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	<title>Welcome to deirdreforde.ie &#187; Council News and Info</title>
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		<title>Pedestrian Crossing Ardfield/Cooney&#8217;s Lane</title>
		<link>http://deirdreforde.ie/2010/05/31/pedestrian-crossing-ardfieldcooneys-lane/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 20:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cooney's Lane]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some months ago Council received the sum of circa 40,000 to improve the bend on Cooney&#8217;s Lane and install a pedestrian crossing.
 The Engineer originally wished to remove a substantial bank at the corner but having consulted with local residents we have now received a map of the proposed layout.  In it Council propose [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proposed Bus Stop Improvement Works, Maryborough Hill.</title>
		<link>http://deirdreforde.ie/2010/05/31/proposed-bus-stop-improvement-works-maryborough-hill/</link>
		<comments>http://deirdreforde.ie/2010/05/31/proposed-bus-stop-improvement-works-maryborough-hill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 19:53:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the long running saga re provision of an appropriate bus stop on Maryborough Hill I want to inform readers of the current position.  Council have indicated to me that they want to progress the matter and you will see from the latest letter that the current position is not good news.  However [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some Helpful Information On Council Taking in Charge of Estates</title>
		<link>http://deirdreforde.ie/2010/05/21/taking-in-charge-of-estates/</link>
		<comments>http://deirdreforde.ie/2010/05/21/taking-in-charge-of-estates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 20:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Current position in Taking in Charge of Estates
South  Taken in Charge  337
          Application been processed  175
North   Taken in Charge  20
           Applications been processed 34
West    Taken in Charge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Traffic Congestion in Douglas</title>
		<link>http://deirdreforde.ie/2010/05/21/traffic-congestion-in-douglas/</link>
		<comments>http://deirdreforde.ie/2010/05/21/traffic-congestion-in-douglas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 20:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently asked Council to set up a task force to specifically address the traffic congestion in the wider Douglas area and to seek solutions in the short and medium terms.  I wanted the Task Force to comprise Gardai, Bus Eireann, Green Route Engineers and Council Traffic Engineers and to report back in two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meaningful deterrents for Anti Social Behaviour</title>
		<link>http://deirdreforde.ie/2010/01/13/meaningful-deterrents-for-anti-social-behaviour/</link>
		<comments>http://deirdreforde.ie/2010/01/13/meaningful-deterrents-for-anti-social-behaviour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:42:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anti social behavior causes untold misery to many people across the County and perhaps the Country. There needs to be a meaningful penalty which will act as a real deterrent to individuals. To date the problem is increasing and we have no real data as to the costs involved in terms of trying to catch [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Local News</title>
		<link>http://deirdreforde.ie/2009/04/16/local-news-2/</link>
		<comments>http://deirdreforde.ie/2009/04/16/local-news-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[

Don’t forget deadline to register 
Don’t forget deadline to register to vote before 18th May 2009.  If you require a voting registration form, please contact me and I will be happy to post one to you. 
 
 
Care &#38; Repair 
The Care &#38; Repair Programme was established to assist older people to carry out necessary small repairs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Local News</title>
		<link>http://deirdreforde.ie/2009/04/05/local-news/</link>
		<comments>http://deirdreforde.ie/2009/04/05/local-news/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ballygarvan School boost
The long running campaign for a new primary school in Ballygarvan received a boost when a proposal from Cllr Deirdre Forde formally recommended disposal of 0.245 acres if land to Cork Diocesan Trustees. This land is required as part of the process to develop a new school, as the number of pupils has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CLARKES’S HILL/MARYBOROUGH HILL</title>
		<link>http://deirdreforde.ie/2009/03/18/clarkes%e2%80%99s-hillmoneygourneymaryborough-hill/</link>
		<comments>http://deirdreforde.ie/2009/03/18/clarkes%e2%80%99s-hillmoneygourneymaryborough-hill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:42:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Further to numerous representations by me over the past four years and more recently in relation to a revised road widening scheme for above I now wish to advise Council are currently re examing the proposal.  In the earlier scheme (for which we received Part 8 planning) there were cycle tracks throughout.  The redesigned scheme [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UPDATE ON ROCHESTOWN ROAD TRAFFIC CALMING SCHEME</title>
		<link>http://deirdreforde.ie/2009/03/17/update-on-rochestown-road-traffic-calming-scheme/</link>
		<comments>http://deirdreforde.ie/2009/03/17/update-on-rochestown-road-traffic-calming-scheme/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
 



UPDATE ON ROCHESTOWN ROAD TRAFFIC CALMING SCHEME. 
Dear Resident, 
Following my numerous representations to Council Officials and (County Manager) over the past 18 months for action on the above, the Senior Engineer for road design presented draft drawings for a traffic calming scheme for Rochestown Road from the entrance to Douglas Court Shopping Centre to St. Patrick’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FG calls for uninsured vehicles to be impounded</title>
		<link>http://deirdreforde.ie/2009/03/15/fg-calls-for-uninsured-vehicles-to-be-impounded/</link>
		<comments>http://deirdreforde.ie/2009/03/15/fg-calls-for-uninsured-vehicles-to-be-impounded/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ One third of penalty points issued given to drivers without a driving licence 
 FG calls for uninsured vehicles to be impounded
 As  Gardaí  prepare a motoring crackdown for St Patrick’s Day, Fine Gael has revealed that one third of  drivers who receive penalty points for breaking the law do not have a valid driving licence, including almost every single [...]]]></description>
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