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November 17, 2011
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€1.8m flood works bill for Council Q PAUL HOSFORD
SOUTH Dublin County Council (SDCC) is to spend almost €2 million dealing with the aftermath of the severe flooding that engulfed the county last month, The Gazette can reveal. At a council meeting this week, SDCC said the cost of works relating to flood damage would amount to €1.8 million, and are to be recouped
through insurance and OPW grant funding. The figure was revealed as the council was roundly commended for its handling of the crisis. On Monday, October 24, 88.8mm of rain fell, causing flooding in estates and chaos on the roads. Over a 48-hour period of flooding, SDCC received 6,692 phone calls, 432 web queries and 45,000 web page views.
Loving learning: Graduate’s delight at award ceremony THERE were lots of great smiles at Collinstown Park Community College at its award ceremony for adult students, where The Gazette met Caroline and Jack Sheridan, with Nichola Flanagan. Nichola showed her FETAC-
approved certificate, which she, and more than 200 other students, achieved through their hard work on a number of full- and part-time adult education courses. Full Gallery on Pages 8-9