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		<title>Twinning Grants Available!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cllr Kieran McCarthy:  Cork City Council has an open call for providing grants to Cork city based groups who are willing to pursue activities to promote the twinning links between any of the twinned cities subject to certain conditions. Cork city is twinned with 6 cities, Cologne, Germany, Coventry, United Kingdom, Rennes, France, San Francisco, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clamping the clampers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:15:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Transport Committee
to Examine
Clamping Regulation
Transport Committee to  Examine Clamping Regulation: The Committee on Environment, Transport, Culture and the Gaeltacht will begin a series of meetings this week on the regulation of the vehicle clamping industry when representatives from the County and City Managers’ Association and Cork City Council will address the committee. The Minister Committee is to take a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heritage Grants 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cork City Council Heritage Grant Scheme is aimed at providing core funding in the form of small grants (€200 &#8211; €500) for local, communitybased heritage groups and individuals, who are involved in ongoing work that benefits the heritage of Cork City. Examples of eligible activities include holding public talks and meetings, exhibitions, training events, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pedestrian safety at Sarsfield Rd.</title>
		<link>http://douglaspost.ie/2012/01/23/pedestrian-safety-at-sarsfield-rd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Confirmation of safety review of pedestrian crossing facilities at Sarsfield Road Roundabout Cork. South Central TD Jerry Buttimer has secured confirmation that safety auditors will carry out a further review of the pedestrian crossing facilities at the Sarsfield Road Roundabout. “As part of the on-going upgrade works on the South Ring Road the two pedestrian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Clamping Legislation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Dáil’s environmental and transport committee is to launch a wideranging investigation into how to tighten the law regarding clamping with the goal of bringing in a new code of conduct for clampers following public anger at the way many operate. A new licensing system for clamping companies and an appeals process are also on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abolition of USC</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central, Jerry Buttimer, has welcomed the measure announced in the pre-Christmas budget by Minister Michael Noonan that the Universal Social Charge (USC) is to be abolished for people who earn less than €10,000. Up to now the USC applied to people who earned €4,000 or more. “This will positively [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Ward Funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cllr Kieran McCarthy 2012 Ward Funding Cllr. Kieran McCarthy is calling on any community groups in the south east ward of Cork City with an interest in sharing in his 2012 ward funding to apply for his funds. A total of E.8,000 is available to community groups through Cllr. Kieran McCarthy’s ward funds. Application should [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SKECHERS comes to CORK</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[‘World Famous Footwear’ Official Opening Mahon Point Wednesday 26 October. Skechers is the iconic American lifestyle footwear brand and is now number 2 footwear brand in the highly competitive US market. Co-owners Paul Gallagher and Sunil Shah together with Store manager Paul Hogan and team officially opened the doors to their superb Skechers store on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arts Grants Council 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cllr Kieran McCarthy Cork City Council Arts Grants 2012 Cork City Council invites applications for 2012 for the grants under the Arts Act from groups who contribute to the creative arts or culture of Cork City. Cork City Council launched their new Arts and Cultural Strategy 2011 -2015 earlier this year and these Arts Grants [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blackrock Harbour Area</title>
		<link>http://douglaspost.ie/2011/11/03/blackrock-harbour-area/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cllr Kieran McCarthy:  Cork City Council aims to redevelop the Blackrock Harbour Area. The project consists of a large public open space, a park on the grounds of the former Ursuline Convent, a boardwalk linking Blackrock Harbour with Blackrock Castle, the widening of Convent Road and other related measures. Particulars of the proposal will be [...]]]></description>
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