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<title>City Council matches landlords of empty buildings and artists looking for a short term home.  Vacant Spaces sought for Creative, Cultural and Craft Use.</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PR0212/Pages/CityCouncilmatcheslandlordsofemptybuildingsandartistslookingforashorttermhomeVacantSpacessoughtforCreativeCulturalandCraft.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 08/02/2012: Dublin City Council is calling on owners of vacant properties in the city to see if they are interested in registering their empty buildings on a register of suitable vacant spaces for individuals and organisations who require space for creative, cultural, and craft uses to rent for one to six months. 
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<pubDate>Wed, 8 Feb 2012 12:19:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin City Safer Internet Day</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PR0212/Pages/DublinCitySaferInternetDay.aspx</link>
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Press Release 06/02/2012: At 11.00am on Tuesday 7th February in The Wood Quay, Venue, Dublin Civic Offices, the Lord Mayor Andrew Montague will host an event to mark Safer Internet Day 2012.
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<pubDate>Wed, 8 Feb 2012 11:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin City Council secures funding to refurbish Crampton Buildings </title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PR0112/Pages/DublinCityCouncilsecuresfundingtorefurbishCramptonBuildings.aspx</link>
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Press Release 31/01/2012: Dublin City Council is to refurbish Crampton Buildings, the protected three storey U shaped courtyard building fronting onto Crampton Quay near O&apos;Connell Street and backing onto Temple Bar, to enable it to meet modern building and fire safety standards and other living standards.
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<pubDate>Wed, 8 Feb 2012 11:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Tougher Controls on Nuisance Trees and Hedges</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PR0112/Pages/TougherControlsonNuisanceTreesandHedges.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 29/01/2012: Dublin City Council is seeking the introduction of new legislation to tackle the nuisance caused by the lack of control over trees and hedges.
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<pubDate>Wed, 8 Feb 2012 11:53:13 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Flood Risk Study - Public Open Evening</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PR0112/Pages/FloodRiskStudyPublicOpenEvening.aspx</link>
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Press Release 23/01/2012: To find out more about the study, a public information evening will take place on Thursday, 26th January, 2012 from 7pm to 9pm at the Red Cow Moran Hotel, Naas Road, Dublin 12.
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin hosts weekend of events to ring in Chinese New Year</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PR0112/Pages/DublinhostsweekendofeventstoringinChineseNewYear.aspx</link>
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Press Release 20/01/2012: A Chinese carnival, an open air opera performance and a film festival are just some of the highlights of an exciting programme of events which will ring in Chinese New Year in Dublin over the coming weekend.
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Chinese Film Festival Fever hits Dublin</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PR0112/Pages/ChineseFilmFestivalFeverhitsDublin.aspx</link>
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Press Release 19/01/2012: The Ambassador of the Peoples Republic of China in Ireland Luo Linquan will formally open the Dublin Chinese New Year Film Festival at Cineworld, Parnell Street, Dublin 1, on Friday 20th January, 2012 at 8pm.
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin?s First Children?s Citywide Reading Project launched</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PR0112/Pages/DublinsFirstChildrensCitywideReadingProjectlaunched.aspx</link>
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Press Release 13/01/2012: Dublin City Libraries and Dublin UNESCO City of Literature will launch Children Save Dublin, the city?s first ever Children?s Citywide Reading Project on Tuesday, 17th January, 2012.
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>dublinbikes passes 3 million journeys mark</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PRDec11/Pages/dublinbikespasses3millionjourneysmark.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 23/12/2011: The three millionth dublinbikes journey was taken on Thursday 22nd December. dublinbikes is a public bike hire scheme operated by JC Decaux Ireland on behalf of Dublin City Council.
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<pubDate>Wed, 4 Jan 2012 11:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>First Citizen of Dublin wishes everyone a Happy Christmas</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PRDec11/Pages/FirstCitizenofDublinwisheseveryoneaHappyChristmas.aspx</link>
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Press Release 22/12/2011: I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very happy and safe Christmas and New Year.
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Update on Priory Hall - Wednesday 21st December 2011 </title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PRDec11/Pages/UpdateonPrioryHallWednesday21stDecember2011.aspx</link>
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Press Release 21/12/2011: The Supreme Court has put the appeals by Dublin City Council in respect of the interpretation of Section 23 of the Fire Services Act in for mention on Thursday 19th January. The case retains its priority status in the Supreme Court list.
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:24:24 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin to welcome Olympic Torch in 2012</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PRDec11/Pages/DublintowelcomeOlympicTorchin2012.aspx</link>
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Press Release 08/12/2011: The International Olympic Committee today announced that Dublin will be included in the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay. In a break from tradition it has been agreed that the Olympic torch will travel outside of Greece and the 2012 host country, The United Kingdom, and visit Dublin, Ireland on 6th June, 2012.
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<pubDate>Thu, 8 Dec 2011 15:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Hark and Hear Little Angels Singing at The Opening of IFA Live Animal Crib</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PRDec11/Pages/HarkandHearLittleAngelsSingingatThe%20OpeningofIFALiveAnimalCrib.aspx</link>
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Press Release 07/12/2011: Little four year old &apos;Angels&apos; will sing at the joint opening of the IFA Live Animal Crib by Dublin?s Lord Mayor Andrew Montague and the Irish Farmers? Association President John Bryan at the Mansion House, Dawson Street, at 10.30 a.m. on Thursday 8th December 2011.
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<pubDate>Wed, 7 Dec 2011 15:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>The Red Stables Christmas Art Programme 2011</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PRDec11/Pages/TheRedStablesChristmasArtProgramme2011.aspx</link>
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Press Release 06/12/2011: Come and enjoy the festive fun and Christmas spirit at The Red Stables, St Annes Park, Dublin 3. Christmas 2011 promises festive entertainment at The Red Stables, located in the beautiful landscape of St Annes Park, Dublin 3. 
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<pubDate>Tue, 6 Dec 2011 12:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Greyhound buys Dublin City Councils bin service</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PRDec11/Pages/GreyhoundbuysDublinCityCouncilsbinservice.aspx</link>
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Press Release 5/12/2011: Dublin City Council and Greyhound Recycling and Recovery have announced the transfer of the City Councils commercial and domestic waste collection business to Greyhound Recycling and Recovery in a deal which is estimated to save the Council in the region of E60 million over the next six years.
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<pubDate>Tue, 6 Dec 2011 10:04:53 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>2011 O?Connell Street Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesNovember2011/Pages/2011OConnellStreetAnnualChristmasTreeLightingCeremony.aspx</link>
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Press Release 25/11/2011: The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Andrew Montague, in the company of the Army No. 1 Band, will launch Dublin?s biggest Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony in O?Connell Street, on Sunday, 27th November, starting at 4pm.
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>So Much More than Shopping  Great Writing Great Places</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesNovember2011/Pages/SoMuchMorethanShoppingGreatWritingGreatPlaces.aspx</link>
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Press release 15/11/2011: As part of the Great Writing Great Places series, Dublin UNESCO City of Literature has great pleasure in bringing writers into unusual venues but venues connected with their writing. So Much More than Shopping is the final in the series and takes place on Saturday, 19th November at 11am in the Lost Society Cafe, First Floor, Powerscourt Townhouse Centre, South William Street, Dublin 2.
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Please Note Change of Venue for event tonight - Lord Mayor receives award</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesNovember2011/Pages/PleaseNoteChangeofVenueforeventtonightLordMayorreceivesaward.aspx</link>
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Press Release 11/11/2011: The Republic of Ireland Branch of CIWEM (the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management) will present Lord Mayor Andrew Montague with the CIWEM Irish Environment Award for 2011 for his championing of dublinbikes scheme on the 11th November 2011 at 9.30pm in the National Yacht Club in D?n Laoghaire.
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Mexican Food Week in Ireland</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesNovember2011/Pages/MexicanFoodFestival.aspx</link>
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Press Release 10/11/2011: MEXICAN FOOD WEEK IN IRELAND - Taking place from 19th November to 24th November, 2011.
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:33:12 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Lord Mayor receives award</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesNovember2011/Pages/LordMayorreceivesaward.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 10/11/2011: The Republic of Ireland Branch of CIWEM (the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management) will present Lord Mayor Andrew Montague with the CIWEM Irish Environment Award for 2011 for his championing of Dublin Bikes Scheme on the 11th November 2011.
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Lord Mayor invites you to experience all the magic of Dublin at Christmas </title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesNovember2011/Pages/LordMayorinvitesyoutoexperienceallthemagicofDublinatChristmas.aspx</link>
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Press Release 09/11/2011: Dublins Lord Mayor Andrew Montague launches Dublin at Christmas, Dublin citys programme of events for Christmas and New Year, tomorrow Thursday 10th November.
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:16:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Otherworld - Ballymun Halloween Festival 2011</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesOctober2011/Pages/OtherworldBallymunHalloweenFestival2011.aspx</link>
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Press Release 28/10/2011: On Monday 31st October at 7 p.m. the Lord Mayor, Andrew Montague, will launch the Otherworld Ballymun Halloween Festival at the Ballymun plaza.
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<pubDate>Tue, 1 Nov 2011 10:09:24 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>National Recreation Week to highlight local recreation options for young people</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesOctober2011/Pages/NationalRecreationWeektohighlightlocalrecreationoptionsforyoungpeople.aspx</link>
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Press Release 28/10/2011: National Recreation Week 2011 will be held between Friday 28th October and Thursday 3rd November. National Recreation Week is a programme of events organised for or by young people to show the range of activities available and the positive contribution made by young people in our country.
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:30:46 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublins Lord Mayor Andrew Montague expresses his condolences on the tragic death of Flood Victims</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesOctober2011/Pages/DublinsLordMayorAndrewMontagueexpresseshiscondolencesonthetragicdeathofFloodVictims.aspx</link>
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Press Release 26/10/2011: I wish to extend my deepest condolences to the families, relatives, colleagues and friends of Ciaran Jones and Celia Ferrer De Jesus, who both died so tragically during the extreme flooding last Monday night.
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:12:27 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Fright Night kicks off Finglas Safety Week Events</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesOctober2011/Pages/FrightNightkicksoffFinglasSafetyWeekEvents.aspx</link>
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Press Release 26/10/2011: Finglas Fright Night will take place on Monday 31st October in the Finglas Civic Centre from 5.30 to 9pm. The Fright Night kicks off the Finglas Community Safety Week Initiative which runs from Monday 31st October to Sunday 6th November.
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:43:10 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin is joint runner up in prestigious World Design Capital 2014 competition</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesOctober2011/Pages/DublinisjointrunnerupinprestigiousWorldDesignCapital2014competition.aspx</link>
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Press Release 26/10/2011: Dublin has been confirmed as runner up to Cape Town in the prestigious World Design Capital 2014 designation, announced in Taipei today by the organizers, ICSID, (The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design).
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:05:31 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin Major Emergency Plan reduced to Standby Mode</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesOctober2011/Pages/DublinMajorEmergencyPlanreducedtoStandbyMode.aspx</link>
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Press Release 25/10/2011: Dublin City Council and South Dublin County Council continue to lead the cleanup in the City and South Dublin in the aftermath of yesterday?s severe weather event. As a consequence, a decision to stand down the major emergency status to standby mode was taken by the Local Co-Ordination Group this afternoon.
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:31:42 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Update to Response to severe flooding in the Dublin Region - 10am</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesOctober2011/Pages/UpdatetoResponsetoseverefloodingintheDublinRegion10am.aspx</link>
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Press Release 25/10/2011: Update to Response to severe flooding in the Dublin Region - 10am.
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:31:41 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>A Tale of Terror in the Crypt Great Writing Great Places</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesOctober2011/Pages/ATaleofTerrorintheCryptGreatWritingGreatPlaces.aspx</link>
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Press Release 25/10/2011: As part of the Great Writing Great Places series, Dublin UNESCO City of Literature has great pleasure in presenting A Tale of Terror in the Crypt.
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:30:41 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Update to Response to severe flooding in the Dublin Region</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesOctober2011/Pages/UpdatetoResponsetoseverefloodingintheDublinRegion.aspx</link>
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Press Release 25/10/2011: In terms of traffic mangement, the main commuter routes in the Region are passable but commuters are asked to exercise caution and not to drive into floods.
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:13:20 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Response to severe flooding in the Dublin Region</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesOctober2011/Pages/ResponsetoseverefloodingintheDublinRegion.aspx</link>
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Press Release 25/10/2011: Intense rainfall hit Dublin City and Region today, following which widespread flooding occured, leading to Dublin City Council and Dublin South County Council declaring a Major Emergency at 20.15 hrs this evening
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:55:07 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Enjoy Halloween safely with Dublin City Councils exciting events programme</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesOctober2011/Pages/EnjoyHalloweensafelywithDublinCityCouncilsexcitingeventsprogramme.aspx</link>
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Press Release 24/10/2011: Dublin City Council is delighted to announce a variety of events taking place around Halloween 2011. The Council encourages young people to take part in organised events this Halloween with something for all age groups. All events are free and everyone is invited to take part in fun, frolics and frights in a safe managed environment.
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:49:27 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Gala Diwali Celebration In Dublins City Hall</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesOctober2011/Pages/GalaDiwaliCelebrationInDublinsCityHall.aspx</link>
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Press Release 24/10/2011: The Ireland-India Council in conjunction with Dublin City Council will host The Gala Diwali Celebration, Festival of Lights at Dublin?s City Hall, on Wednesday 26th October from 7.30pm to 9.00pm.
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:48:42 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>What do you think of dublinbikes? tell us by 26th October</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesOctober2011/Pages/Whatdoyouthinkofdublinbikes.aspx</link>
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Press Release 21/10/2011: For the first time, the public can give their views on the dublinbikes scheme. Between now and 5pm on 26th October you can give your views on dublinbikes and its proposed expansion. 
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:47:15 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Finglas and Darndale to Pilot Scheme for Choice Based Housing Lettings </title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesOctober2011/Pages/FinglasandDarndaletoPilotSchemeforChoiceBasedHousingLettings.aspx</link>
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Press Release 21/10/2011: Dublin City Council announces details of a new Choice Based Lettings Scheme which will come into operation 01 November 2011 as part of its current Housing Allocation Scheme.
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:45:36 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Important Notice Disruption of Water Supply Friday 21st October 2011</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesOctober2011/Pages/ImportantNoticeDisruptionofWaterSupplyFriday21stOctober2011.aspx</link>
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Press Release 21/10/2011: Following a break on a large distribution water main within the Fingal County Council area, water supply has been restored to all the areas listed below.  Repair works are commencing by Fingal County Council and we advise consumers in these areas that they may experience intermittent disruption to their water supply over the coming days. Every effort will be made to keep disruption to a minimum.
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:38:46 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Be Safe Stay Safe Dublin Fire Brigade Halloween Safety Campaign</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesOctober2011/Pages/BeSafeStaySafeDublinFireBrigadeHalloweenSafetyCampaign.aspx</link>
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Press Release 20/10/2011: On Friday 21st October 2011 at 11.00 a.m. the Lord Mayor of Dublin Andrew Montague will launch Dublin Fire Brigades Halloween Safety Campaign in the Finglas Civic Centre, Mellowes Road, Dublin 11.
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:29:16 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Diwali Festival and Fireworks at RDS</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesOctober2011/Pages/DiwaliFestivalandFireworksatRDS.aspx</link>
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Press Release 20/10/2011: The 2011 Diwali, Festival of Lights, experience will take place at the RDS, Simmonscourt, Ballsbridge, Dubln 4, on Saturday 22nd October from 12 noon to 7.30pm, in spectacular fashion.
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:27:28 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Innovation Dublin Festival October 17th to November 18th</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesOctober2011/Pages/InnovationDublinFestivalOctober17thtoNovember18th.aspx</link>
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Press Release 16/10/2011: Dublin Institute of Technology celebrates 100 years in Bolton Street on the first day of Innovation Dublin 2011. 
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:32:46 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>New daily record for dublinbikes over 7k journeys taken in one day</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesOctober2011/Pages/Newdailyrecordfordublinbikesover7kjourneystakeninoneday.aspx</link>
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Press Release 15/10/2011: dublinbikes has just announced a new daily record for journeys taken. dublinbikes members took 7,052 journeys on Thursday 13th October marking another milestone in dublinbikes incredible success. 
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:31:37 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Disruption of Water Supply Saturday 15th October from 06.00 to 24.00hrs</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesOctober2011/Pages/DisruptionofWaterSupplySaturday15thOctoberfrom0600to2400hrs.aspx</link>
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Press Release 14/10/2011: Dublin City Council advises that due to improvement works being carried out on a 12 water main on the Appian Way there will be disruption to water supply resulting in a reduction in service with reduced pressures and loss of supply in some areas on Saturday 15th October 2011.
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:45:51 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Feast For Foodies at Fallon and Byrne -  Dublin on a Plate</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesOctober2011/Pages/FeastForFoodiesatFallonandByrneDublinonaPlate.aspx</link>
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Press Release 14/10/2011: Feast  For Foodies at Fallon and Byrne,  Dublin on a Plate , Tuesday, 18th October, 6pm.
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:03:05 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Innovation Dublin 2011 Festival to showcase citys design talents</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesOctober2011/Pages/InnovationDublin2011Festivaltoshowcasecitysdesigntalents.aspx</link>
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Press Release 12/10/2011: Dublins Lord Mayor Andrew Montague will launch Innovation Dublin 2011 at DIT Bolton Street at 11am on Thursday 13th October.
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:19:25 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin City Comhairle na nOg AGM</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesOctober2011/Pages/DublinCityComhairlenanOgAGM.aspx</link>
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Press Release 12/10/2011: The Dublin City Comhairle na nOg AGM will take place on Thursday 13th October 2011 in Croke Park from 9.30am to 3pm.
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:35:16 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin on a Plate - Great Writing Great Places</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesOctober2011/Pages/DublinonaPlateGreatWritingGreatPlaces.aspx</link>
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Press Release 11/10/2011: Dublin on a Plate is the fourth in the Great Writing - Great Places series and takes place at Fallon and Byrne, 11 to 17 Exchequer Street on Tuesday 18th October at 6.00pm.
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:04:31 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>A New Native Tree Trail For Finglas Park</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesOctober2011/Pages/ANewNativeTreeTrailForFinglasPark.aspx</link>
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Press Release 05/10/2011: To mark National Tree Day on Thursday 6th October the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Andrew Montague, will officially open a Native Tree Trail in Johnstown Park. The Lord Mayor will also plant a tree as part of this new Trail. The event takes place at 11am in Johnstown Park, Finglas East, when the Lord Mayor, accompanied by children from St. Canice?s Boys School and members of the community, will walk the new Tree Trail.
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<pubDate>Wed, 5 Oct 2011 12:14:33 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin 10 Autistic Spectrum Disorder Support Group Launches in Ballyfermot</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesOctober2011/Pages/Dublin10AutisticSpectrumDisorderSupportGroupLaunchesinBallyfermot.aspx</link>
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Press Release 04/10/2011: The Dublin 10 Autistic Spectrum Disorder Support Group, will be officially launched by Councillor Sheila Howes, on Wednesday, 5th October, from 10am til 12 noon in the Base, Blackditch Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10.
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<pubDate>Tue, 4 Oct 2011 10:16:20 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin City Neighbourhood Awards 2011</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesSeptember2011/Pages/DublinCityNeighbourhoodAwards2011.aspx</link>
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Press Release 29/09/2011: Dublins Lord Mayor, Andrew Montague announced the St. Laurence Grove Environmental Group as winners of the Dublin City Neighbourhood Awards 2011 at a ceremony held in Croke Park on Thursday 29th September 2011.
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Important Notice - Disruption of Water Supply 29th September 2011</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesSeptember2011/Pages/ImportantNoticeDisruptionofWaterSupply29thSeptember2011.aspx</link>
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Press Release 29/09/2011: Dublin City Council regrets to advises, that due to a break on a large distribution main there may be disruption to water supply resulting in a reduction in service with reduced pressures and no water in some areas today, Thursday 29th September 2011.
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:14:29 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Global City Leaders reverse the Ageing trend</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesSeptember2011/Pages/GlobalCityLeadersreversetheAgeingtrend.aspx</link>
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Press Release 28/09/2011: Dublins Lord Mayor Andrew Montague today welcomes colleague Mayors and Civic Leaders from some 24 cities around the Globe to Dublin.
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:46:34 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Pedestrians finding a new way to get around capital&apos;s streets </title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesSeptember2011/Pages/Pedestriansfindinganewwaytogetaroundcapital?sstreets.aspx</link>
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Press Release 23/09/2011: Dublin&apos;s Lord Mayor Andrew Montague will launch the next phase of the city&apos;s Wayfinding System at the junction of Grafton St and St. Stephen&apos;s Green at 10.30am on Monday 26th September. Its main feature is 20 double-sided map panels which will provide pedestrians with a new navigational tool to get around the capital&apos;s streets.
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:38:47 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Exhibition highlights Engineers? contribution to Dublin&apos;s decade of change </title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesSeptember2011/Pages/ExhibitionhighlightsEngineers?contributiontoDublin?sdecadeofchange.aspx</link>
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Press Release 22/09/2011: Dublin City Council will celebrate 10 years of engineering achievement in the city with an exhibition which Lord Mayor Andrew Montague will launch at the Civic Offices Atrium, Wood Quay at 3pm on Friday 23rd September. Minister for Education and Skills Ruair? Quinn TD will also attend. The exhibition will run at the council&apos;s Civic Offices until Friday 14th October.
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:38:46 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin signs up to Intercultural Cities Programme 2011 - 2012 </title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesSeptember2011/Pages/DublinsignsuptoInterculturalCitiesProgramme.aspx</link>
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Press Release 22/09/2011: Dublin City is to sign up to the Council of Europe&apos;s Intercultural Cities Programme 2011 -2012, on Friday, 23rd September at 1pm in City Hall, Dublin 2. The agreement will be signed by the Lord Mayor, Andrew Montague and Robert Palmer, Director of Culture, Cultural and Natural Heritage at the Council of Europe.
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:38:20 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>A must for Culture Vultures! - Culture Night 2011 </title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesSeptember2011/Pages/AmustforCultureVulturesCultureNight2011.aspx</link>
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Press Release 21/09/2011:  On  Friday, 23rd September 2011, Dublin City Council will open its cultural venues to the public from 5 p.m. until late as part of ?Culture Night? celebrations.The Mansion House in Dawson Street is offering guided tours of the house by former Lord Mayors from 5 to 9 p.m. on Culture Night. The last tour begins at 8 p.m. and booking is necessary on T. 222 6200.
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:36:05 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Great Writing Great Places</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesSeptember2011/Pages/GreatWritingGreatPlaces.aspx</link>
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Press Release 20/09/2011: As part of the Great Writing Great Places series, Dublin UNESCO City of Literature has great pleasure in bringing writers into unusual venues but venues connected with their writing.Inspiring Lives, is the second in the series, and takes place at the Deanery House of St. Patricks Cathedral, 40 Upr. Kevin Street, Dublin 8, on Wednesday 21st September at 6pm.
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:03:29 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Automatic cycle counter comes to Grove Road first for Dublin City</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesSeptember2011/Pages/AutomaticcyclecountercomestoGroveRoadfirstforDublinCity.aspx</link>
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Press Release 19/09/2011: Lord Mayor Andrew Montague will officially open the first automatic cycle counter in the city on Grove Road on 20th September 2011. The cycle counter automatically counts cyclists passing in both directions and relays information to Dublin City Council?s traffic control centre.
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:16:43 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Well Done the Boys in Blue</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesSeptember2011/Pages/WellDonetheBoysinBlue.aspx</link>
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Press Release 18/09/2011: The Lord Mayor of Dublin Andrew Montague congratulates the Dublin Senior Football Team, the new 2011 All Ireland Champions.
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:33:14 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Anna Livia Moves To The Croppies</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesSeptember2011/Pages/AnnaLiviaMovesToTheCroppies.aspx</link>
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Press Release 16/09/2011: The Lord Mayor of Dublin Andrew Montague will officially open the Anna Livia Sculpture at its new location in the Croppies Acre Memorial Park, Wolfe Tone Quay, Dublin 7 on Monday, 19th September 2011, at 11am.
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:34:30 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Fly the flag to support the Dubs asks Lord Mayor Montague</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesSeptember2011/Pages/FlytheflagtosupporttheDubsasksLordMayorMontague.aspx</link>
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Press Release 12/09/2011: Dublins Lord Mayor Andrew Montague is asking the people of Dublin to show their support for the Dublin GAA teams who will be taking on Kerry in the All-Ireland Senior Football Final and Tipperary in the All-Ireland Minor Football Final next Sunday in Croke Park.
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:53:35 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Equality and diversity key to Irelands chances in a globalised world</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesSeptember2011/Pages/EqualityanddiversitykeytoIrelandschancesinaglobalisedworld.aspx</link>
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Press Release 11/09/2011: Dublin City Council and the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN) will jointly host ?Globalisation, Diversity and Economic Renewal? at the Wood Quay Venue, Dublin 8 on Monday 12th September. 
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:00:13 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Beijing Mayor begins official visit to Dublin</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesSeptember2011/Pages/BeijingMayorbeginsofficialvisittoDublin.aspx</link>
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Press Release 09/09/2011: Dublins Lord Mayor Andrew Montague and the Mayor of Beijing Guo Jinlong will sign a Memorandum of Understanding between the cities of Dublin and Beijing at a reception in the Oak Room, Mansion House, Dawson Street on Friday 9th September at 11.20am.
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<pubDate>Fri, 9 Sep 2011 10:02:45 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Sandymount looks to the future - First Community-led Village Design Statement for Dublin</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesSeptember2011/Pages/SandymountlookstothefutureFirstCommunityledVillageDesignStatementforDublin.aspx</link>
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Press Release 07/09/2011: The Deputy Lord Mayor, Cllr. Maria Parodi and Minister of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht, Jimmy Deenihan will launch the Sandymount Village Design Statement on Wednesday, 7th September, at 7pm, in the Sandymount Hotel.
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<pubDate>Wed, 7 Sep 2011 10:15:24 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Next stop New York ! Great Writing Great Places</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesSeptember2011/Pages/NextstopNewYork!GreatWritingGreatPlaces.aspx</link>
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Press Release 04/09/2011: A new and exciting programme of autumn events will be announced by Councillor Emer Costello, at the Jeanie Johnston Mooring, Custom House Quay on Monday, 12th September at 6pm.
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<pubDate>Mon, 5 Sep 2011 11:22:46 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin City Council&apos;s 91st Liffey Swim Race 3rd September 2011 - Men&apos;s Results</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesSeptember2011/Pages/DublinCityCouncils91stLiffeySwimRace3rdSeptember2011MensResults.aspx</link>
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Press Release 03/09/2011: The 91st annual Dublin Liffey Swim sponsored by Dublin City Council took place today, Saturday 3rd September 2011.  This years swim, extended to 2.4 kilometres, started at Watling Street Bridge (opposite Guiness Brewery) at 14.45 hrs and finished at the Jeanie Johnston Mooring (Dublin Docklands). 
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<pubDate>Mon, 5 Sep 2011 11:28:05 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin City Council&apos;s 91st Liffey Swim Race 3rd September 2011 - Womens Results</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesSeptember2011/Pages/DublinCityCouncils91stLiffeySwimRace3rdSeptember2011WomensResults.aspx</link>
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Press Release 03/09/2011: The 91st annual Dublin Liffey Swim sponsored by Dublin City Council took place today, Saturday 3rd September 2011.  This years swim, extended to 2.4 kilometres, started at Watling Street Bridge (opposite Guiness Brewery) at 15.30 hrs and finished at the Jeanie Johnston Mooring (Dublin Docklands). 
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<pubDate>Mon, 5 Sep 2011 11:21:31 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublins Lord Mayor to start Dublins 91st Liffey Swim tomorrow</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesSeptember2011/Pages/Dublin?sLordMayortostartdublin?s91stLiffeySwimtomorrow.aspx</link>
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Press Release 02/09/2011: This Saturday,  September 3rd, the Dublin City Council sponsored Liffey Swim celebrates its 91st anniversary as 221men and 101 women take the plunge, having completed 4 qualifying races on the 2011 Leinster Open Sea Swim Calendar. 
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<pubDate>Sat, 3 Sep 2011 20:55:14 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin City Council publishes the Adopted Plan and Environmental Statement for New WATER SOURCE PROJECT</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesSeptember2011/Pages/DublinCityCouncilpublishestheAdoptedPlanandEnvironmentalStatementforNewWATERSOURCEPROJECT.aspx</link>
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Press Release 01/09/2011: Dublin City Council has published the Adopted Plan and Environmental Statement on the proposed Water Supply Project recommending the abstraction of raw water from Lough Derg (River Shannon) with storage in a proposed new eco-park at the Bord na Mona owned Garryhinch cut-away Bog near Portarlington, Co. Laois.
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<pubDate>Sat, 3 Sep 2011 20:53:48 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>North Central Area City Neighbourhood Awards</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesAugust2011/Pages/NorthCentralAreaCityNeighbourhoodAwards.aspx</link>
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Press Release 31/08/2011: Lord Mayor, Andrew Montague will present certificates to the winners and participants of the North Central Area City Neighbourhood Awards on 1st September 2011 at 5.30pm in St. Brigids Resource Centre, Howth Road, Killester, Dublin 5.
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<pubDate>Sat, 3 Sep 2011 20:52:34 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin City Council says IBAL Survey Methodology is flawed </title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesAugust2011/Pages/DublinCityCouncilsaysIBALSurveyMethodologyisflawed.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 28/08/2011: Dublin City Council is astonished at the level of misrepresentation within the IBAL report issued today and at the misleading headlines this has given rise to in the media.
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:07:04 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublins Lord Mayor congratulates Dublins Senior and Minor Footballers on reaching the All Ireland Finals</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesAugust2011/Pages/DublinsLordMayorcongratulatesDublinsSeniorandMinorFootballersonreachingtheAllIrelandFinals.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 28/08/2011: On behalf of all Dubliners I wish to congratulate the Dublin Senior and Minor Footballers on reaching The All Ireland final this year. I am particularly delighted to see the Seniors make it to their first All Ireland final since 1995.
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:19:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Lord Mayor sends his luck to Dublin Fire Fighters participating in the World Police and Fire Games, New York 2011 </title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesAugust2011/Pages/WorldPoliceandFireGames.aspx</link>
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Press Release 21/08/2011: A large contingent of Firefighters representing Dublin Fire Brigade are travelling to New York on Thursday 25th August 2011 to participate in the World Police and Fire Games 2011, the games will respectfully coincide with the ten year remembrance of September 11, 2001.
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:33:04 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>World?s Most Beautiful Tall Ship Sails Into Dublin Bay</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesAugust2011/Pages/WorldsMostBeautifulTallShipSailsIntoDublinBay.aspx</link>
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Press Release 18/08/2011: Preparations under way for Dublins role as Final Port in The Tall Ships Races 2012 as Dublin welcomes S/S Statsraad Lehmkuhl.
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:58:46 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin gets ready to Tango, Dublin International Tango Festival 18th to 21st August</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesAugust2011/Pages/DublingetsreadytoTangoDublinInternationalTangoFestival18th21stAugust.aspx</link>
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Press Release 18/08/2011: The ninth Dublin International Argentine Tango Festival takes place between 18th and 21st August.
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:09:07 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Ray Yeates Appointed Dublin City Arts Officer</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesAugust2011/Pages/RayYeatesAppointedDublinCityArtsOfficer.aspx</link>
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Press Release 17/08/2011: Dublin City Council announces the appointment of Ray Yeates as Dublin City Arts Officer.
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:03:51 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Herbert Park 100 years on</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesAugust2011/Pages/HerbertPark100yearson.aspx</link>
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Press Release 11/08/2011: On 21st August 2011 Herbert Park will celebrate its? centenary. The park was formally opened in 1911 by Lord Aberdeen, the Lord Lieutenant at the time. A Family Fun Day, organised by Dublin City Council in conjunction with the local Community and Traders, will run from 1pm to 5pm on the day. 
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:13:35 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Important Notice: Disruption of Water Supply on Thursday 11th August 2011 from 8.00am to 6pm</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesAugust2011/Pages/ImportantNoticeDisruptionofWaterSupplyonThursday11thAugust2011from800amto6pm.aspx</link>
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Press Release 09/08/2011: Important Notice Disruption of Water Supply on Thursday 11th August 2011 from 8.00am to 6pm.
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<pubDate>Tue, 9 Aug 2011 16:53:06 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Fiesta Time as Latin American Magic comes to Dublin</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesAugust2011/Pages/FiestaTimeasLatinAmericanMagiccomestoDublin.aspx</link>
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Press Release 09/08/2011: This weekend will see Dublins 2nd Latin American Festival hit the capital, bringing  a slice of colourful Latin American culture, music, food, crafts and entertainment to Dublin from 11th to 21st of August.
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<pubDate>Tue, 9 Aug 2011 09:58:53 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Lord Mayor hosts Coffee Morning for Charity Appeal</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesAugust2011/Pages/LordMayorhostsCoffeeMorningforCharityAppeal.aspx</link>
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Press Release 04/08/2011: Lord Mayor of Dublin, Andrew Montague, is appealing to people to hold coffee mornings to raise much needed funds for the East Africa Emergency Appeal. 
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<pubDate>Thu, 4 Aug 2011 14:31:10 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>New daily record for dublinbikes</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJuly2011/Pages/Newdailyrecordfordublinbikeswellover6kjourneystakeninoneday.aspx</link>
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Press Release 28/07/2011: dublinbikes has just announced a new daily record for journeys taken. dublinbikes&apos; members took 6,280 journeys on 13th July, marking another milestone in dublinbikes? incredible success.
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:17:24 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Get Involved In Your local Community and Help to Reduce Anti-Social Behaviour</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJuly2011/Pages/GetInvolvedInYourLocalCommunityandHelptoReduceAntiSocialBehaviour.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 27/07/2011: Dublins Lord Mayor Andrew Montague called on families to play their part in helping to reduce incidents of low level anti-social behaviour in Dublin City and in their communities.
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:01:09 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Olympics come to Merrion Square</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJuly2011/Pages/OlympicscometoMerrionSquare.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 26/07/2011: Lord Mayor, Andrew Montague launches Dublin City Street Olympics 2011 on 27th July in Merrion Square between 6pm and 9pm.
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:15:45 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Lunchtime Opera returns to the city</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJuly2011/Pages/LunchtimeOperareturnstothecity.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 26/07/2011: Dublin City Councils Arts Office is pleased to present Opera in the Open 2011 a series of lunchtime performances every Thursday in August at 1.00pm in The Amphitheatre, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8.
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:32:07 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Book of Condolence for the people of Norway opens in Dublin</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJuly2011/Pages/BookofCondolenceforthepeopleofNorwayopensinDublin.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 25/07/2011: Dublin?s Lord Mayor, Andrew Montague, today offered his condolences to the people of Norway after the devastating loss of life they experienced, in the aftermath of the Oslo bombing and subsequent gun massacre at the Labour youth camp on Utoeya Island on Friday.
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:29:43 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Lord Mayor Andrew Montague asks for one hours salary to help the victims of the food crisis in East Africa</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJuly2011/Pages/LordMayorAndrewMontagueasksforonehourssalarytohelpthevictimsofthefoodcrisisinEastAfrica.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 25/07/2011: Lord Mayor Andrew Montague asks for one hours salary to help the victims of the food crisis in East Africa 
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:14:48 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Northside Music Festival 1st to 18th August</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJuly2011/Pages/NorthsideMusicFestival1stto18thAugust.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 25/07/2011: Dublin City Councils Arts Office is delighted to present the 5th Northside Music Festival 2011 which will take place across north Dublin city from the 1st to 18th of August.
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:19:15 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin aiming for top marks as International Student City</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJuly2011/Pages/DublinaimingfortopmarksasInternationalStudentCity.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 24/07/2011: Greater co-operation between state agencies, local authorities and the education sector would lead to more students from around the world studying in Dublin. This is the finding of a Dublin City Council report which Lord Mayor, Andrew Montague will launch at a workshop in the Wood Quay Venue on 25th July at 9am. Ruair? Quinn, Minister for Education and Skills will also attend.
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:17:52 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Sports Development Seminar at Croke Park</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJuly2011/Pages/SportsDevelopmentSeminaratCrokePark.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 23/07/2011: Following on from the very successful Club Development Information Seminar held in the Aviva Stadium in 2010 the Dublin, Wicklow and Kildare Local Sports Partnerships are calling all sports clubs in the region to sign up for the 2011 Club Development Information Seminar at Croke Park on Saturday 27th August 2011. 
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:16:26 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Fractures, Lines and Light exhibition at Red Stables -15th July to 5th August</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJuly2011/Pages/FracturesLinesandLightexhibitionatRedStables15thJulyto5thAugust.aspx</link>
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Press Release 13/06/2011: Dublins Deputy Lord Mayor Cllr. Maria Parodi will launch The Red Stables new art exhibition Fractures, Lines and Light on Thursday 14th July. The launch takes place at The Red Stables, St. Annes Park, Raheny at 6pm. The public can then view the exhibition between noon and 5pm everyday except Monday from 15th July to 5th August.
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:17:55 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Darndale Community Clean-Up Gets Underway</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJuly2011/Pages/DarndaleCommunityCleanUpGetsUnderway.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 11/07/2011: Dublin City Councils Darndale Office is supporting the local residents of Darndale in their current Clean- Up Campaign.
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:39:22 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>St. Anne?s Park Rose Festival 2011</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJuly2011/Pages/StAnnesParkRoseFestival2011.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 08/07/2011:The Parks and Landscape Services Division of Dublin City Council is delighted to announce details of the annual Rose Festival. The Festival will be held at St. Anne?s Rose Garden, St. Annes Park, Raheny on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th July, 2011.
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<pubDate>Fri, 8 Jul 2011 13:05:02 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Launch of Dublin Tall Ships Website</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJuly2011/Pages/LaunchofDublinTallShipsWebsite.aspx</link>
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Press Release 06/07/2011: Newly elected Lord Mayor of Dublin, Andrew Montague, will launch the website for The Tall Ships Races 2012 Dublin event on Thursday,  7th July, at 11.00 at Grand Canal Square, Docklands, Dublin 2, announcing the arrival of the greatest maritime event to Dublin next year.
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<pubDate>Wed, 6 Jul 2011 10:10:16 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>National Play Day Sunday 3rd July</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJuly2011/Pages/NationalPlayDaySunday3rdJuly.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 01/07/2011: Dublin families are invited to come along to this years free family-friendly action packed Play Day which is taking place in Merrion Square Park on Sunday 3rd July from 2pm to 5pm.
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<pubDate>Mon, 4 Jul 2011 10:17:51 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Composting, Worm Feeding and Family Fun at the Botanic Gardens</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJune2011/Pages/CompostingWormFeedingandFamilyFunattheBotanicGardens.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 30/06/2011: On Saturday 2nd July at 1.30 p.m. newly elected Lord Mayor Andrew Montague will officially open a new home composting demonstration site and present certificates to forty participants who have graduated in a Master Composter course in the Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin.
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<pubDate>Fri, 1 Jul 2011 11:07:33 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin City of Science just one of many projects for discussion at City Hall briefing</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJune2011/Pages/DublinCityofSciencejustoneofmanyprojectsfordiscussionatCityHallbriefing.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 29/06/2011: Dublin City of Science 2012 and the first ever International Conference on Age-friendly Cities are just two of the initiatives to be discussed at a breakfast briefing taking place from 8am to 10am in City Hall, Dame Street on Wednesday 29th June.
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:54:06 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Budding Bands Battle it out in Ballymun</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJune2011/Pages/BuddingBandsBattleitoutinBallymun.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 28/06/2011: Dublin City Councils North Central Area Office in partnership with NEAR90fm and MIC project, is delighted to announce details of the 2011 Northside Music Showcase to be held on 1st July 2011 at the Axis Centre, Main Street, Ballymun at 7.30pm.
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:13:49 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Councillor Andrew Montague elected Lord Mayor of Dublin</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJune2011/Pages/CouncillorAndrewMontagueelectedLordMayorofDublin.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 27/06/2011: Labour Councillor Andrew Montague was elected Lord Mayor of Dublin at the Annual Meeting of Dublin City Council tonight. 
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:55:59 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>New Dublin Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor Elected 27th June</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJune2011/Pages/NewDublinLordMayorandDeputyLordMayorElected27thJune.aspx</link>
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Press Release 27/06/2011: New Dublin Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor Elected 27th June. Dublins new Lord Mayor will be elected at the tonights Annual Meeting of Elected Members of Dublin City Council.
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:00:16 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Meet the new Face of Dublins Youth</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJune2011/Pages/MeetthenewFaceofDublinsYouth.aspx</link>
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Press Release 27/06/2011: A new Comhairle Na nog website and Facebook Fanpage will be launched on Tuesday 28th June 2011 at the Wood Quay Venue, Civic Offices, Dublin 8 at 1pm.
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:31:21 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Innovative new data-sharing network to create commercial opportunities</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJune2011/Pages/Innovativenewdatasharingnetworktocreatecommercialopportunities.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 27/06/2011: The four Dublin Local Authorities with NUI Maynooth have announced the establishment of Dublinked, an innovative new data-sharing network.
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:07:47 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin City Council plan launched on board luxury liner Crown Princess at Dublin Port</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJune2011/Pages/DublinCityCouncilplanlaunchedonboardluxurylinerCrownPrincessatDublinPort.aspx</link>
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Press Release 24/06/2011: The new plan aims to build on the work done to date and attract more cruise ships into Dublin by improving facilities for cruise ships and making the port area more attractive.
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:24:14 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Give Sport A Go</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJune2011/Pages/GiveSportAGo.aspx</link>
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Press Release 24/06/2011: Lord Mayor of Dublin, Gerry Breen will open the Give Sport a Go Ballymun Sports Day on Saturday 25th June in Poppintree Park at 11am.
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:23:23 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Bike Week comes to Ballymun 23rd June</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJune2011/Pages/BikeWeekcomestoBallymun23rdJune.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 22/06/2011: Bike Week comes to Ballymun on Thursday 23rd June. A programme of family-friendly events takes place on Ballymun Plaza between 10am and 2pm. 
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:27:14 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin Shortlisted for World Design Capital 2014</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJune2011/Pages/DublinShortlistedforWorldDesignCapital2014.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 21/06/2011: Dublin is one of just three cities worldwide to be shortlisted to become World Design Capital 2014. 
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:21:28 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Midsummer Festival</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJune2011/Pages/MidsummerFestival.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 17/06/2011: Lord Mayor Gerry Breen will open the Clontarf Midsummer Festival on Saturday 18th June 2011 at 2pm on the Clontarf Promenade
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:42:09 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Winner of International IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award 2011</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJune2011/Pages/WinnerofInternationalIMPACDUBLINLiteraryAward2011.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 15/06/2011: Let the Great World Spin by Dublin author Colum McCann, has won the 2011 International IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award. 
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:53:09 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Capital in gear for Dublin Bike Week 18th to 26th June</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJune2011/Pages/CapitalingearforDublinBikeWeek18thto26thJune.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 15/06/2011: Lord Mayor Gerry Breen will launch Dublin Bike Week at 11.30am, tomorrow, Thursday 16th June at St. Stephens Green. Dublin Bike Week is part of National Bike Week.
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:26:02 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>John Count McCormack jewellery box presented to National Museum</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJune2011/Pages/JohnCountMcCormackjewelleryboxpresentedtoNationalMuseum.aspx</link>
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Press Release 13/06/2011: The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Gerry Breen, will host a reception in the Mansion House at which Irish Tenor John MacNally, home to Dublin for a visit from Sydney, Australia, will present a gold jewellery box once owned by John Count McCormack to Dr. Pat Wallace, Director of the National Museum of Ireland.
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:25:44 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Lord Mayor Gerry Breen expresses his condolences on the death of Deputy Brian Lenihan</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJune2011/Pages/LordMayorGerryBreenexpresseshiscondolencesonthedeathofDeputyBrianLenihan.aspx</link>
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10/06/2011: Dublins Lord Mayor Gerry Breen has expressed his deep sadness on the passing of Deputy Brian Lenihan today. 
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:37:42 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Heineken Cup Final Returns to Dublin in 2013</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJune2011/Pages/HeinekenCupFinalReturnstoDublinin2013.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 09/06/2011: Tournament organisers, ERC, announced today (9 June, 2011) that the Heineken Cup final will be returning to Dublin in 2013 following the selection of the Aviva Stadium as the venue for European rugbys 18th showpiece occasion.
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:36:32 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>The Queen thanks Dublin for memorable visit </title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJune2011/Pages/TheQueenthanksDublinformemorablevisit.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 03/06/2011: Lord Mayor of Dublin Gerry Breen received a letter from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh to say thank you for making their time in Dublin memorable. The Queen sent good wishes and thanked everyone involved in making every element of her visit such a success.
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<pubDate>Wed, 8 Jun 2011 09:01:41 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin signs twinning agreement with Beijing</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJune2011/Pages/DublinsignstwinningagreementwithBeijing.aspx</link>
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Press Release 02/06/2011: In Beijing at 11am (Irish time) on Thursday the 2nd June, the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Gerry Breen, signed a twinning agreement with Mayor Guo Jinlong, the Mayor of Beijing.  This momentous occasion comes on the heels of Dublin City Council?s December decision to formally twin with Beijing.
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<pubDate>Thu, 2 Jun 2011 16:09:33 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>First Place for River Run at Bloom 2011</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJune2011/Pages/FirstPlaceforRiverRunatBloom2011.aspx</link>
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Press Release 02/06/2011: The Dublin UNESCO City of Literature Garden ?River Run? has been awarded overall winner of the Small Garden Category at the 2011 Bloom Festival at the Phoenix Park, Dublin.
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<pubDate>Thu, 2 Jun 2011 15:49:45 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Smithfield Horse Fair Sunday 5th June 2011</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJune2011/Pages/SmithfieldHorseFairSunday5thJune2011.aspx</link>
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Press Release 02/06/2011: Dublin City Council appeals to the organisers of the Horse Fair and those who plan to attend the Horse Fair not to do so on this coming Sunday.
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<pubDate>Thu, 2 Jun 2011 15:48:54 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Water Conservation Message</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJune2011/Pages/WaterConservation.aspx</link>
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Press Release 02/06/2011: Dublin City Council are appealing to the public and the business community to conserve water and to minimise usage. 
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<pubDate>Thu, 2 Jun 2011 09:56:16 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Voice your opinion on Dublins social scene by 31st July </title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJune2011/Pages/VoiceyouropiniononDublinssocialsceneby31stJuly.aspx</link>
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Press Release 01/06/2011: Dublin City Council launches the second Your Dublin Your Voice survey today. You have until 31st July to give your views on Dublin?s social scene - on everything from going to the pub, to shopping, to telling us about your favourite things to do.
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<pubDate>Wed, 1 Jun 2011 17:08:55 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>River Run Blooms in the Park- opening of Dublin UNESCO City of Literature Garden</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesJune2011/Pages/?RiverRun?BloomsinthePark-openingofDublinUNESCOCityofLiteratureGarden.aspx</link>
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Press Release 31/05/2011: Dublin City Councillor, Mary O Shea, representing the Lord Mayor of Dublin, will officially open the Dublin UNESCO City of Literature Garden at the 2011 Bloom Festival in Phoenix Park, Dublin, on Thursday, 2nd June, at 10.30am in the company of Dublin poet, Enda Wyley.
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<pubDate>Wed, 1 Jun 2011 12:37:15 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin city receives valuable Geraghty private library</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesMay2011/Pages/DublincityreceivesvaluableGeraghtyprivatelibrary.aspx</link>
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Press Release 31/05/2011: Cllr Mary O Shea, representing Lord Mayor Gerry Breen, will accept the late Se Geraghtys private library on behalf of Dublin city on 1st June at 18.00hrs.
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<pubDate>Wed, 1 Jun 2011 09:59:37 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin City set to shine with Summer fun</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesMay2011/Pages/Dublincitysettoshinewithsummerfun.aspx</link>
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Press Release 30/05/2011: Dublin shone last week for some special visitors who enjoyed all the city has to offer. This summer things are set to continue to shine in Dublin city with a hot line up of exciting events for summer 2011. 
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 14:54:51 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>70th Anniversary of North Strand Bombing Commemorative Ceremony, Memorial Garden, Marion College</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesMay2011/Pages/70thAnniversaryofNorthStrandBombingCommemorativeCeremonyMemorialGardenMarionCollege.aspx</link>
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Press Release 30/05/2011: Councillor Ray McAdam, representing the Lord Mayor of Dublin, and the German Ambassador, His Excellency Busso Von Alvensleben, will officially re-open the refurbished Memorial Garden and unveil a plaque commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the North Strand bombing. 
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 14:53:58 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin says Thank You - Lord Mayors Awards 2011 </title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesMay2011/Pages/DublinsaysThankYouLordMayorsAwards2011.aspx</link>
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Press release 27/05/2011: The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Gerry Breen, hosts the 2011 Lord Mayors Awards in the Round Room of the Mansion House, Dawson Street, on Monday 30th May, at 6.30pm.
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 14:27:04 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>70th Anniversary of North Strand Bombing </title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesMay2011/Pages/70thAnniversaryofNorthStrandBombing.aspx</link>
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Press Release 26/05/2011: A day of Infamy and Heroes; the North Strand Bombings North Strand, Dublin 1.  Join historian, Pat Liddy as he visits the sites that were bombed by the German Luftwaffe on the fateful night in May 1941, bringing a taste of the horrors of World War ll to Dublin.  The tour will last 90 minutes and will include eye-witness accounts of the bombing.
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 14:25:59 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Are You a Job Seeker Looking for Work - Career Workshop</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesMay2011/Pages/AreYouaJobSeekerLookingforWorkCareer%20Workshop.aspx</link>
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ress Release 26/05/2011: Dublin City Public Libraries continues its 2011 Career Direction and Development Programme on Thursday, 9th June, at 6.30pm in the Business Information Centre, Central Library, Henry Street, Dublin 1 with a free workshop given by Jane Downes.
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 14:25:15 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin Bids To Be World Design Capital 2014</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesMay2011/Pages/DublinBidsToBeWorldDesignCapital2014.aspx</link>
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Press Release 25/05/2011: Dublin has submitted a bid to become World Design Capital 2014.
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 16:14:11 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublins Lord Mayor expresses condolences on death of the Russian Federations Ambassador to Ireland</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesMay2011/Pages/DublinsLordMayorexpressescondolencesondeathoftheRussianFederationsAmbassadortoIreland.aspx</link>
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Press Release 24/05/2011: Lord Mayor of Dublin Gerry Breen says, I was deeply saddened to hear of the untimely death of His Excellency, Mikhail E. Timoshkin. 
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 11:41:16 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Lord Mayor of Dublin says Thank you</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesMay2011/Pages/LordMayorofDublinsaysThankyou.aspx</link>
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Press Release 24/05/2011: Lord Mayor of Dublin Gerry Breen says I would like to say a big thank you to the people of Dublin and anyone who was affected by the traffic and pedestrian disruptions over the last few days. 
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 11:31:24 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Lord Mayor Breen expresses condolences on death of Garret Fitzgerald</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesMay2011/Pages/LordMayorBreenexpressescondolencesondeathofGarretFitzgerald.aspx</link>
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Press Release 20/05/2011: Dublins Lord Mayor Gerry Breen has expressed his sadness on the death of former Taoiseach and party colleague, Garret Fitzgerald. 
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 16:09:56 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin: One City One Book 2011- Short Story Competition Winner Announced</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesMay2011/Pages/DublinOneCityOneBook2011WinnerAnnounced.aspx</link>
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Press Release 19/05/2011: Dublin City Public Library Service is delighted to announce the winner of the Dublin One City One Book 2011 Short Story Competition. 
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 14:48:44 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Come to the match early this evening</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesMay2011/Pages/Cometothematchearlythisevening.aspx</link>
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Press Release 18/05/2011: Dublin City Council urges people attending the final of the UEFA Europa Cup tonight at the stadium in Lansdowne Road that they should allow extra time to get to the stadium due to the traffic restrictions in Dublin.
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 13:06:45 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Live Dublin Traffic feeds on 103.2FM all day Wednesday and Thursday</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesMay2011/Pages/LiveTraffic.aspx</link>
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Press Release 17/05/2011: 103.2 DublinCity FM, in conjunction with Dublin City Council ?s Traffic Control Centre, will be broadcasting live traffic information for the greater Dublin area throughout the day tomorrow, Wednesday 18th May, between 7am and 8pm. 
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 11:22:23 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Another first for Dublin</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesMay2011/Pages/AnotherfirstforDublin.aspx</link>
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Press Release 16/05/2011: Dublin is hosting its first European Club Football Final on Wednesday 18th May in the Dublin Arena. 
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 12:37:38 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>dublinbikes reaches 2 million mark ahead of schedule</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesMay2011/Pages/dublinbikesreaches2millionmarkaheadofschedule.aspx</link>
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Press Release 13/05/2011: An incredible 2 million journeys have been taken on dublinbikes since the bike share rental scheme launched in September 2009
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 15:22:47 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Hat-trick of treats for football fans at Central Library</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesMay2011/Pages/Hat-trickoftreatsforfootballfansatCentralLibrary.aspx</link>
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Press Release 10/05/2011: Football fans are in for a treat this Wednesday. Lord Mayor Gerry Breen will launch Red Reminiscences. Shelbourne FC Oral History Project on Wednesday 11 May in the Central Library, Ilac Shopping Centre, at 1pm.
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 15:19:25 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Literature Night - Dublin enters the world of crime and murder</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesMay2011/Pages/LiteratureNightDublinenterstheworldofcrimeandmurder.aspx</link>
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Press Release 10/05/2011: Discover exciting contemporary European crime writers as part of Murder in the City on 11th May 2011 at 6.30pm in the Sugar Club, Leeson Street.
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 11:44:04 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Donaghmede Charity Dash and Family Fun Day</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesMay2011/Pages/DonaghmedeCharityDashandFamilyFunDay.aspx</link>
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Press Release 06/05/2011: The Donaghmede Charity Dash 5k Race and Family Fun Day will take place in Fr. Collins Park, Donaghmede, on Sunday, 8th May, at 3pm.
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<pubDate>Fri, 6 May 2011 12:52:59 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Lord Mayor congratulates Dublin Hurlers on League win</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesMay2011/Pages/LordMayorcongratulatesDublinHurlersonLeaguewin.aspx</link>
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Press Release 01/05/2011: Dublin?s Lord Mayor Gerry Breen congratulates the Dublin Senior Hurling team on their win over Kilkenny in the 2011 National Hurling League final.
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<pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2011 10:12:15 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>No more social exclusion - Social Inclusion Awareness Week 3rd-7th May</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressreleasApril2011/Pages/NomoresocialexclusionSocialInclusionAwarenessWeek3rd7thMay.aspx</link>
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Press Release 30/04/2011: The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Gerry Breen, will launch this year?s Social Inclusion Awareness Week in the Atrium of the Civic Offices, Wood Quay, on Tuesday 3rd May 2011, at 12 noon. 
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<pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2011 10:08:05 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Smithfield Horse Fair Sunday 1st May 2011 </title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressreleasApril2011/Pages/SmithfieldHorseFairSunday1stMay2011.aspx</link>
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Press Release 29/04/2011: Dublin City Council appeals to the organisers of the Horse Fair and those who plan to attend the Horse Fair not to do so on this coming Sunday.
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 11:57:51 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>New pitches will have teams training whatever the weather</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressreleasApril2011/Pages/Newpitcheswillhaveteamstrainingwhatevertheweather.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 27/04/2011: Sports teams and enthusiasts in Dublin will be delighted to know that Clontarf has a new sports facility. 
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:26:48 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Exploring the Legacy of the Vikings in Ireland</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressreleasApril2011/Pages/ExploringtheLegacyoftheVikingsinIreland.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 26/04/2011: On Saturday 30th April 2011 at 9.45 a.m. the Lord Mayor Gerry Breen will launch the Seventh Midlands Viking Symposium in the Wood Quay Venue.
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:46:42 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>UEFA Europa League Trophy Handed to Dublin</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressreleasApril2011/Pages/UEFAEuropaLeagueTrophyHandedtoDublin.aspx</link>
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Press Release 19/04/2011: The UEFA Europa League trophy was today (April 19) handed over by UEFA to the city of Dublin at a special Trophy Handover Ceremony at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham.
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:47:30 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin City Neighbourhood Awards enter by 6th May</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressreleasApril2011/Pages/DublinCityNeighbourhoodAwardsenterby6thMay.aspx</link>
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Press Release 19/04/2011: Friday 6th May is the closing date for entering this years Dublin City Neighbourhood Awards.
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:24:59 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>2011 International IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressreleasApril2011/Pages/2011InternationalIMPACDUBLINLiteraryAward.aspx</link>
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Press Release 12/04/2011: 3 Irish Authors short listed for the 2011 International IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award. The short list will be confirmed by the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Gerry Breen on April 12th, 2011 at 11.00am 
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:49:30 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin Citys First Public Art Programme</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressreleasApril2011/Pages/DublinCitysFirstPublicArtProgramme.aspx</link>
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Press Release 11/04/2011: The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Gerry Breen will launch Dublin City Councils first Dublin City Public Art Programme on Tuesday 12th April 2011 at 12pm in City Hall, Dublin 2.
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:27:38 +0100</pubDate>
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Press Release 11/04/2011: Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Edie Wynne will launch a workshop and discussion document on Food and the City: Food For Thought in the Wood Quay Venue, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8 on Friday 8th April 2011 at 9am.
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 09:33:54 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Survey finds out what?s hot, what?s not and what people want to see changed in Dublin</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressreleasApril2011/Pages/SurveyfindsoutwhatshotsnotandwhatpeoplewanttoseechangedinDublin.aspx</link>
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Press release 06/04/2011: Dublin is a great place to live and work in, a fun place to be with lots to see and do. Its friendly people, compact size, thriving arts scene and cultural diversity are among its top assets. However, Dubliners want cleaner streets, improved public transport and to feel safer at night.  They also want more action on street begging, drink and drug abuse and anti social behaviour. Not surprisingly, finding a job is perceived as difficult in todays economic climate.
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 09:33:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>State Visit to Ireland by His Serene Highness, Prince Albert II of Monaco</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressreleasApril2011/Pages/StateVisittoIrelandbyHisSereneHighness,PrinceAlbertIIofMonaco.aspx</link>
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Press Release 04/04/2011: The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Gerry Breen, will host a Civic Reception in City Hall, Dublin, in honour of His Serene Highness Prince Albert ll of Monaco, on Tuesday 5th April, 2011 at 11.00am.
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 09:32:14 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin City Council appeals to people not to attend the Smithfield Horse Fair next Sunday</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesmarch2011/Pages/DublinCityCouncilappealstopeoplenottoattendtheSmithfieldHorseFairnextSunday.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 31/03/2011: Dublin City Council appeals to the organisers of the Horse Fair and those who plan to attend the Horse Fair not to do so on this coming Sunday.
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 10:09:46 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin: One City, One Book</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesmarch2011/Pages/DublinOneCityOneBook.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 25/03/2011: Dublin: One City, One Book The award winning Dublin City Council initiative, led by Dublin City Libraries. The choice for April 2011 is Joseph O?Connor?s Ghost Light.   &quot;A Book so beautifully written I did not want it to end&quot; Irish Times
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:45:09 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Book of Condolence for the Japanese Earthquake Victims opens at Dublin&apos;s City Hall on Friday 18th March</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesmarch2011/Pages/BookofCondolencefortheJapaneseEarthquakeVictimsopensatDublin%27sCityHallonFriday18thMarch.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 16/03/2011: Dublins Lord Mayor, Gerry Breen, today offered his condolences to the people of Japan at the devastating loss of life they experienced, in the aftermath of the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami that struck eastern Japan last Friday.
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 09:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Swell Night Guaranteed at Dublin City of Literature</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesmarch2011/Pages/SwellNightGuaranteedatDublinCityofLiterature.aspx</link>
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Press Release 16/03/2011: Dublinswell is the perfect opportunity to celebrate Dublin?s literary creativity over the St. Patricks Festival. It takes place at 7.30pm on Friday 18th March at the Convention Centre Dublin in the Docklands.
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>St. Patricks Festival 5km Road Race</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesmarch2011/Pages/StPatrick?sFestival5kmRoadRace.aspx</link>
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Press Release 11/03/2011: As part of the St Patricks Festival, Dublin City Council in association with Metropolitan Harriers and St. Brigids Athletic Club is promoting the St. Patricks Festival 5km Road Race on the morning of Sunday 20th March.
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:12:20 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Smithfield Horse Fair Sunday 6th March 2011</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesmarch2011/Pages/SmithfieldHorseFairSunday6thMarch2011.aspx</link>
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Press Release 06/03/2011: The largest horse fair of 2011 is scheduled to take place in Smithfield on Sunday 6th March 2011.
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<pubDate>Thu, 3 Mar 2011 12:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>International Womens Day Centenary Events</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesmarch2011/Pages/InternationalWomensDayCentenaryEvents.aspx</link>
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Press Release 01/03/2011: International Womens Day (IWD) was first celebrated in 1911. This year marks 100 years of worldwide IWD events and celebrations. 
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<pubDate>Tue, 1 Mar 2011 14:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Language skills crucial to success in China Market</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesFebruary2011/Pages/LanguageskillscrucialtosuccessinChinaMarket.aspx</link>
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Press Release 09/02/2011: Irelands hopes of enjoying continued export success to China will be hampered unless we take language training in Cantonese and Mandarin seriously. This is one of a number of  recommendations that will be presented at the Sino-Irish Business Seminar on Thursday 10th February at Wood Quay Venue, Civic Offices, from 8.30am till 2.00pm.
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<pubDate>Wed, 9 Feb 2011 16:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Blackball Team winners at World Championships</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesFebruary2011/Pages/BlackballTeamwinnersatWorldChampionships.aspx</link>
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Press Release 09/02/2011: The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Gerry Breen will present scrolls to members of the Irish Blackball Team at a special event on 9th February, 2011 at 7.30 p.m. in the Ballymun Civic Centre.
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<pubDate>Wed, 9 Feb 2011 13:57:46 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Politicians urged Put Play on Your Agenda</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesFebruary2011/Pages/PoliticiansurgedPutPlayonYourAgenda.aspx</link>
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Press Release 08/02/2011:Play is vitally important for the healthy development of all children and young people. Play is seriously on a childs agenda and that of their parents. Play Alliance believes play needs to be on our current and prospective politicians agenda also.
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<pubDate>Tue, 8 Feb 2011 15:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Irelands first Chinese Film Festival comes to Dublin</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesFebruary2011/Pages/IrelandsfirstChineseFilmFestivalcomestoDublin.aspx</link>
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Press Release 04/02/2011: Irelands first Chinese Film Festival comes to Dublin 4th - 14th February 2011.
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<pubDate>Fri, 4 Feb 2011 16:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Hop along to the Dublin Chinese New Year Carnival and celebrate the Year of the Rabbit</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesFebruary2011/Pages/HopalongtotheDublinChineseNewYearCarnivalandcelebratetheYearoftheRabbit.aspx</link>
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Press Release 04/02/2011: The Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Edie Wynne, will join Dublins Chinese community and their local neighbours and friends to welcome the Chinese New Year of the Rabbit at the Dublin Chinese New Year Carnival on Saturday 5th February.
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<pubDate>Fri, 4 Feb 2011 12:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin remembers Bang Bang</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesFebruary2011/Pages/DublinremembersBangBang.aspx</link>
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02/02/2011: Lord Mayor of Dublin, Gerry Breen, will present Dublin City Archivist, Dr. Mary Clark with a key that belonged to Thomas Dudley (affectionately known as Bang Bang) at 9.30am on Thursday 3rd February at the Mansion House, Dawson Street, Dublin 2.
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<pubDate>Wed, 2 Feb 2011 12:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Your Vote is Your Voice - Check the Register</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesFebruary2011/Pages/YourVoteisYourVoice.aspx</link>
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01/02/2011: You cannot vote unless your name is on the Register of Electors. Check www.checktheregister.ie  to be sure you are on the Register of Electors.
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<pubDate>Wed, 2 Feb 2011 12:39:10 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Response by Dublin City Council to today?s Press Release by the IWMA</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesjanuary2011/Pages/ResponsebyDublinCityCounciltotodaysPressReleasebytheIWMA.aspx</link>
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Press Release 21/01/2011: Todays Press Release from the Irish Waste Management Association (IWMA) has incorrectly postulated that a withdrawal from the domestic waste market by South Dublin County Council, would signify the end of the line for the Poolbeg incinerator as currently planned.
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin Chinese New Year Festival pulls a Rabbit, a Carnival and a Film Festival out of a Hat</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesjanuary2011/Pages/DublinChineseNewYearFestivalpullsaRabbitaCarnivalandaFilmFestivaloutofaHat.aspx</link>
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Press Release 19/01/2011: Lord Mayor Gerry Breen will announce details of this years Dublin Chinese New Year Festival at The Screen Cinema, Townsend Street, Dublin 2 at 10am on Thursday 20th January.
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Designers in Residence initiative gets underway in Dublin Libraries</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesjanuary2011/Pages/DesignersinResidenceinitiativegetsunderwayinDublinLibraries.aspx</link>
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Press Release 11/01/2011: Dublin City Council has recently announced a fantastic new educational design initiative to encourage primary school children to participate in new learning techniques.
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 10:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Who should get the Lord Mayor&apos;s Award this year</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesjanuary2011/Pages/WhoshouldgettheLordMayorsAwardthisyear.aspx</link>
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Press Release 07/01/2011:Lord Mayor of Dublin Gerry Breen wants suggestions for people or organisations to receive a Lord Mayors Awards 2011.
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin City Council is very disappointed with the press statement issued by Dublin Chamber of Commerce in relation to gritting of pavements</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesdecember2010/Pages/DublinCityCouncilisverydisappointedwiththepressstatementissuedbyDublinChamberofCommerceinrelationtogrittingofpavements.aspx</link>
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Press Release 23/12/2010: Dublin City Council is very disappointed with the press statement issued by Dublin Chamber of Commerce in relation to gritting of pavements.
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 16:05:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Night time Water Restrictions to remain in place for the next three nights to deal with Water Supply Shortages</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesdecember2010/Pages/NighttimeWaterRestrictionstoremaininplaceforthenextthreenightstodealwithWaterSupplyShortages.aspx</link>
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Press Release 20/12/2010: Dublin City Council wishes to advise customers that overnight restrictions to the City?s water supply will continue for the next three nights, up to and including Thursday morning.
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:46:28 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Nightime Water Restrictions to remain in place for the next five nights to deal with Water Supply Shortages</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesdecember2010/Pages/NightimeWaterRestrictionstoremaininplaceforthenextfivenightstodealwithWaterSupplyShortages.aspx</link>
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Press Release 15/12/2010: Dublin City Council wishes to advise customers that overnight restrictions to the City?s water supply will continue in operation, from this evening up to and including Sunday night.
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 09:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Nightime Water Restrictions to remain in place for the next three nights to deal with Water Supply Shortages</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesdecember2010/Pages/NightimeWaterRestrictionstoremaininplaceforthenextthreenightstodealwithWaterSupplyShortages.aspx</link>
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Press Release 13/12/2010: Dublin City Council regrets to advise consumers that we have no choice but to continue the current programme of overnight restrictions from 7.00pm to 7.00am, tonight, tomorrow and Wednesday, because we need to get reasonable quantities of water back into storage. 
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 09:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin City Council resumes full domestic waste collection service </title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesdecember2010/Pages/DublinCityCouncilresumesfulldomesticwastecollectionservice.aspx</link>
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Press Release 13/12/2010: Dublin City Council wishes to advise all its domestic waste customers that full collection services for Green, Black and Brown Bins resumed today (13 December).
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 17:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Energy Wizards Working Wonders</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesdecember2010/Pages/EnergyWizardsWorkingWonders.aspx</link>
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Press Release 13/12/2010: The Lord Mayor, Gerry Breen, will announce St. Clares Primary School, Harolds Cross, as proud winners of the Schools Category of the Dublin City Neighbourhoods Award 2010.  The Awards will be presented at the Mansion House, Dublin, on Tuesday, 14th December at 11am.
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 12:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Fire Safety Week Prize Giving Ceremony</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesdecember2010/Pages/FireSafetyWeekPrizeGivingCeremony.aspx</link>
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Press Release 12/12/2010: At 10.30am on Monday 13th December in The Mansion House, the Lord Mayor Gerry Breen will present prizes to the twelve winners of Fire Safety Week.
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 10:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Update on Restrictions to Dublin Region Water Supply</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesdecember2010/Pages/UpdateonRestrictionstoDublinRegionWaterSupply.aspx</link>
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Press Release 10/12/2010: In order to reduce the risk of more severe restrictions becoming necessary it has been decided to continue with the current levels between 7pm and 7am each night up to and including Sunday night. The position will be reviewed on Monday next (13th December) when a decision will be taken regarding what measures need to be taken next.
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>14 additional crews remove compacted ice from Dublin City and suburban village streets</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesdecember2010/Pages/14AdditionalCrewsremovecompactedicefromDublinCityandSuburbanVillagestreets.aspx</link>
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Press Release 10/12/2010: 14 Additional Crews remove compacted ice from Dublin City and Suburban Village streets. Communities and Businesses urged to assist Dublin City Council by removing ice from footpaths.
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin City Council calls on consumers to Conserve Water urgently</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesdecember2010/Pages/DublinCityCouncilcallsonconsumerstoConserveWaterurgently.aspx</link>
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Press Release 7/12/2010: Dublin City Council calls on consumers to Conserve Water urgently Nightime Restrictions Only in place to deal with Water Supply Shortages 
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<pubDate>Wed, 8 Dec 2010 12:25:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Away in a manger opening of the IFA Live Animal Crib at the Mansion House Dublin</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesdecember2010/Pages/AwayinamangeropeningoftheIFALiveAnimalCribattheMansionHouseDublin.aspx</link>
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Press Release 7/12/2012: The Lord Mayor, Gerry Breen and the Irish Farmers Association President, Mr. John Bryan, will open the Live Animal Crib at the Mansion House, Dawson Street, on Wednesday, 8th December, 2010 at 10.15am. It will be open to the public until Christmas Eve from 11am to 7pm daily (11am to 2pm on Christmas Eve). 
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<pubDate>Wed, 8 Dec 2010 12:23:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Severe weather response update from Dublin City Council</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesdecember2010/Pages/SevereweatherresponseupdatefromDublinCityCouncil.aspx</link>
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Press Release 4/12/2010: Dublin City Council wishes to advise the public that although the Dublin region has experienced a thaw in the last 24 hours the current cold weather is expected to continue into the middle of next week.
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<pubDate>Mon, 6 Dec 2010 09:49:51 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>International Students Key To The Future of Dublin</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesdecember2010/Pages/InternationalStudentsKeyToTheFutureofDublin.aspx</link>
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Press Release 2/12/2010: Today in the Mansion House, students representing all corners of the globe gathered from the Universities in the Dublin Region to be honoured by the Lord Mayor.  At Dublins International Student Welcome, the Lord Mayor emphasized the importance of international students to the future of Dublin society and economy. 
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<pubDate>Thu, 2 Dec 2010 14:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Update on the effects of the severe weather in the Eastern Region - Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesdecember2010/Pages/UpdateontheeffectsofthesevereweatherintheEasternRegion-Dublin,KildareandWicklow.aspx</link>
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Press Release 1/12/2010: As a result of the severe snow storm that hit the East Region at 1.00pm today, traffic conditions have deteriorated and coupled with ground temperatures reaching between -12 C to -14 C, many roads have become impassable. As a result of the snow becoming ice this has compounded the already hazardous driving conditions.
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<pubDate>Thu, 2 Dec 2010 11:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Convention Centre illumination to mark World AIDS Day in Dublin</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesdecember2010/Pages/ConventionCentreilluminationtomarkWorldAIDSDayinDublin.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 01/12/2010: Dublins Lord Mayor Gerry Breen will illuminate the Convention Centre Dublin in the Docklands in red light at 6pm on Wednesday 1st December to mark World AIDS Day. The event is part of a global initiative by the AIDS charity RED to raise awareness of their goal of achieving a world where no child will be born with AIDS by 2015.
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<pubDate>Wed, 1 Dec 2010 15:19:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Swan Leisure Centre takes flight in Rathmines</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesdecember2010/Pages/SwanLeisureCentretakesflightinRathmines.aspx</link>
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Press Release 1/12/2010: Lord Mayor Gerry Breen will open Swan Leisure, Dublin City Council?s new leisure centre, at 5pm on Thursday 2nd December. The opening takes place at Swan Leisure, Lower Rathmines Road, Rathmines Dublin 6.
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<pubDate>Wed, 1 Dec 2010 13:14:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin City Council aims to continue to provide high quality services in 2011 despite budget limitations</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasenovember2010/Pages/DublinCityCouncilaimstocontinuetoprovidehighqualityservicesin2011,despitebudgetlimitations.aspx</link>
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Press Release 30/11/2010: Dublin City Council will prioritise key services in 2011 and seek innovative ways to provide the best quality service we can to residents, businesses and visitors to the city, within the limitations of the further reduced resources available to us, Mr John Tierney, City Manager told the Elected Members at the Budget meeting of the City Council on 29th November.
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 10:09:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Christmas Trees Christmas Trees Everywhere</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasenovember2010/Pages/ChristmasTreesChristmasTreesEverywhere.aspx</link>
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Press Release 29/11/2010: Dublin City Council invite you to come along and take part in one of the many Christmas Tree Lighting ceremonies taking place in your local area in the run up to Christmas.
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 10:26:49 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>A new cherry orchard for Cherry Orchard</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasenovember2010/Pages/AnewcherryorchardforCherryOrchard.aspx</link>
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Press Release 28/11/2010: Dublin?s Lord Mayor, Gerry Breen, will plant the first cherry tree in what will become a new cherry orchard, at the community garden, Cherry Orchard, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 on Monday 29th November at 10.30am.
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 10:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>New City Development Plan adopted</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasenovember2010/Pages/NewCityDevelopmentPlanadopted.aspx</link>
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Press Release 24/11/2010: Dublin City Council at their meeting of the 24th November 2010 adopted a new City Development Plan to cover the period 2011-2017. 
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 11:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Energy Efficiency for Historic Homes</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasenovember2010/Pages/EnergyEfficiencyforHistoricHomes.aspx</link>
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Press Release 24/11/2010: Dublin City Council?s Conservation and Heritage Section partnering with The Irish Georgian Society are hosting an Energy Efficiency in Historic Houses seminar on the 6th December at the Wood Quay Venue, Civic Offices.
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:07:45 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Location, Location, Location - conference to discuss Euricur prescription for economic growth</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasenovember2010/Pages/LocationLocationLocationconferencetodiscussEuricurprescriptionforeconomicgrowth.aspx</link>
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Press Release 23/11/2010: In the midst of crisis we can create opportunity...this was the clear message from a Benchmarking Report commissioned by Dublin City Council on the Knowledge Economy. The Report provides a clear road map for future growth of Ireland?s creative sector and is positive about its potential to create jobs and wealth.
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Heeneys Name Lives On With His Music</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasenovember2010/Pages/Heeney?sNameLivesOnWithHisMusic.aspx</link>
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Press Release 22/11/ 2010: Opening of Patrick Heeney House and Crescent: The Lord Mayor of Dublin Gerry Breen in the presence of the Minister for Housing and Local Services Mr. Michael Finneran, T.D. will officially open Patrick Heeney House and Crescent, Summerhill, Dublin 1, on Tuesday 23rd November 2010 at 10.30am.  The Lord Mayor will unveil a plaque honouring Patrick Heeney a former resident of this area who composed the music of Amhr?n na bhFiann, our National Anthem.
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Disruption of Water Supply Sunday 21st November 2010 from 07.30 to 00.00hrs</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasenovember2010/Pages/DisruptionofWaterSupplySunday21stNovember2010from0730to0000hrs.aspx</link>
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Press Release 19/11/2010: Dublin City Council advises that due to essential works there will be disruption to water supply resulting in a reduction in service with reduced pressures and loss of supply in some areas on Sunday 21st November 2010 from 07.30 to 00.00hrs. 
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:14:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Release of Aung San Suu Kyi welcomed by Dublin</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasenovember2010/Pages/ReleaseofAungSanSuuKyiwelcomedbyDublin.aspx</link>
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Press Release 13/11/2010: The Lord Mayor of Dublin Gerry Breen and the former Lord Mayor Councillor Mary Freehill are delighted to hear today of the release from house arrest of the Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 10:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Disruption of Water Supply Sunday 14th November 2010</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasenovember2010/Pages/DisruptionofWaterSupplySunday14thNovember2010.aspx</link>
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Press Release 12/11/2010: Dublin City Council advises that due to essential works there will be disruption to water supply resulting in a reduction in service with reduced pressures and loss of supply in some areas on Sunday 14th November 2010 between 07.30 am and 12 midnight. 
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Parking Prices Cut In Half In Dublin City This Christmas</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasenovember2010/Pages/ParkingPricesCutInHalfInDublinCityThisChristmas.aspx</link>
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Press Release 11/11/2010: Dublins Lord Mayor, Gerry Breen, will launch half-price on-street parking for motorists using Parking Tags at a photocall at 11am on Friday 12th November at the Mansion House.
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Innovation Dublin Festival 10th to 21st November</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasenovember2010/Pages/InnovationDublinFestival10thto21stNovember.aspx</link>
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Press Release 10/11/2010: Innovation Dublin Festival 10th to 21st November, Celebrate The Innovative, Entrepreneurial Spirit of the City. Many Events Free of Charge. 
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Your Vote Beckoned Samuels Win</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasenovember2010/Pages/YourVoteBeckonedSamuelsWin.aspx</link>
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Press release 9/11/2010: Dublin City Council?s recently completed Samuel Beckett Bridge was announced as the winner of the Engineering Project of the Year, in the 2010 Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards, on Friday, 5th November, at a special ceremony in the Shelbourne Hotel.
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<pubDate>Tue, 9 Nov 2010 15:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin City Identity Project Exhibition</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasenovember2010/Pages/DublinCityIdentityProjectExhibition.aspx</link>
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Press Release 8/12/2010: CITY IDENTITY PROJECT ,Discovering Dublins Identit Exhibition Launch of the findings of the research phase of the City Identity Project, 9th November, 2010 in the Atrium, Civic Offices, Dublin City Council at 7pm.
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<pubDate>Mon, 8 Nov 2010 13:51:48 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Risk of Coastal Flooding in Dublin this weekend 7th and 8th November 2010</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasenovember2010/Pages/RiskofCoastalFloodinginDublinthisweekend7thand8thNovember2010.aspx</link>
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Press Release 4/11/2010: Motorists and property owners should be aware that there is a risk of coastal flooding in Dublin this weekend, advises Dublin City Council Local Flood forecasting agency. 
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<pubDate>Fri, 5 Nov 2010 09:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Lord Mayor to launch Diwali Festival of Lights 5.30pm 4th November</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasenovember2010/Pages/LordMayortolaunchDiwaliFestivalofLights530pm4thNovember.aspx</link>
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Press Release 3/11/2010: Dublin?s Lord Mayor Gerry Breen will launch Irelands Diwali Festival of Lights 2010 at the Wood Quay Venue, Dublin City Council Civic Offices, Dublin 8 at 5.30pm on Thursday 4th November.
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<pubDate>Wed, 3 Nov 2010 16:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Reminder Disruption of Water Supply Wednesday 3rd November 2010</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasenovember2010/Pages/ReminderDisruptionofWaterSupplyWednesday3rdNovember2010.aspx</link>
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Press Release 3/11/2010: Dublin City Council advises that due to essential works there will be disruption to water supply resulting in a reduction in service with reduced pressures and loss of supply in some areas on Wednesday 3rd November 2010 from 7.30am to 5.00pm.
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<pubDate>Wed, 3 Nov 2010 11:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Disruption of Water Supply Wednesday 3rd November 2010</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasenovember2010/Pages/DisruptionofWaterSupplyWednesday3rdNovember2010.aspx</link>
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Press Release 1/11/2010: Dublin City Council advises that due to essential works there will be disruption to water supply resulting in a reduction in service with reduced pressures and loss of supply in some areas on Wednesday 3rd November 2010.
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<pubDate>Mon, 1 Nov 2010 15:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Dublins Lord Mayor expresses condolences on death of former Lord Mayor Daniel Browne</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasenovember2010/Pages/DublinsLordMayorexpressescondolencesondeathofformerLordMayorDanielBrowne.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 1/11/2010: Dublins Lord Mayor Gerry Breen has expressed his regret on the death of former Lord Mayor Daniel Browne. Daniel Browne served as a Labour Party Councillor for many years and as Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1982-1983.
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<pubDate>Mon, 1 Nov 2010 14:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Lord Mayor Gerry Breen congratulates City Council on achieving Excellence Awards</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesoctober2010/Pages/LordMayorGerryBreencongratulatesCityCouncilonachievingExcellenceAwards.aspx</link>
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Press Release 29/10/2010: Dublin City Council was delighted to receive Awards in three categories at last evening?s ?Excellence in Local Government Awards? annual ceremony, organised by Chambers Ireland in association with the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government.
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:48:26 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Green light for Metro North is good news for Dublin City</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesoctober2010/Pages/GreenlightforMetroNorthisgoodnewsforDublinCity.aspx</link>
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Press Release 28/10/2010: Dublin City Council has today welcomed the granting by An Bord Pleanala of a Railway Order to allow for the construction of Metro North by the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA). This follows an extensive oral hearing as part of the planning process.
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:08:26 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Comhairle na nOg and National Recreation Week</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesoctober2010/Pages/ComhairlenanOgandNationalRecreationWeek.aspx</link>
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Press Release 28/10/2010: On Friday 29th October at 3pm in the Wood Quay Venue, Dublin?s Lord Mayor Gerry Breen will formally welcome all fifty members of Dublin?s newly formed Comhairle na nOg.
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:20:52 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Kila to headline Dublins leading Halloween Festival Ballymun Otherworld Festival 31st October 6pm-9pm</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesoctober2010/Pages/KilatoheadlineDublinsleadingHalloweenFestivalBallymunOtherworldFestival31stOctober6pm9pm.aspx</link>
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Press Release 26/10/2010: Ballymun Otherworld Festival, Dublins biggest Halloween Festival, takes place on Sunday 31st October at the Civic Plaza, Ballymun Road. Kila headline this years festival which begins with a fancy dress parade at Balbutcher Lane at 5.45pm before making its way to the Civic Plaza for a night of Halloween fun, music, laughter and fireworks. 
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:54:30 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Be Safe Stay Safe this Halloween with Dublin City Councils exciting events programme</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesoctober2010/Pages/BeSafeStaySafethisHalloweenwithDublinCityCouncilsexcitingeventsprogramme.aspx</link>
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Press Release 26/10/2010: Dublin City Council is delighted to announce our variety of events taking place for Halloween 2010. Our main aim is to highlight the safer side of Halloween with many events for all age groups. Halloween Festival 2010 offers Dubliners fun, frolics and some frights in a safe managed environment and all events are free
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:02:03 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>More active participation in sport and physical activity the goal</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesoctober2010/Pages/AllIslandSportsConference22ndOctober.aspx</link>
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Press Release 21/10/2010: Dublin City Council, the Irish Sports Council and Sport Northern Ireland jointly host the 6th All-Island Sports Conference at the new National Conference Centre, tomorrow Friday 22nd October.
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:16:41 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>An initiative of the Lord Mayors Commission on Employment coming to fruition</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesoctober2010/Pages/AninitiativeoftheLordMayorsCommissiononEmploymentcomingtofruition.aspx</link>
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Press Release 21/10/2010: On Friday 22nd October 2010 at 3 p.m. in the Mansion House, Dawson Street, the Lord Mayor Gerry Breen will announce details of a new initiative being launched jointly with the Tipperary Institute.  This initiative offers twenty lucky people training in the area of energy efficiency in buildings.
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:13:39 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Catching the Weather of Dublin Opinion Your Dublin Your Voice  whats your view</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesoctober2010/Pages/CatchingtheWeatherofDublinOpinion.aspx</link>
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Press Release 20/10/2010: Lord Mayor of Dublin Gerry Breen and RTE Weather Presenter Nuala Carey, will launch Your Dublin, Your Voice online survey at 8.30am, on Thursday 21st October at the O?Brien Institute, Malahide Road, Dublin 5. The survey will serve as a barometer of Dubliners? perception and sentiment. The Lord Mayor and Nuala will be joined by Irish Helicopters in ensuring that future Dublin decisions are informed by a birds eye view of Dublin opinion.
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:09:55 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Local Authorities to encourage the use of Plain English</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesoctober2010/Pages/LocalAuthoritiestoencouragetheuseofPlainEnglish.aspx</link>
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Press Release 19/10/2010: Lord Mayor Gerry Breen opens a Literacy Seminar as part of Social Inclusion Week on the 20th October at 9.30am in the Wood Quay Venue. It is organised by the Social Inclusion Units from 5 local authorities.
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:36:20 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin&apos;s Lord Mayor Urges Greater Business Co-operation</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesoctober2010/Pages/DublinsLordMayorUrgesGreaterBusinessCooperation.aspx</link>
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Press Rlease 18/10/2010: Speaking to the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce today, the Lord Mayor of Dublin Gerry Breen encouraged businesses on both sides of the border to work together for mutual gain.
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:33:21 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Be Safe - Stay Safe! Dublin Fire Brigade Halloween Safety Campaign</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesoctober2010/Pages/BeSafeStaySafe.aspx</link>
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Press Release 18/10/2010: On Tuesday 19th October 2010 at 11.00 am the Lord Mayor of Dublin Gerry Breen in the company of Dublin Footballers Eamonn Fennell and Paul Flynn will launch the Halloween Safety Campaign in the Ballyfermot Civic Centre, Ballyfermot Road, Dublin 10.
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:00:53 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Griffith College and Lord Mayor offer FREE Seminars to Small Businesses in Dublin</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesoctober2010/Pages/GriffithCollegeandLordMayorofferFREESeminarstoSmallBusinessesinDublin.aspx</link>
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Press Release 17/10/2010: Griffith College Dublin and Dublin?s Lord Mayor Gerry Breen are combining their efforts to offer a series of four FREE seminars to Small Businesses in Dublin City. The courses will be held on successive Tuesday evenings from 6.00pm  to 8.00pm  at Griffith College Dublin, 166 South Circular Road, Dublin 8, starting Tuesday 26th October 2010.
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:00:19 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Social Inclusion Awareness Week</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesoctober2010/Pages/SocialInclusionAwarenessWeek.aspx</link>
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Press Release 15/10/2010: Deputy Lord Mayor, Councillor Edie Wynne, will launch Dublin City Council?s Social Inclusion Awareness Week on Monday 18th October 2010 at 4pm in the Atrium of the Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8.
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 11:59:11 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Lord Mayor to host All-Ireland winning Dublin Ladies Team at Mansion House Saturday 16th October</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesoctober2010/Pages/LordMayortohostAllIrelandwinningDublinLadiesTeamatMansionHouseSaturday16thOctober.aspx</link>
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Press Release 15/10/2010: Lord Mayor Gerry Breen will host the All-Ireland winning Dublin Ladies Senior Football team at a reception at the Mansion House, Dublin 2 at 7.30pm on Saturday 16th October. The reception follows the team?s victory in the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football Final.
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:37:07 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dedicated Website a first for the Lord Mayor of Dublin</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesoctober2010/Pages/DedicatedWebsiteafirstfortheLordMayorofDublin.aspx</link>
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Press Release 13/10/2010: Lord Mayor Gerry Breen officially launched the new website for the office of the Lord Mayor of Dublin earlier today.
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:10:47 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Let?s Walk &amp; Talk:  Dublin?s Halls of Justice - Old meets New</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesoctober2010/Pages/LetsWalkandTalkDublinsHallsofJusticeOldmeetsNew.aspx</link>
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Presss Release 06/10/2010: On Saturday 9th of October at 12 noon the Lord Mayor Gerry Breen will launch a Walk and Talk tour of Dublins Legal Quarter.  Dublin City Council and the Courts Service are joining forces to host this guided walking tour which will be led by acclaimed historian, Pat Liddy. The tour begins at noon in the Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7 and concludes at the recently completed Criminal Courts of Justice building on Parkgate Street.
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<pubDate>Wed, 6 Oct 2010 10:04:49 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Lord Mayor to host Dublin?s U21 hurlers and footballers</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesoctober2010/Pages/LordMayortohostDublinsU21hurlersandfootballers.aspx</link>
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Press Release 05/10/2010: Lord Mayor of Dublin Gerry Breen will host Dublins Under 21 Gaelic Football and Hurling teams at a reception in the Mansion House on Wednesday 6th October between 8pm and 11pm.
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<pubDate>Wed, 6 Oct 2010 10:04:45 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Finglas Health Fair celebrates UN International Day of Older Persons 2010</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesseptember2010/Pages/FinglasHealthFaircelebratesUNInternationalDayofOlderPersons2010.aspx</link>
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Press Release 30/09/2010: To celebrate the United Nations International Day of the Older Person, Dublin City Councils Northwest Area Office,  will hold an Older Adult Health Fair in the Finglas Youth Resource Centre on Mellowes Road. This free event takes place on Friday, 1st October, from 10am till 2pm, as part of Positive Ageing Week 2010.
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:58:01 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>New iPhone App to take you on City Wall tours </title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesseptember2010/Pages/NewiPhoneApptotakeyouonCityWalltours.aspx</link>
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Press Release 29/09/2010: Dublin City Council is delighted to announce the new iPhone App virtual tour of the medieval city walls of Dublin
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:14:46 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Joseph O&apos;Connor&apos;s Ghost Light</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesseptember2010/Pages/JOSEPHO?CONNOR?SGHOSTLIGHT.aspx</link>
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Press Release 29/09/2010: Dublin City Council is delighted to announce that the ONE CITY ONE BOOK choice for 2011 is GHOST LIGHT by Joseph O Connor. 
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:09:07 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin City Council to lead Dublin Bid to become a World Design Capital and promote innovation in the City</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesseptember2010/Pages/DublinCityCounciltoleadDublinBidtoBecomeaWorldDesignCapitalandpromoteinnovationintheCity.aspx</link>
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Press Release 28/09/2010: Dublin City Council announced today that it will lead the four Dublin local authorities in a bid to achieve World Design Capital status for Dublin in 2014. Lord Mayor Gerry Breen today launched the website www.pivotdublin.com and asked people to support the bid actively and help to prepare the best possible case for Dublin.
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:18:56 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Lord Mayor Gerry Breen to receive Dublins Ladies All-Ireland Football Champions at the Mansion House</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesseptember2010/Pages/LordMayorGerryBreentoreceiveDublinsLadiesAll-IrelandFootballChampionsattheMansionHouse.aspx</link>
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Press Release 26/09/2010: Dublin&apos;s Lord Mayor, Gerry Breen congratulates Dublin&apos;s Ladies on winning the All-Ireland Senior Football Title for the first time against Tyrone in such convincing fashion earlier this evening. 
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:26:24 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Mango and Apricot get Mayoral Seal of Approval to Swim to Freedom</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesseptember2010/Pages/MangoandApricotgetMayoralSealofApprovaltoSwimtoFreedom.aspx</link>
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Press Release 24/09/2010: The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Gerry Breen, will attend the release of two orphaned seal pups, Mango and Apricot, on Monday 27th September at 11.30am on Bull Island, Dublin.
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:25:23 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Opening Of The New Extension At Dublin City Coroners Court</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesseptember2010/Pages/OpeningOfTheNewExtensionAtDublinCityCoronersCourt.aspx</link>
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Press Release 24/09/2010: The Lord Mayor of Dublin Gerry Breen will officially open a new extension to Dublin City Coroner?s Court, Store Street, Dublin 1, on Monday 27th September 2010 at 10.30am.
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:36:05 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Allotments can plant seeds for better integration in Dublin city Integration Conference 24th September</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesseptember2010/Pages/AllotmentscanplantseedsforbetterintegrationinDublincityIntegrationConference24thSeptember.aspx</link>
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Press Release 23/09/2010: The conference is presented by Dublin City Council?s Office for Integration and takes place between 9am and 6pm at the Wood Quay Venue, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8. It is the main event in ?One City One People: Dublin says No to Racism and Discrimination?, Dublin City Council?s integration initiative which runs this autumn.
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:34:10 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>A Ball to be had in Ballymun - Positive Ageing Week - 24th September to 2nd October</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesseptember2010/Pages/ABalltobehadinBallymun.aspx</link>
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Press Release 23/09/2010: The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Gerry Breen, will officiate at the first Ballymun Senior Citizens Ball on October 1st and at the 26th Senior Citizens Ball in Finglas on September 29th.
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:59:33 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin Calling All Ye Culture Vultures</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesseptember2010/Pages/DublinCallingAllYeCultureVultures.aspx</link>
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Press Release 23/09/2010: Dublin City Council is throwing open the doors of its cultural venues to the public for FREE as part of Culture Night 2010.Dublin City Council will celebrate Dublin?s 5th annual Culture Night on Friday, September 24th from 5pm till late. A night of entertainment, discovery and adventure is promised with free events, tours, talks and performances for you, your family and friends to enjoy.
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 11:08:54 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Hurry Up With New Law to Prevent Begging on the Streets of The Capital</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesseptember2010/Pages/HurryUpWithNewLawtoPreventBeggingontheStreetsofTheCapital.aspx</link>
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Press Release 19/09/2010: The new law on begging, currently just finished second stage in the Dail, cannot come into law quickly enough, according to Lord Mayor Gerry Breen, who today appealed to the Government to facilitate its passage through the Houses of the Oireachtas without further delay.
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 09:53:44 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>O?Higgins Ceremony Celebrates Chile?s Bicentennial Year</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesseptember2010/Pages/OHigginsCeremonyCelebratesChilesBicentennialYear.aspx</link>
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Press Release 15/09/2010: The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Gerry Breen, will commemorate Chile?s Bicentennial Year and the historical links between Ireland and Chile at Merrion Square Park on Thursday, 16th September at 11.30am. 
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:20:50 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin says no to racism and discrimination</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesseptember2010/Pages/Dublinsaysnotoracismanddiscrimination.aspx</link>
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Press release 15/09/2010: Lord Mayor Gerry Breen in the presence of Minister for Integration Mary White launches ?One City One People Dublin Does not accept Racism or Discrimination? on Wednesday 15th September. The launch takes place at 5pm in City Hall, Dame Street, Dublin 2.
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:13:22 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Kilbarrack Fire Station embraces sustainable work practices as Lord Mayor launches Sustainability Report 2010</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesseptember2010/Pages/KilbarrackFireStationembracessustainableworkpracticesasLordMayorlaunchesSustainabilityreport2010.aspx</link>
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Press Release 14/09/2010: Dublins Lord Mayor Gerry Breen and City Manager John Tierney will launch Dublin City Councils Sustainability Report 2010 and a Green Plan for Kilbarrack Fire Station on Wednesday 15th September 2010, at 12.30pm in Kilbarrack Fire Station, Tonlegee Road, Kilbarrack Dublin 5.
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:56:51 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Happy birthday dublinbikes public bike hire scheme celebrates first year</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesseptember2010/Pages/Happybirthdaydublinbikespublicbikehireschemecelebratesfirstyear.aspx</link>
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Press Release 12/09/2010: dublinbikes is one year old on Monday 13th September. The massively successful public bike hire scheme is operated by JCDecaux (Ireland) on behalf of Dublin City Council.
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:40:27 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin City Council&apos;s 90th Liffey Swim Race 11th September 2010 - Mens and Womens Results</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesseptember2010/Pages/DublinCityCouncils90thLiffeySwimRace11thSeptember2010MensandWomensResults.aspx</link>
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Press Release 11/09/2010: The 90th annual Dublin Liffey Swim sponsored by Dublin City Council took place on Saturday 11th September 2010.  The swim, a 2.2kilometre race, started at Watling Street Bridge and finished at the Customs House.
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:23:34 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Event Reminder: Liffey Swim Saturday 11th September, 1.30pm</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesseptember2010/Pages/EventReminderLiffeySwimSaturday11thSeptember130pm.aspx</link>
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Press Release 10/09/2010: Dublin?s famous Liffey Swim takes place on Saturday 11th September. The event is organized by Swim Ireland Leinster Region Open Sea Committee and is sponsored by Dublin City Council.
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:39:33 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Will You Choose To Walk or Cycle To School?</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesseptember2010/Pages/WillYouChooseToWalkorCycleToSchool.aspx</link>
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Press Release 10/09/2010: The Lord Mayor of Dublin Gerry Breen will officially launch Walk or Cycle To School Week on Monday 13th September 2010 at 08.45a.m.  The Lord Mayor will accompany the children and parents from Belgrove Girls Primary School, Clontarf, Dublin 3 as they launch the week by walking or cycling to their school. 
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:35:58 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Lord Mayor to fire Starting Gun as Dublin?s Liffey Swim celebrates its 90th Anniversary this Saturday</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesseptember2010/Pages/LordMayortofireStartingGunasDublinsLiffeySwimcelebratesits90thAnniversarythisSaturday.aspx</link>
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Press Release 09/09/2010: This Saturday, 11th September, the Dublin City Council sponsored Liffey Swim celebrates its 90th anniversary as 237 men and 114 women take the plunge, having completed 4 qualifying races on the 2010 Leinster Open Sea Swim Calendar. Dublin?s Lord Mayor, Gerry Breen will fire the starting gun for the men?s race at 13.30hrs and the women?s race at 14.15hrs.
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:18:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>The Carruths Box Clever in Drimnagh</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesseptember2010/Pages/TheCarruthsBoxCleverinDrimnagh.aspx</link>
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Press Release 06/09/2010: Lord Mayor Gerry Breen will officially name an existing roundabout in Drimnagh, Carruth Roundabout/Timpeall?n Carruth on Tuesday, 7th September at 3.30pm at a ceremony in Drimnagh Boxing Club, Keeper Road, Dublin 12.
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<pubDate>Mon, 6 Sep 2010 11:49:59 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Proposed Waste to Energy Facility at Poolbeg</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesseptember2010/Pages/ProposedWastetoEnergyFacilityatPoolbeg.aspx</link>
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Press Release 03/09/2010: Dublin City Council has been, and remains, in a contractual position for the provision of a Waste to Energy facility at Poolbeg to deal with Dublin&apos;s residual waste into the future.
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<pubDate>Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:14:55 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Hula Girl Kitty Kickstarts First Kilmainham Arts Festival</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesseptember2010/Pages/HulaGirlKittyKickstartsFirstKilmainhamArtsFestivalFriday3rdSaturday4thSeptember.aspx</link>
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Press Release 2/09/2010: The Lord Mayor, Gerry Breen, will be greeted by Kitty a Polynesian Hula Dancer when he opens the first Kilmainham Arts Festival. The opening ceremony takes place on Friday 3rd September at 7pm in The Patriots Inn, Kilmainham.
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<pubDate>Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:26:57 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>If The Lime Is Right Use It</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesseptember2010/Pages/IfTheLimeIsRightUseIt.aspx</link>
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Press Release 2/09/2010: The Lord Mayor, Gerry Breen, will officially launch a one-day seminar entitled Working With Lime on Friday 3rd September, 2010 at 9.15a.m. in the Red Stables, St. Anne?s Park, Mount Prospect Avenue.
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<pubDate>Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:54:23 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>North Central Area City Neighbourhood Awards</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesaugust2010/Pages/NorthCentralAreaCityNeighbourhoodAwards.aspx</link>
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Press Release 31/08/2010: Lord Mayor of Dublin Gerry Breen will present certificates to the winners and participants of the 2010 North Central Area City Neighbourhood Awards on Wednesday 1st September 2010 at 5.30pm in St. Brigids Resource Centre, Howth Road, Killester, Dublin 5.
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<title>Dublin?s Lord Mayor pays his respect to deceased actor, Mick Lally</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesaugust2010/Pages/DublinsLordMayorpayshisrespecttodeceasedactorMickLally.aspx</link>
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Press Release 31/08/2010: Dublins Lord Mayor, Gerry Breen has expressed his condolences on the death of actor Mick Lally. 
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:15:04 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Heritage Week comes alive in Dublin City Public Libraries</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesaugust2010/Pages/HeritageWeekcomesaliveinDublinCityPublicLibraries.aspx</link>
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Press Release 27/08/2010: Dublin City Public Libraries presents a colourful and varied programme to mark Heritage Week 2010, with a special emphasis on our sporting heritage. Admission to all events is free and booking is essential at your local library.
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:09:55 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Kilmainham Arts Festival - 3rd and 4th September 2010</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesaugust2010/Pages/KilmainhamArtsFestival.aspx</link>
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Press Release 18/08/2010: Kilmainhams Inaugural Arts Festival will provide a feast of exciting artistic events as well as workshops in dance, drama, song, and art for adults and children.
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:09:33 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>dublinbikes makes 1 million journies</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesaugust2010/Pages/dublinbikesmakes1millionjournies.aspx</link>
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Press Release 15/08/2010: Dublin City Council and its partner JCDEcaux (Ireland) are delighted to announce that at 7.25 pm on Saturday 14th August a user of the very popular dublinbike scheme took the 1 millionth journey on a dublinbike since the launch on 13th September 2009.
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:19:49 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>dublinbikes will break through the one millionth journey this weekend</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesaugust2010/Pages/dublinbikeswillbreakthroughtheonemillionthjourneythisweekend.aspx</link>
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Press Release 13/08/2010: Are you one in a million???dublinbikes will break through the one millionth journey this weekend!
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:19:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>First Latin American Festival says ?Hola? to Dublin - 12th to15th August</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesaugust2010/Pages/FirstLatinAmericanFestivalsays?Hola?toDublin.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 11/08/2010: The first Dublin Latin American Festival takes place between 12th and 15th August
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:58:24 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Towards a Sustainable City  Lessons from Palo Alto</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesaugust2010/Pages/TowardsaSustainableCity?LessonsfromPaloAlto.aspx</link>
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Press Release 9/08/2010: On Tuesday 10th August 2010 at 5 p.m. the Mayor of Palo Alto, California, Patrick Burt, will speak at a meeting in the Paccar Theatre, Science Gallery, Pearse Street, Dublin 2. Mayor Burt will share lessons about moving a city towards sustainability. 
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<pubDate>Mon, 9 Aug 2010 14:29:57 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Repairs completed on Burst Watermain at  Marrowbone Lane</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesaugust2010/Pages/RepairscompletedonBurstWatermainatMarrowboneLane.aspx</link>
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Press Release 7/08/2010: The repair works on the watermain at Marrowbone Lane have now been completed.  
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<pubDate>Mon, 9 Aug 2010 14:28:55 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Burst watermain Marrowbone Lane</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesaugust2010/Pages/Burstwatermain?MarrowboneLane.aspx</link>
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Press Release 6/08/2010: Dublin City Council advises that a burst watermain occurred at approximately 12.30pm firday 6th August on a major pipeline providing water into the North City.
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<pubDate>Mon, 9 Aug 2010 14:27:30 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin City Council Says Bin Your Butts, Chewing Gum And Fast Food Litter</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesaugust2010/Pages/DublinCityCouncilSaysBinYourButts,ChewingGumAndFastFoodLitter.aspx</link>
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Press Release 3/08/2010: A new litter awareness campaign funded by Dublin City Council, Department of The Environment, Heritage and Local Government and Bord Failte. The campaign targets the three leading causes of litter on Dublin streets: cigarette burs, gum and fast food.
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<pubDate>Mon, 9 Aug 2010 14:26:02 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Have your say at the Dodder Flood Study public information day</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesjuly2010/Pages/HaveyoursayattheDodderFloodStudypublicinformationday.aspx</link>
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Press Release 27/07/2010: Dublin City Council is pleased to announce details of a public information day for the River Dodder Flood Study. The Dodder Study project team will meet with stakeholders and members of the public to present key findings and recommendations and seek their views at the following location, date and time:Wilfield / Guilford Conference Suite, Mount Herbert Hotel, Herbert Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4 on Wednesday 28th July from 3pm to 8pm.
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:41:23 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>UNESCO CITY OF LITERATURE - A PROUD DAY FOR DUBLIN</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesjuly2010/Pages/UNESCOCITYOFLITERATUREAPROUDDAYFORDUBLIN.aspx</link>
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Press Release 26/07/2010: Dublin?s Lord Mayor, Gerry Breen, in the company of the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport, Mary Hanafin T.D., will this morning formally announce Dublin?s designation as UNESCO City of Literature, one of only four in the world. 
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:52:40 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin City Council launches first Local Authority ?Rent-to-Buy? scheme</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesjuly2010/Pages/DublinCityCouncillaunchesfirstLocalAuthorityRent-to-Buyscheme.aspx</link>
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Press Release 19/07/2010: Cllr Clare Byrne, representing Dublin?s Lord Mayor will launch Ireland?s first Local Authority Rent-to-Buy scheme at 3.00pm tomorrow, Tuesday 20th July. The launch takes place at Block B, Herberton, Rialto, Dublin 8, with 16 properties available to view to people on the City Council?s Affordable Housing list.
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:11:29 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>New Water Eco-Park in Midlands could Store Water for Dublin and Midland Counties</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesjuly2010/Pages/NEWWATERECO-PARKINMIDLANDSCOULDSTOREWATERFORDUBLINANDMIDLANDCOUNTIES.aspx</link>
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Press Release 19/07/2010: New Water Eco-Park in Midlands could Store Water for Dublin and Midland Counties. 1000 Construction Jobs for 3 Years and Ongoing Jobs Aswell as a New Tourism Amenity for the Midlands 
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:06:39 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>FAI President John Delaney attends Cherry Orchard Festival 2010</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesjuly2010/Pages/FAIPresidentJohnDelaneyattendsCherryOrchardFestival2010.aspx</link>
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Press Release 16/07/2010: The organisers of the Cherry Orchard Regeneration Festival are delighted to confirm that John Delaney, FAI President, will present awards to winners in the World Cup Soccer Blitz Tournament at 2.30 p.m. in Cherry Orchard Park on Saturday 17th July 2010.
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:03:53 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Cherry Orchard Regeneration Festival 2010</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesjuly2010/Pages/CherryOrchardRegenerationFestival2010.aspx</link>
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Press Releas 15/07/2010: Local community groups are again bringing the Cherry Orchard Regeneration Festival to the neighbourhood.  The Festival which is funded by Dublin City Council will run from Friday 16th July to Sunday 18th July 2010. 
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:01:04 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Value Water and Only Use What You Need Right Throughout The Year. It is a limited and valuable Resource, says Dublin City Manager</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesjuly2010/Pages/?ValueWaterandOnlyUseWhatYouNeed?RightThroughoutTheYearItisalimitedandvaluableResource?,saysDublinCityManager.aspx</link>
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Press Release 13/07/2010: Dubliners should use water sparingly and wisely right throughout the year and not just during the dry summer weather, because it is a limited resource and a very valuable one, John Tierney, Dublin City Manager said today. 
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:58:41 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Lord Mayor Gerry Breen pays his respects to Aileen Donnelly, R.I.P, wife of former Lord Mayor, Michael Donnelly</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesjuly2010/Pages/LordMayorGerryBreenpayshisrespectstoAileenDonnelly,RIP,wifeofformerLordMayor,MichaelDonnelly.aspx</link>
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Press Release 11/07/2010: I wish to convey my deepest sympathies to former Lord Mayor of Dublin, Michael Donnelly, and his family, on the sad and untimely passing of his wife Aileen.
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:55:38 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Lord Mayor of Dublin Gerry Breen pays tribute to Sean Loftus</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesjuly2010/Pages/LordMayorofDublinGerryBreenpaystributetoSeanLoftus.aspx</link>
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Press Releas 10/07/2010: It is with great sadness that I learned of the death this morning of my good friend Sean Loftus, who represented the Clontarf Ward on Dublin City Council for 25 years, retiring in 1999.
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:54:25 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>St. Annes Park Rose Festival</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesjuly2010/Pages/StAnnesParkRoseFestival.aspx</link>
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Press Release 07/07/2010: The Parks and Landscape Services Division of Dublin City Council is delighted to announce details of the annual Rose Festival.  The Festival will be held at St. Anne?s Rose Garden, St. Anne?s Park, Raheny on Saturday 17th &amp; Sunday 18th July, 2010.
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:52:02 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Opera in the Open:   Free lunchtime operas return to Dublin city</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesjuly2010/Pages/OperaintheOpenFreelunchtimeoperasreturntoDublincity.aspx</link>
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Press Release 07/07/2010: Do something different at lunchtime this summer and listen to opera in the informal and intimate setting of the grounds of Civic Offices on Wood Quay in the city centre.
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:50:42 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Salad days for older persons at Dublin City Councils new Garden Party Series</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesjuly2010/Pages/SaladdaysforolderpersonsatDublinCityCouncilsnewGardenPartySeries.aspx</link>
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Press Release 06/07/2010: The first of Dublin City Council?s new series of ?Summer Garden Parties? takes place tomorrow Tuesday 6th July
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:49:03 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin City Council?s Northside Music Festival</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesjuly2010/Pages/DublinCityCouncil?sNorthsideMusicFestival.aspx</link>
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Press Release 06/07/2010:Dublin City Council?s Arts Office is delighted to present the Northside Music Festival 2010 from the 2nd to 17th August.
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:47:13 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Mess and Mayhem in Merrion SquareNational Play Day Sunday 4th July</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesjuly2010/Pages/MessandMayheminMerrionSquareNationalPlayDaySunday4thJuly.aspx</link>
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Press Release 02/07/2010: As the school summer holidays begin this week, Dublin City?s, newly elected Lord Mayor, Gerry Breen,  is calling on the parents and children of Dublin to come along to this years, free, family-friendly action packed, Play Day, taking place in Merrion Square Park this Sunday afternoon from 2pm till 5pm
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:46:13 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Box Clever And Fight Litter In Darndale</title>
<link>http://ms-mossapp/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesjuly2010/Pages/BoxCleverAndFightLitterInDarndale.aspx</link>
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Press Release 02/07/10: A clean up day will take place between 1 and 3pm on Saturday the 3rd July at the Spine, behind Our Lady?s Church, Darndale.
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:14:22 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Wood Quay the Venue for new Digital Media Graduates</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/June10/Pages/WoodQuaytheVenuefornewDigitalMediaGraduates.aspx</link>
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Press Release 29/06/2010: Minister Pat Carey, Community Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs, in the presence of the Lord Mayor, Gerry Breen, will present 18 students with certificates following the completion of a Digi-Media Course, which is a F?S/RAPID initiative, in the Wood Quay Venue, Civic Offices, Dublin 8 on Wednesday 30th June at 6.30pm.
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<pubDate>Thu, 1 Jul 2010 10:04:07 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Have your say at the Dodder Flood Study public information days</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/June10/Pages/HaveyoursayattheDodderFloodStudypublicinformationdays.aspx</link>
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Press Release 29/06/2010: Dublin City Council is pleased to announce details of a series of public information days for the River Dodder Flood Study.
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:09:30 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Councillor Gerry Breen elected Lord Mayor of Dublin</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/June10/Pages/CouncillorGerryBreenelectedLordMayorofDublin.aspx</link>
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Press Release 28/06/2010: Fine Gael Councillor Gerry Breen was elected Lord Mayor of Dublin at the Annual Meeting of Dublin City Council tonight.  Councillor Breen represents the Clontarf Ward in the North Central Area and was first elected to the City Council in 1999
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:08:04 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Lord Mayor &quot;switches on&quot; new energy in Dublin</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/June10/Pages/LordMayorswitchesonnewenergyinDublin.aspx</link>
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Press Release 28/06/2010: Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr Emer Costello, has switched on Dublin?s new unmetered energy efficient electricity supply.
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:51:05 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Love the City - Applications open for a six month learning project aiming to effect real change in Dublins City Centre</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/June10/Pages/LovetheCityApplicationsopenforasixmonthlearningprojectaimingtoeffectrealchangeinDublinsCityCentre.aspx</link>
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Press Release 27/06/2010: Love the City is looking for optimists, idea generators, boundless thinkers, explorers and doers to join a six-month learning project based in Dublin?s City Centre.
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:06:12 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Wheels in motion for new Alfie Byrne Park motocross track</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/June10/Pages/WheelsinmotionfornewAlfieByrneParkmotocrosstrack.aspx</link>
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Press Release 26/06/2010: The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Emer Costello, will perform a sod turning ceremony at the long awaited motocross track in Alfie Byrne Park on Alfie Byrne Road, Dublin 3 at 11 a.m. on Monday 28th June 2010.
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:04:58 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Lord Mayor expresses her condolences on the death of Lt Gen Dermot Earley</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/June10/Pages/LordMayorexpresseshercondolencesonthedeathofLtGenDermotEarley.aspx</link>
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Press Release 23/06/2010: Lord Mayor Cllr Emer Costello has expressed her condolences and regrets to the family, friends and colleagues of former Chief of Staff  Lieutenant General Dermot Early who has died.
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:52:30 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Lord Mayor expresses her condolences on the death of Lt Gen Dermot Earley</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/June10/Pages/LordMayorexpresseshercondolencesonthedeathofLtGenDermotEarley.aspx</link>
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Press Release 24/06/2010: Lord Mayor Cllr Emer Costello has expressed her condolences and regrets to the family, friends and colleagues of former Chief of Staff  Lieutenant General Dermot Early who has died.
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:49:51 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Science Ambassadors Arrive in Liverpool</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/June10/Pages/ScienceAmbassadorsarriveinLiverpool.aspx</link>
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Press Release 21/06/2010: The Lord Mayor of Liverpool Cllr Hazel Williams greeted the six Dublin Science Ambassadors as they arrived in Liverpool on the way to Turin.
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:23:46 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Swinging into Action at Inchicore New Playground for Grattan Crescent Park</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/June10/Pages/SwingingintoActionatInchicoreNewPlaygroundforGrattanCrescent%20Park.aspx</link>
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Press Release 21/06/2010: The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Emer Costello, will officially open a new state of the art playground at Grattan Crescent Park, Inchicore, on Tuesday, June 22nd at 10.30am.
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:22:24 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Allotments a big draw to St. Annes Park</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/June10/Pages/AllotmentsabigdrawtoStAnnesPark.aspx</link>
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Press Release 20/06/2010: Dublin City Council is pleased to announce the introduction, on a pilot basis, of allotments in St. Anne?s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5. 
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:43:24 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Councils cashless Parking Tag system a big draw for motorists in first year</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/June10/Pages/CouncilscashlessParkingTagsystemabigdrawformotoristsinfirstyear.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 19/06/2010: Dublin City Council has announced that the success of Parking Tag, its pay-by-phone system for on-street pay-and-display parking, has exceeded all expectations.
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:41:08 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Top cycle event to mark Bike Week in Dublin Saturday 19th June</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/June10/Pages/TopcycleeventtomarkBikeWeekinDublin?Saturday19thJune.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 18/06/2010: Top-class cycling returns to Dublin on Saturday 19th June. The Halfords Tour Series Dublin is the headline event in Dublin?s Capital of Sport 2010.
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:24:47 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Mid-Summer Festival launched in Clontarf</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/June10/Pages/Mid-SummerFestivallaunchedinClontarf.aspx</link>
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Press Release 18/06/2010: Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Emer Costello, will launch a Mid-Summer Festival in Clontarf village on Saturday 19th June at 2pm.
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:23:27 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Life Saving Medal for Dublin Fire Brigade</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/June10/Pages/LifeSavingMedalforDublinFireBrigade.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 18/06/2010: The Irish Lifesaving Foundation are holding their annual Ireland Seminar on Saturday 19th June 2010 in the Dublin Fire Brigade Training Centre, Marino.
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:20:33 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Lord Mayors Statement on abuse suffered by Children in Residential Institutions</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/June10/Pages/LordMayorsStatementonabusesufferedbyChildreninResidentialInstitutions.aspx</link>
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Press Release 17/06/2010: At its meeting on 14th June 2010, Dublin City Council debated the findings of recent reports on the issue of the abuse suffered by children in this country. 
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:52:54 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>South West Dublin clean-up to get mayoral approval Thursday 17th June</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/June10/Pages/SouthWestDublinclean-uptogetmayoralapproval?Thursday17thJune.aspx</link>
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Press Release 16/06/2010: Lord Mayor Cllr Emer Costello presents Certificates of Merit for National Spring Clean to 39 students and service users at St. John of God Menni Services, Islandbridge at 11am on Thursday, 17th June.
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:06:05 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>The Report of The Lord Mayors Commission on Employment</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/June10/Pages/THEREPORTOFTHELMCE.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 15/06/2010: The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr. Emer Costello, will present the Report of her Lord Mayors Commission on Employment (LMCE) to Mr. Conor Lenihan T.D., Minister for Science, Technology, Innovation and Natural Resources today at 1.45 p.m. in the Mansion House.
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:29:37 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Lifes a beach</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/June10/Pages/Life?sabeach.aspx</link>
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Press Release 15/06/2010: The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Emer Costello, wishes to congratulate Dublin City Council on retaining its Blue Flag status at Dollymount Strand.  Dollymount also retained its Green Coast Award while Merrion Strand achieved it for the first time, as announced today by Mr. John Gormley, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:28:06 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Tales of Medieval Dublin - A Series of Free Lunchtime Lectures in Wood Quay Venue</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/June10/Pages/TalesofMedievalDublin-ASeriesofFreeLunchtimeLecturesinWoodQuayVenue.aspx</link>
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Press Release 14/04/2010: The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr. Emer Costello will launch a series of free lunchtime lectures at 12.50 p.m. on Tuesday 15th June 2010, in the exciting new Wood Quay Venue of Dublin City Council.
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:26:43 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>?3.5m George Reynolds House Precinct Improvement Project Opens</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/June10/Pages/?3.5mGeorgeReynoldsHousePrecinctImprovementProjectOpens.aspx</link>
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Press Release 14/06/2010: The Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr. Kevin Humphreys in the presence of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Mr. John Gormley T.D., will officially open the George Reynolds House Precinct Improvement Project on Tuesday 15th June at 2.30 p.m. 
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:24:01 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Mexico Celebrates 200 Years Of Independence</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/June10/Pages/MexicoCelebrates200YearsOfIndependence.aspx</link>
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Press Release 03/06/2010: The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr Emer Costello, in the presence of Alicia Kerber Palma, Chargee daffaires for Mexico, at 11am on Friday 4th June in the Mansion House, will unveil a plaque celebrating the Bicentennial Anniversary of the Independence of Mexico and the Centenary of the Mexican Revolution
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<pubDate>Tue, 8 Jun 2010 14:55:45 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Neighbours Day European and International 2010</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesmay2010/Pages/NeighboursDayEuropeanandInternational2010.aspx</link>
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Press Release 26/05/2010: Neighbours Day is celebrated on Friday 28th May 2010 by several million people internationally in thirty participating countries. This years event is bigger than ever before.
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 11:56:02 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>200 years of Independence and Irish Argentine friendship celebrated</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesmay2010/Pages/200yearsofIndependenceandIrishArgentinefriendshipcelebrated.aspx</link>
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Press Release 25/05/2010: Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Emer Costello, will present Her Excellency Maria Esther Bondanza, Argentine Ambassador to Ireland, with a commemorative scroll to mark the 200th Anniversary of the May 1810 Revolution of Argentina.
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 11:54:50 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin wayfinding system points you in the right direction</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesmay2010/Pages/Dublinwayfindingsystempointsyouintherightdirection.aspx</link>
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Press Release 24/05/2010: Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Emer Costello, will announce details of Dublins first integrated pedestrian wayfinding system on Tuesday 25th May at 9am at Barnardos Square, Dame Street, Dublin 2.
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 11:39:24 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Ken and Co on Cue for Final Frame of Social Inclusion Awareness Week</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesmay2010/Pages/KenandCoonCueforFinalFrameofSocialInclusionAwarenessWeek.aspx</link>
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Press Release 20/05/2010: Friday, 21st May, sees the final frame of Dublin City Councils Social Inclusion Awareness Week, with Four Professional Dublin Snooker Players hosting a Fun Snooker Event from 11am to 5pm in the Atrium of the Civic Offices.
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 15:14:26 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>First Citizen of Dublin says Thank You</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesmay2010/Pages/FirstCitizenofDublinsaysThankYou.aspx</link>
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Press Release 19/05/2010: The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Emer Costello, will host the 2010 Lord Mayors Awards in the Round Room of the Mansion House, Dawson Street, on Wednesday 19th May at 6.30pm
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 15:13:42 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin City Council to renew commitment to improved European road safety</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesmay2010/Pages/DublinCityCounciltorenewcommitmenttoimprovedEuropeanroadsafety.aspx</link>
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Press Release 18/05/2010: Dublin City Council is to renew its commitment to the European Road Safety Charter on 19th May. Lord Mayor Cllr Emer Costello will sign the renewal at European Union House, 18 Dawson Street, Dublin 2 at an event beginning at 12noon.
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 15:12:24 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Tony Gregory Centre opens in Ballybough</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesmay2010/Pages/TonyGregoryCentreopensinBallybough.aspx</link>
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Press Release 15/05/2010: Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Emer Costello will officially open a new community Centre on Ballybough Road, Dublin 3 on Monday 17th May 2010 at 2pm.
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 15:11:52 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Creative Industries Employ 77,000 and are worth 3.25Billion to Dublin</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesmay2010/Pages/CreativeIndustriesEmploy77,000andareworth?325BilliontoDublin.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 05/05/2010: Over 77,000 people are employed in creative businesses in the Greater Dublin Area and their work is worth some 3.25 billion euros. This was one key finding in a report on the Creative Industries commissioned by Dublin City Council and launched by the Lord Mayor Cllr. Emer Costello
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<pubDate>Thu, 6 May 2010 14:45:41 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Lord Mayor, Cllr Emer Costello, to present Dublin Citys plan to become Energy-Smart at European Ceremony</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesmay2010/Pages/LordMayorCllrEmerCostellotopresentDublinCitysplantobecomeEnergySmartatEuropeanCeremony.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 04/05/2010: The Lord Mayor of Dublin will speak at the Covenant of Mayors Ceremony on Tuesday, 4th May at 3.00pm in the Hemicycle of the European Parliament in Brussels.
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<pubDate>Tue, 4 May 2010 14:45:41 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublins Lord Mayor pays her respects to deceased Broadcaster, Gerry Ryan, R.I.P</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesapril2010/Pages/DublinsLordMayorpaysherrespectstodeceasedBroadcasterGerryRyanRIP.aspx</link>
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Press Release 30/04/2010: I was shocked and saddened to learn of the sudden and untimely death of one of Irelands best known radio and television broadcasters, Gerry Ryan, this morning.
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:53:14 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Bealtaine Community Festival Harolds Cross Village</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesapril2010/Pages/BealtaineCommunityFestivalHaroldsCrossVillage.aspx</link>
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Press Release 30/04/2010: The Bealtaine Community Festival will be held on Sunday 2nd May in Harolds Cross Village from 2pm to 6pm
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:52:13 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin financial services have a bright future</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesapril2010/Pages/Dublinfinancialserviceshaveabrightfuture.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 27/04/2010: A second report on the IFSC commissioned by Dublin City Council as part of its Think Dublin series of research reports concludes that the City needs to be more proactive in developing the international competitiveness of its financial services centre.  The report focuses on Dublins ranking in the recent Global Financial Centres Index 7 (GFCI 7) prepared by Z/Yen.
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:25:19 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>dublinbikes gearing up to expand capacity</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesapril2010/Pages/dublinbikesgearinguptoexpandcapacity.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 21/04/2010: Dublin City Councils Transportation and Traffic Strategic Policy Committee has voted to accept proposals to expand the capacity of the dublinbikes scheme
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:46:40 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Two new Community Offices at Killarney Court</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesapril2010/Pages/TwonewCommunityOfficesatKillarneyCourt.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 21/04/2010: Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Emer Costello will officially open two new community office facilities at Killarney Court, Buckingham Street Upper, Dublin 1, on Thursday 22nd April at 10.30am.
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:46:57 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Ballymun Regeneration Limiteds ReDiscover Fashion Project Winners of Arthur Guinness Fund Award 2010</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesapril2010/Pages/BallymunRegenerationLimitedsReDiscoverFashionProjectWinnersofArthurGuinnessFundAward2010.aspx</link>
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Press Release 20/04/2010: The Lord Mayor, Councillor Emer Costello, would like to congratulate Ballymun Regeneration Limited and their ReDiscover Fashion Project which received one of the ten Arthur Guinness Fund Awards for 2010, at the Guinness Storehouse this afternoon.
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:14:24 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>The MunFunRun - A Great Way To Start The Spring</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesapril2010/Pages/TheMunFunRunAGreatWayToStartTheSpring.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 20/04/2010: The Ballymun 3km, 10am, Wednesday 21st of April 2010, BRL Umbro Arena, Trinity Comprehensive School, Ballymun Road.The MunFunRun is the first fun run event to take place in Ballymun.The aim of the run is to promote a fun &amp; healthy living activity in Ballymun and to give local community groups and schools the opportunity to raise much needed funds for their work in the area.
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:24:46 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>City Council seeks to reassure Waiver Customers over Waste Charges</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesapril2010/Pages/CityCouncilSeeksto.aspx</link>
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Press Release 19/04/2010: Dublin City Councils Waste Customers will receive their first quarter bills for 2010 in the coming weeks with over 40,000 receiving bills for the first time due to recent changes to the waiver scheme.
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:49:43 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Bealtaine 2010 Celebrating Creativity in Older Age</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesapril2010/Pages/Bealtaine2010CelebratingCreativityinOlderAge.aspx</link>
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Press Release 19/04/2010: Bealtaine is the Irish national arts festival celebrating creativity in older age. It takes place each May countrywide and involves thousands of participants in events in every art form.
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:22:25 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Plaque unveiled to Herbert Simms in Chancery Park</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesapril2010/Pages/PlaqueunveiledtoHerbertSimmsinChanceryPark.aspx</link>
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Press Release 13/04/2010: Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Emer Costello, will unveil a plaque in honour of Herbert Simms, in Chancery Park, Dublin 7 on Wednesday 14th March 2010 at 12.15pm.
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:42:24 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>2010 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award shortlist announced</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesapril2010/Pages/2010InternationalIMPACDublinLiteraryAwardshortlistannounced.aspx</link>
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Press Release 12/04/2010: The shortlist of the 2010 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award will be formally announced by The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr. Emer Costello on April 12th, 2010 at 11.00am in The Mansion House.
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:19:11 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Lord Mayor of Dublin expresses condolences on death of Polish President</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesapril2010/Pages/LordMayorofDublinexpressescondolencesondeathofPolishPresident.aspx</link>
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Press Release 11/04/2010: The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Emer Costello, wishes to issue the following statement..
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:18:20 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>People aged 50 and over to take part in DANCE ARIAS</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesapril2010/Pages/Peopleaged50andovertotakepartinDANCEARIAS.aspx</link>
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Press Release 09/04/2010: CoisCeim Dance Theatre and Dublin City Council present DANCE ARIAS, a celebration of dance and opera for people aged 50 and over in six venues citywide as part of Bealtaine 2010 for people with a passion for opera or who love to dance, and for those who may wish to try something just a little different.
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:17:11 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Japan Blossoms Under the Cherry Tree</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesapril2010/Pages/JapanBlossomsUndertheCherryTree.aspx</link>
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Press Release 09/04/2010: Experience Japan the first official Japanese festival in Ireland  will be celebrated on Sunday 11th April, at Farmleigh House and Estate, Phoenix Park Dublin from 12 noon to 4pm.
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:15:02 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin City Council commissioned Timberyard housing scheme wins UK Civic Trust Award</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesmarch2010/Pages/DublinCityCouncilcommissionedTimberyardhousingschemewinsUKCivicTrustAward.aspx</link>
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Press Release 30/03/2010: The Timberyard Housing scheme on Cork Street has won a prestigious award from the UK Civic Trust as a scheme which makes a worthy contribution to its surroundings and is an example of high quality urban redevelopment in the city.
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:14:21 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Lord Mayor launches  Initiative to protect retail traders in Dublin City Centre from exorbitant commercial rents</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesmarch2010/Pages/LordMayorlaunchesInitiativetoprotectretailtradersinDublinCityCentrefromexorbitantcommercialrents.aspx</link>
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Press Release 15/03/2010: The Lord Mayor of Dublin Councillor Emer Costello hosted a meeting at the Mansion House this morning ,15th March 2010, with  representatives of the Grafton Street Traders, Dublin City Business Association, Dublin Business Improvement District and a number of councillors across the political spectrum.
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Lord Mayor starts St Patricks KBC 5k road race</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesmarch2010/Pages/LordMayorstartsStPatricksKBC5kroadrace.aspx</link>
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As part of the St Patricks Festival, Metropolitan Harriers St Brigids Athletics, Athletics Club , MSB in association with Dublin City Council are promoting the St Patricks KBC 5k road race on the morning of Sunday 14th March.
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Lets be smarter and greener says Lord Mayor of Dublin Councillor Emer Costello</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesmarch2010/Pages/LetsbesmarterandgreenersaysLordMayorofDublinCouncillorEmerCostello.aspx</link>
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Press Release 07/03/2010: Dublins Lord Mayor Emer Costello today called for the creation of a smart green city economy.
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<pubDate>Tue, 9 Mar 2010 14:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>International Womens Day Press Release</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesmarch2010/Pages/InternationalWomensDayPressRelease.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 01/03/2010: Dublin will be sharing in the worldwide celebrations of International Womens day on Monday, March 8th 2010.
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<pubDate>Fri, 5 Mar 2010 09:52:43 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Walks through Citys History</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/Feb2010/Pages/WalksthroughCitysHistory.aspx</link>
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Press Release 22/02/2010: One of Dublins most popular free events begins its spring program on February 24th and will run until 27th April. Dublin City Councils community initiative Lets Walk &amp; Talk features daily walks in various parts of the City, themed historical walking tours and other special events.
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>New publication to put Dublins Community Gardens on the Map</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/Feb2010/Pages/NewpublicationtoputDublinsCommunityGardensontheMap.aspx</link>
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Press Release 22/02/2010: The launch of The Dublin City Guide to Community Gardening will be taking place in the Wood Quay Venue, Civic offices, Dublin 8 at 6-8pm on Tuesday 23rd of February 2010.
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Gaiety School of Acting Archive at Dublin City Library and Archive</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/Feb2010/Pages/GaietySchoolofActingArchiveatDublinCityLibraryandArchive.aspx</link>
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Press Release 19/02/2010: To mark the formal transfer of the archives of the Gaiety School of Acting to the Irish Theatre Archive a reception will be hosted by Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin Councillor Kevin Humphreys at Dublin City Library and Archive 138-144 Pearse Street Dublin 2 at 6.15 PM on Monday 22nd February.
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:07:10 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Business seminar prescribes tiger tonic to Irelands tousled economy</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/Feb2010/Pages/BusinessseminarprescribestigertonictoIrelandstousledeconomy.aspx</link>
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Press Release:17/02/10:  Developing our relationship with China offers many business opportunities for Irelands economy. This is the key message of a business seminar being held as part of Dublins Chinese New Year Festival. The seminar, &quot;A Tiger Tonic for a Tousled Economy&quot; takes place at the Hilton Hotel, Charlemont Place, Dublin 2 on Thursday 18th February between 8.30am and 2pm
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin City wins overall Planning Achievement Award 2010</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/Feb2010/Pages/DublinCitywinsoverallPlanningAchievementAward2010.aspx</link>
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Press Release 12/02/2010: The Lord Mayor of Dublin Councillor Emer Costello today accepted the Irish Planning Institute overall Planning Achievement  Award 2010. 
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Let your Tiger loose this Valentines Day at the Dublin Chinese New Years Festival Carnival</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/Feb2010/Pages/LetyourTigerloosethisValentinesDayattheDublinChineseNewYearsFestivalCarnival.aspx</link>
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Press Release 12/02/2010: Dublins Chinese New Year Festival Carnival takes place in Wolfe Tone Park, Jervis St, between 12 noon and 7pm on Sunday 14th of February. This years Chinese New Year marks the Year of the Tiger and coincides with Valentines Day.
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin City Council reports progress on St Michaels Estate Regeneration</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/Feb2010/Pages/DublinCityCouncilreportsprogressonStMichaelsEstateRegeneration.aspx</link>
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Press Release 08/02/2010: Eight contractors from a shortlist of over 40 will today collect detailed drawings and documents from Dublin City Council so they can tender to build Phase 1a of the St. Michaels Estate Regeneration scheme.
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<pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Lord Mayor Costello expresses condolences on the death of Tomas MacGiolla </title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/Feb2010/Pages/LordMayorCostelloexpressescondolencesonthedeathofTomasMacGiolla.aspx</link>
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Press Release 04/02/10 : Dublins Lord Mayor Cllr Emer Costello has expressed her condolences on the death of former Lord Mayor of Dublin and politician Tomas MacGiolla. 
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<pubDate>Fri, 5 Feb 2010 11:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Update on Water Supply Situation 29th January 2010</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleases2010/Pages/UpdateonWaterSupplySituation29thJanuary2010.aspx</link>
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Press Release 29/01/2010: There has been a significant improvement in relation to the water supply situation throughout the Dublin Region over the last week.  
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<pubDate>Mon, 1 Feb 2010 09:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin City Centre 30 kph special speed limit introduced</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleases2010/Pages/DublinCityCentre30kphspecialspeedlimitintroduced.aspx</link>
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Press Release 28/01/2010: New speed limits recently approved by Dublin City Council will come into operation on 31st January 2010.
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<pubDate>Mon, 1 Feb 2010 09:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Viking Discovery at Hammond Lane</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleases2010/Pages/VikingDiscoveryatHammondLane.aspx</link>
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Press Release 28/01/2010: Archaeologists excavating a site at Hammond Lane, Church Street on Dublins north side have discovered the remains of a classic Viking House.
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<pubDate>Mon, 1 Feb 2010 09:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Chinese New Year Tiger to put a spring back in our step</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleases2010/Pages/ChineseNewYearTigertoputaspringbackinourstep.aspx</link>
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Press release 27/01/2010: Dublin City Council and Dublin Chinese New Year Festival (DCNYF) are delighted to launch the 2010 Festival.
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<pubDate>Mon, 1 Feb 2010 09:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Lord Mayor Statement on City Water Supply Problems 20th January 2010 </title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleases2010/Pages/LordMayorStatementonCityWaterSupplyProblems20thJanuary2010.aspx</link>
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Press Release 20/01/2010: I wish to thank the people of Dublin for their continued conservation of water and for their co-operation during the current difficulties being experienced with regard to the supply of water in Dublin.
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>City Council Structures in place to deal with current Cold Snap</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleases2010/Pages/CityCouncilStructuresinplacetodealwithcurrentColdSnap.aspx</link>
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Press Release 8th January 2010: Dublin City Council has been working to deal with the current cold snap since before Christmas. The current weather forecast is that this will continue into next week.
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Dublin City Council urges public to conserve water during cold weather</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleases2010/Pages/DublinCityCouncilurgespublictoconservewaterduringcoldweather.aspx</link>
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Press Release 08/01/2010: Water demand has remained at a very high level since before Christmas. A further sharp increase has occurred since the beginning of January. Demand is currently running at a higher level than at any stage in recent years.
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Update on the clearing of pavements in Dublin City</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleases2010/Pages/UpdateontheclearingofpavementsinDublinCity.aspx</link>
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Press Release 07/01/2010: Dublin City Council has redeployed 500 staff from Waste Management, Drainage and Parks Departments to assist the staff in Roads Maintenance to remove ice and snow from areas of high pedestrian use. Staff  are currently working in Grafton Street and OConnell Street.
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Pioneering activist Mary Robinson to visit City Hall 17th December</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesDecember2009/Pages/PioneeringactivistMaryRobinsontovisitCityHall17thDecember.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 16/12/2009: Lord Mayor Councillor Emer Costello and the National Womens Council are delighted to announce that they are hosting a reception in honour of Mary Robinson to celebrate the award of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>New Traffic Information Service to aid motorists</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesDecember2009/Pages/NewTrafficInformationServicetoaidmotorists.aspx</link>
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Press Release:15/12/2009: Dublin City Councils Roads and Traffic Department are playing a key role in a new Traffic Information Service to aid motorists in finding the best routes to take throughout the City.
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Anna Manahan Remembered Exhibition at Dublin City Library and Archive</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesDecember2009/Pages/AnnaManahanRememberedExhibitionatDublinCityLibraryandArchive.aspx</link>
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Press Release:15/12/2009: Leading Irish actress, Anna Manahan, who died in March 2009, is being honoured by a special exhibition to commemorate her life long contribution to Irish Theatre.
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Launch of Tell Me More online language learning service</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesDecember2009/Pages/LaunchofTellMeMoreonlinelanguagelearningservice.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 14/12/2009: Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Emer Costello with the Minister for Integration, John Curran T.D. will officially launch the Tell Me More, interactive online language learning service on Tuesday 15th December at 2pm in the Central Library, Ilac Centre.
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:56:36 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>A Sound Home Is A Healthy Home Standards for Rented Homes Seminar</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesDecember2009/Pages/ASoundHomeIsAHealthyHome.aspx</link>
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Press Release 14/12/2009: Standards for Rented Houses, Enforcement Practitioners Seminar, in Dublin Castle Main Conference Hall, on Tuesday 15th December 2009 at 10.00a.m.
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Traditional Traveller Wagon unwrapped under Finglas Christmas Tree</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesDecember2009/Pages/TraditionalTravellerWagonunwrappedunderFinglasChristmasTree.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 09/12/2009: A newly completed traditional Barrel top Traveller Wagon will be unveiled by the local Finglas Traveller community at the Finglas Civic Centre, Mellowes Road, Dublin 11 on Thursday 10th December at 7pm
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:25:48 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Opening of the IFA Live Animal Crib</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/PressReleasesDecember2009/Pages/OpeningoftheIFALiveAnimalCrib.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 07/12/2009: The Lord Mayor of Dublin Cllr. Emer Costello and the Irish Farmers Association President Mr. Padraig Walshe will open the Live Animal Crib at the Mansion House, Dawson Street, Dublin 2 on Tuesday, 8th December 2009 at 10.00am.
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<pubDate>Tue, 8 Dec 2009 09:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Red flood lighting at City Hall to mark World AIDS Day 2009 </title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesnovember2009/Pages/RedfloodlightingatCityHalltomarkWorldAIDSDay2009.aspx</link>
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Press Release 30/11/2009: Dublins City Hall on Dame Street will be floodlit in red  between 16.30hrs and 23.30hrs to mark World AIDS Day on Tuesday 1st December. 
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<pubDate>Mon, 7 Dec 2009 12:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>The Big Switch On Of The Christmas Tree Lights</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesnovember2009/Pages/TheBigSwitchOnOfTheChristmasTreeLights.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 20/11/2009: The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Emer Costello, will switch on the Christmas Tree Lights on Sunday 22nd November in O Connell Street at 18:00 hours. 
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Free On Street Parking in Dublin City Starts Thursday 19th November</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesnovember2009/Pages/FreeOn-StreetParkinginDublinCityStartsThursday19thNovember.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 18/11/2009: 1,380 FREE on street parking spaces in designated retail core area of Dublin. Free on street parking available after 2pm from Thursday to Sunday
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:40:25 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>New Operating Hours For College Green Bus Corridor From 18th November</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesnovember2009/Pages/NewOperatingHoursForCollegeGreenBusCorridorFrom18thNovember.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 17/11/2009: Only buses, taxis and cyclists will be able to travel through College Green from 7am to 10am Monday to Friday . At all other times all traffic will be able to travel through College Green 
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Traveller Education Awards presented by Minister Andrews TD</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/pressreleasesnovember2009/Pages/TravellerEducationAwardspresentedbyMinisterAndrewsTD.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 05/11/2009: Traveller Education Awards presented by Minister Andrews TD. Dublin City Council will host this years Exchange House National Educational Achievement Awards for members of the Traveller community in the Atrium of the Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8 on Friday 6th November at 5pm
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Submission to Dublin City Council re College Green Bus Corridor</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/Oct09/Pages/SubmissiontoDublinCityCouncilreCollegeGreenBusCorridor.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 29/10/2009: The following proposal will be discussed at the meeting of the City Councillors on Monday 2nd Nov 09
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>An apple a day sends a bike your way. dublinbikes go high tech!</title>
<link>http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/PressReleases/Oct09/Pages/Anappleadaysendsabikeyourway-dublinbikesgohightech!.aspx</link>
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Press Release: 23/10/2009: abikenow, the official JCDecaux iPhone application for Dublin is now available to download free to all users from the Apple App Store Ireland. 
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
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