmersforum.ie/trends/heatwave-gardening-a-simple-way-to-help-hedgehogs-without-harming-their-health/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Farmers Forum</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-02T13:24:43+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Heatwave Gardening: A Simple Way to Help Hedgehogs Without Harming Their Health</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://www.farmersforum.ie/trends/at-84-she-has-swum-at-the-forty-foot-every-morning-for-thirty-one-years-%ca%bcaugust-is-the-only-month-it-is-genuinely-warm%ca%bc/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Farmers Forum</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-02T11:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>At 84 she has swum at the Forty Foot every morning for thirty-one years — ʼAugust is the only month it is genuinely warmʼ</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://www.farmersforum.ie/trends/a-trim-family-moved-to-inishbofin-for-a-school-year-meant-to-be-temporary-and-are-still-there-four-winters-on/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Farmers Forum</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-02T08:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>A Trim family moved to Inishbofin for a school year meant to be temporary and are still there four winters on</news:title></news:news></url>
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