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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[Ardfield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cooney's Lane]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hollyville]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newton Court]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pedestrian Crossing]]></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>Zoning at Ardfield Playing Pitch, Douglas</title>
		<link>http://deirdreforde.ie/2010/05/31/zoning-at-ardfield-playing-pitch-douglas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 20:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a review of the Planning &#038; Development Act going through the Oireachtas at the moment and the issue of ensuring that Local Authorities are in a position to take particular roads and other services in their charge is a critical one which I hope the review will act on.
In relation to the the [...]]]></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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		<category><![CDATA[Bus Eireann]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bus Stops]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[maryborough hill]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://deirdreforde.ie/?p=367</guid>
		<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>Douglas Hurling &amp; Football Club</title>
		<link>http://deirdreforde.ie/2010/05/21/douglas-hurling-football-club/</link>
		<comments>http://deirdreforde.ie/2010/05/21/douglas-hurling-football-club/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 20:36:14 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Community notice board]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[football]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://deirdreforde.ie/?p=361</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I see this year&#8217;s annual golf classic is in Douglas Golf Club on Friday 9th July next.  As I am fairly new to the world of golf (I have the bag, clubs and jacket) I am tentatively pencilling myself in with three super golfers to make up for my total lack of expertise!  [...]]]></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>Progress in tackling Anti social behaviour</title>
		<link>http://deirdreforde.ie/2010/05/21/progress-in-tackling-anti-social-behaviour/</link>
		<comments>http://deirdreforde.ie/2010/05/21/progress-in-tackling-anti-social-behaviour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 19:49:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>deirdreforde</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://deirdreforde.ie/?p=354</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The highlighting of the increased and widespread antisocial behaviour and the apparent lack of progress in tackling same has, I am pleased to report, led to a major move led by the Garda Siochana.  After a few meetings of the Joint Policing Body at Council to discuss my submission on same, a Partnership Consultation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>56 repossession applications in High Court, need for Homeowner Support Scheme</title>
		<link>http://deirdreforde.ie/2010/02/18/56-repossession-applications-in-high-court-need-for-homeowner-support-scheme/</link>
		<comments>http://deirdreforde.ie/2010/02/18/56-repossession-applications-in-high-court-need-for-homeowner-support-scheme/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>deirdreforde</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economic Crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing Information]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://deirdreforde.ie/?p=351</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday in the High Court, there were 56 applications for repossession, including 30 by sub-prime lenders, showing that Ireland is on the precipice of a repossession crisis according to Fine Gael Housing Spokesman, Terence Flanagan TD. 
Deputy Flanagan said today (Tuesday) that there has never been a greater need for homeowners to be safeguarded from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PROPOSAL TO INTRODUCE BYE LAW TO PROHIBIT ANTI SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR</title>
		<link>http://deirdreforde.ie/2010/02/08/proposal-to-introduce-bye-law-to-prohibit-anti-social-behaviour/</link>
		<comments>http://deirdreforde.ie/2010/02/08/proposal-to-introduce-bye-law-to-prohibit-anti-social-behaviour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>deirdreforde</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://deirdreforde.ie/?p=349</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Crime statistics tell only part of the story. I know that of the many people who are affected by anti-social behaviour, not everyone will report it to the police because they think that nothing can be done. This has to change and that is why I believe we have to make tackling anti-social behaviour a [...]]]></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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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://deirdreforde.ie/?p=346</guid>
		<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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