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March 29 29, 2012
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Hair for the fun: Giving support at head shaving Football: Future bright as Crokes announce plans Page 31
MARY and Sarah Clarke, joined Aoife McGarry at the Stillorgan Orchard recently to cheer on a number of willing Shave or Dye participants from Dundrum, Stepaside and Blackrock, who were all set to have their lovely locks shorn in aid of the Irish Cancer Society. The event, organised by Dundrum Detective Garda Kevin Clarke – who also had his hair shaved – raised an impressive €4,000 for the society. Picture: Geraldine Woods
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Basketball: Loreto Beaufort claim All-Ireland Under-16 title Page 30
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Resignations from FF after Mahon Report Departures come after Cherrywood SDZ links cited
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TWO members of Fianna Fail cited in the Mahon Report’s findings of financial impropriety, in the case of Cherrywood, have resigned from the party this week. The two former councillors, who stepped down as
members of the party, are GV Wright, a former TD and senator, and Don Lydon. Wright received €3,300 and Lydon €3,100 from Monarch Properties, in relation to upgrading the Cherrywood site to SDZ status. Key players in the Cherrywood rezoning emerged as Richard Lynn,
of Monarch Properties (who owned the site), Frank Dunlop and several councillors. The report was “satisfied” that Monarch knew that payments made to councillors through Dunlop were for the purposes of gaining advantageous zoning designation. Full Story on Page 2