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    cmguerin0
    • Sep 30, 2021
    • 3 min

    Carrigaline Western Relief Road contract awarded to BAM

    Carrigaline Road Contract: Cork County Council has just awarded the construction contract for the delivery of the Carrigaline Western...
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    cmguerin0
    • Sep 30, 2021
    • 1 min

    Cork County Development Plan 2028

    Public Consultation on the Draft Cork County Development Plan 2021: Last July, the Draft Cork County Development Plan (2021) was prepared...
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    cmguerin0
    • Sep 30, 2021
    • 2 min

    Hospital Waiting Lists during 2020

    “Unacceptable”: over 50,000 on trolleys in year of the pandemic 2020: At least 53,325 patients went without beds in Irish hospitals in...
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    August 19th Bulletin: State Lands and Funds to be Gifted to Developers
    cmguerin0
    • Aug 19, 2021
    • 4 min

    August 19th Bulletin: State Lands and Funds to be Gifted to Developers

    In fact, remember, that’s what we did during the Celtic Tiger and it led to an enormous crash in the economy. It wasn’t that there was a...
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    Large scale Navan Road Tree Removal Planned for BusConnects
    cmguerin0
    • Aug 9, 2021
    • 4 min

    Large scale Navan Road Tree Removal Planned for BusConnects

    Navan Road residents have launched a protest against imminent plans by the NTA to slash 140 trees from the area as part of a new...
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    A Scottish song on Rathlin Island
    cmguerin0
    • Jun 27, 2021
    • 5 min

    A Scottish song on Rathlin Island

    Fear a’ bhàta (or ‘The boatman’) is a Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic) song of heart break which is very popular in Scotland, "among English...
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    Seán Treacy remembered
    cmguerin0
    • Jun 3, 2021
    • 2 min

    Seán Treacy remembered

    Learn more about the revolutionary who helped to ignite Ireland's War of Independence.
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    The Killarney National Park Fire
    cmguerin0
    • Apr 26, 2021
    • 5 min

    The Killarney National Park Fire

    One third of the forests and wild habitats of Killarney's National Park were destroyed by the fire, said to have been started deliberately.
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    Phoenix Park Walls damaged by OPW North Road Works
    cmguerin0
    • Apr 19, 2021
    • 1 min

    Phoenix Park Walls damaged by OPW North Road Works

    The North Road works (just inside the Phoenix Park walls) was announced by the Office of Public Works to commence on April 12th last....
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    Works on North Road Wall, Phoenix Park
    cmguerin0
    • Apr 12, 2021
    • 3 min

    Works on North Road Wall, Phoenix Park

    Phoenix Park – North Road Essential Repair Roadworks (April 12 to June 18, 2021) Quotation from Press Release: Phoenix Park – North Road...
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    Meeting of Kilkenny Co. Council 15th March 2021 - (Selected Items).
    cmguerin0
    • Mar 27, 2021
    • 3 min

    Meeting of Kilkenny Co. Council 15th March 2021 - (Selected Items).

    Kilkenny Castle and the River Nore Jimmy joe jazz - Own work Kilkenny Castle as seen from town https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilkenny#/me...
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    Land Development Agency Bill Committee Debates March 2021
    cmguerin0
    • Mar 25, 2021
    • 60 min

    Land Development Agency Bill Committee Debates March 2021

    Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage debate - Tuesday, 9th March 2021 - Land Development Agency Bill: Chairman: " I...
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    Galway Co. Council Minutes for 16th March 2021
    cmguerin0
    • Mar 24, 2021
    • 3 min

    Galway Co. Council Minutes for 16th March 2021

    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galway#/media/File:Galway_CoA.svg (The principle item of interest is the Presentation from Iarnród...
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    The N28 Cork Motorway
    cmguerin0
    • Mar 17, 2021
    • 3 min

    The N28 Cork Motorway

    M28 Motorway - Cork Irish Examiner Press Statement: "The way has been cleared for one of the biggest infrastructure plans in recent Cork...
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    An Bord Pleanala Oral Hearings - Week Ended: 05-03-2021 Total Cases: 3
    cmguerin0
    • Mar 14, 2021
    • 1 min

    An Bord Pleanala Oral Hearings - Week Ended: 05-03-2021 Total Cases: 3

    (Limerick City) Donegal County Council 309123: In the townland of Ballymacarry, Co. Donegal "Case Type: Compulsory Acquisition - Housing...
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    N22 Baile Bhuirne to Macroom Road Development (Cork Co. Council Press Release).
    cmguerin0
    • Mar 14, 2021
    • 3 min

    N22 Baile Bhuirne to Macroom Road Development (Cork Co. Council Press Release).

    "The N22 road is a national primary road in Ireland which goes through counties Kerry and Cork, from Tralee in the west through...
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    Land Development Agency will have powers to remove land from local councils
    cmguerin0
    • Mar 11, 2021
    • 3 min

    Land Development Agency will have powers to remove land from local councils

    The LDA Eliminates the Local Council Vote Irish Councils will be able to transfer state lands to the Land Development Agency without any...
    11 views0 comments
    cmguerin0
    • Mar 9, 2021
    • 2 min

    Phoenix Park Transport and Mobility Options Study Public Consultation - Deadline this Friday

    Phoenix Park Transport and Mobility Options Study Public Consultation From Office of Public Works Published on 4 February 2021 Last...
    7 views0 comments
    cmguerin0
    • Mar 9, 2021
    • 4 min

    Planning Application for proposed Nuclear Power Station at Sizewell C, Suffolk, England, UK

    (Submission by Irish Co. Councils on planning application): "In accordance with the provisions of the 1991 United Nations Convention on...
    4 views0 comments
    cmguerin0
    • Mar 9, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Great Privatisation of Lands Bill - 2nd Stage on Wednesday

    This Wednesday, the Land Development Agency Bill goes through its Second Stage in the Oireachtas. Among other measures, it grants a...
    6 views0 comments
    cmguerin0
    • Mar 4, 2021
    • 4 min

    Features of the Land Development Agency Bill

    From the 2nd Stage of the Oireachtas Debate on the Land Development Agency Bill - February 18th 2020 “Deputy Mick Barry - " I am sharing...
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    cmguerin0
    • Feb 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage Debate

    From the Statement by Deputy Thomas Pringle -18th February 2021: 1. " In the overall scheme of things, the Government is not interested...
    5 views0 comments
    cmguerin0
    • Feb 19, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Ongoing Crisis in the Irish Health Service

    Testimony to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health (9th February 2021). describes the ongoing capacity crisis in the Irish Health...
    16 views0 comments
    Land Development Agency Bill (2021): Stage 2
    cmguerin0
    • Feb 19, 2021
    • 1 min

    Land Development Agency Bill (2021): Stage 2

    Today the Land Development Agency Bill goes through its Second Stage in the Oireachtas. This piece of legislation grants a public body...
    7 views0 comments
    Cork Port vacates Cork Custom House (1881) to enable hotel development
    cmguerin0
    • Feb 16, 2021
    • 2 min

    Cork Port vacates Cork Custom House (1881) to enable hotel development

    “The Customs House has been at the heart of the Port of Cork for over 100 years and our move out, while sad in some ways, also heralds a...
    30 views0 comments
    Greens Announce Limerick Road Project costing €58 million
    cmguerin0
    • Feb 12, 2021
    • 2 min

    Greens Announce Limerick Road Project costing €58 million

    "The road project is going to go ahead, it will going to go ahead from Coonagh to the Knockalisheen junction and see an upgrade of...
    11 views0 comments
    The Significance of Casement’s Putamayo Journal, 1910
    cmguerin0
    • Dec 10, 2020
    • 4 min

    The Significance of Casement’s Putamayo Journal, 1910

    Brian Guerin This article was originally published online in November 2006 at http://homepage.eircom.net/~guerin/tfmnov2006.pdf The...
    16 views0 comments
    Planning Bulletin: Dublin, Cork and Kerry
    cmguerin0
    • Nov 19, 2020
    • 7 min

    Planning Bulletin: Dublin, Cork and Kerry

    Item 1 - The Old Custom House Cork: 11th November, 2020 - Plans for "Ireland's tallest building" (Irish Examiner) to be built in Cork...
    12 views0 comments
    The National Transport Authority's Cork Transport Plans (I)
    cmguerin0
    • Nov 16, 2020
    • 6 min

    The National Transport Authority's Cork Transport Plans (I)

    Introduction Last August, The National Transport Authority (NTA) proposed a “Luas" light rail line between Ballincollig, a small rural...
    28 views0 comments
    The East Coast of Cork is falling into the sea
    cmguerin0
    • Nov 6, 2020
    • 3 min

    The East Coast of Cork is falling into the sea

    Coastal protection works costing €25 million to prevent coastal erosion in parts of East Cork were mothballed 20 years ago and the rate...
    145 views0 comments
    Hallowe'en Customs of Ireland
    cmguerin0
    • Oct 25, 2020
    • 5 min

    Hallowe'en Customs of Ireland

    The Freeman's Journal (30 October 1920) reported that people would play practical jokes such as knock on doors or steal farmers' gates,
    45 views3 comments
    Michael O'Reilly and the longest hunger strike
    cmguerin0
    • Oct 21, 2020
    • 14 min

    Michael O'Reilly and the longest hunger strike

    The Limerick man was one of nine who survived 94 days of a world-famous hunger strike in 1920.
    103 views0 comments
    A beginner's guide to Irish political parties
    cmguerin0
    • Oct 12, 2020
    • 3 min

    A beginner's guide to Irish political parties

    This video gives context to the modern Irish political parties, north and south. Suitable for those with little contextual knowledge.
    51 views0 comments
    Key Bus Éireann Routes to Cork, Galway and Limerick Axed
    cmguerin0
    • Oct 5, 2020
    • 4 min

    Key Bus Éireann Routes to Cork, Galway and Limerick Axed

    The Bus Éireann move is a significant step towards privatisation of the state bus company Bus Éireann has just announced that it will be...
    9 views0 comments
    HSE Plans closure of Ireland's only drug treatment centre for youth
    cmguerin0
    • Oct 5, 2020
    • 4 min

    HSE Plans closure of Ireland's only drug treatment centre for youth

    Ireland continues to have one of the highest drug mortality rates in Europe Cara Lodge, located in Enniskeane, West Cork, is Ireland's...
    36 views0 comments
    Destruction of Neo-Gothic Convent of Mercy Chapel in Skibbereen
    cmguerin0
    • Oct 4, 2020
    • 2 min

    Destruction of Neo-Gothic Convent of Mercy Chapel in Skibbereen

    Cork (Heritage) “The balanced coherent design is complemented by the high quality craftsmanship employed in the execution of the masonry...
    5 views0 comments
    Cork Nursing Home shuts Amid Pandemic
    cmguerin0
    • Aug 31, 2020
    • 3 min

    Cork Nursing Home shuts Amid Pandemic

    Cara House, a Cork nursing home is set to close in January, despite pleas from locals and experienced carers. Cara House in Blackpool on...
    3 views0 comments
    Numerous Complaints over Cork Nursing Homes before and during COVID-19 Lockdown
    cmguerin0
    • Aug 31, 2020
    • 3 min

    Numerous Complaints over Cork Nursing Homes before and during COVID-19 Lockdown

    Friday 28 August The Cork Echo has reported numerous allegations of poor treatment of elderly Cork nursing home residents, including...
    1 view0 comments
    The Dublin Bay Motorway
    cmguerin0
    • Jul 12, 2020
    • 8 min

    The Dublin Bay Motorway

    One estimate stated that it was 5 times the size of the €800 million Dublin Port Tunnel.
    93 views0 comments
    The Green Party's Record as Coalition Partner, 2007-11
    cmguerin0
    • Jul 10, 2020
    • 9 min

    The Green Party's Record as Coalition Partner, 2007-11

    The 2011 budget was described as the most draconian budget in the history of the State, with €6 billion worth of cuts to the state budget.
    7 views0 comments
    Varadkar: FF, FG and Greens have mandate
    cmguerin0
    • Jun 28, 2020
    • 3 min

    Varadkar: FF, FG and Greens have mandate

    Sinn Féin, which got the largest percentage of votes in February's general election, was excluded from government. An Irish government...
    12 views0 comments
    1798 Rebellion Centre to be sold
    cmguerin0
    • Jun 24, 2020
    • 2 min

    1798 Rebellion Centre to be sold

    Wexford County Council will offload Enniscorthy's National 1798 Rebellion Centre, leaving the exhibition with no permanent home.
    22 views0 comments
    The Irish Bulletin
    cmguerin0
    • May 19, 2020
    • 6 min

    The Irish Bulletin

    In 1906 Arthur Griffith compared the communication gap between Ireland and the outside world to a "wall of paper".
    419 views0 comments
    Nora O'Keeffe and the Irish revolution
    cmguerin0
    • May 18, 2020
    • 8 min

    Nora O'Keeffe and the Irish revolution

    The Cumann na mBan activist and publicist was one of many women to the fore of promoting the republican message. In a recent biography of...
    324 views0 comments
    Shell, the Corrib Gas Field and the Irish Constitution
    cmguerin0
    • May 17, 2020
    • 3 min

    Shell, the Corrib Gas Field and the Irish Constitution

    Article based on letter sent to Irish papers, July 2005 The behaviour of the High Court in jailing the Rossport Five for insisting on...
    10 views0 comments
    The National Monuments Act 2004
    cmguerin0
    • May 17, 2020
    • 4 min

    The National Monuments Act 2004

    [The Minister] may decide... to order the levelling of Newgrange, the Rock of Cashel, Glendalough, or the Hill of Tara itself...
    17 views0 comments
    The 1972 Supreme Court Judgement on Tara
    cmguerin0
    • May 16, 2020
    • 3 min

    The 1972 Supreme Court Judgement on Tara

    A decision delivered by the Supreme Court in 1972 is of lasting significance with regard to what is to be regarded a National Monument.
    9 views0 comments
    The Tara Case and the Irish Constitution
    cmguerin0
    • May 14, 2020
    • 4 min

    The Tara Case and the Irish Constitution

    A 2006 challenge to the construction of the M3 Motorway through the Tara landscape was rejected. During the 1972 proceedings, the State...
    11 views0 comments
    Venezuela - the next stage of the Global Oil Wars
    cmguerin0
    • May 14, 2020
    • 9 min

    Venezuela - the next stage of the Global Oil Wars

    This article was published online in 2006. Brian Guerin "You have the freedom here to do what you want to do with your money, and to me,...
    3 views0 comments
    Morgan Kelly on the Bank Bailout
    cmguerin0
    • May 14, 2020
    • 6 min

    Morgan Kelly on the Bank Bailout

    This article was written in response to Morgan Kelly's piece in the Irish Times of 8 November 2010 entitled 'If you thought the bank...
    6 views0 comments

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