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	<title>The Speleological Union of Ireland  and Irish Cave Rescue Organisation &#187; News</title>
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		<title>SUICRO 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.caving.ie/2010/08/suicro-2010-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SUICRO 2010 will be held in the Ramada Hotel, Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim on the weekend 23rd &#8211; 25th October. A fantastic line up of speakers and slide shows has been arranged; as well as the SUI and ICRO AGM&#8217;s and caving and more. For full details see the SUICRO link at the top of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cave fundamentals training course</title>
		<link>http://www.caving.ie/2010/03/basic-cave-leader-training-course/</link>
		<comments>http://www.caving.ie/2010/03/basic-cave-leader-training-course/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sui-chair</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[September 24th &#8211; 26th 2010. Co. Clare
This one weekend course is an introduction to safe caving. It is also a requirement for the Basic cave leader award. For more details see the training page. This course has been postponned due to lack of accommodation available! A new date will be confirmed asap.
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		<title>ICRO on Nationwide</title>
		<link>http://www.caving.ie/2010/02/icro-on-nationwide/</link>
		<comments>http://www.caving.ie/2010/02/icro-on-nationwide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:36:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eddie Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ICRO will feature on RTE&#8217;s Nationwide programme on Monday, March 1st at 7pm &#8211; mark it in your diaries! Nationwide sent a cameraman to a Fermanagh rescue practice back in September. Scenarios were spread over a number of caves and footage taken of each. Expect to see star appearances from Steph, Dave Ma, Tony and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>White-nose Syndrome – a new threat to bat populations</title>
		<link>http://www.caving.ie/2010/02/white-nose-syndrome-%e2%80%93-a-new-threat-to-bat-populations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.caving.ie/2010/02/white-nose-syndrome-%e2%80%93-a-new-threat-to-bat-populations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eddie Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bat Conservation Ireland have contacted us regarding White Nose Syndrome, a cave dwelling fungus that has wiped out large populations of bats in Eastern America that recently been confirmed in France.
There is widespread concern for bats in United States due to the deaths of over 1,000,000 bats in hibernation sites since 2006. White-nose Syndrome (WNS) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wanted: Cave Spiders!</title>
		<link>http://www.caving.ie/2010/01/wanted-cave-spiders/</link>
		<comments>http://www.caving.ie/2010/01/wanted-cave-spiders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eddie Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Manchester Museum&#8217;s Department of Zoology are looking for someone willing to look in two Irish caves for samples of a cave spider.  The caves are Doolin Cave System  (the upstream end at St Catherines 1, Smithy Sink inlet junction with Main Stream) and Mitchelstown Cave. The spider is the cave-restricted Porhomma rosenhaueri. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caves &#8211; The Facts and The Folklore</title>
		<link>http://www.caving.ie/2009/11/caves-the-facts-and-the-folklore/</link>
		<comments>http://www.caving.ie/2009/11/caves-the-facts-and-the-folklore/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eddie Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[archaeology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cave folklore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[woolly mammoths]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Fine below a Press Release for the Irish Cave Archaeology Project.
Over 700 caves are dotted across the limestone regions of Ireland and may hold archaeological secrets dating back as far as 10,000 years.  An exciting new project run by leading cave archaeologist, Dr Marion Dowd of IT Sligo, is set to explore and document the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PhD studentship: Cave Archaeology in North West England</title>
		<link>http://www.caving.ie/2009/11/phd-studentship-cave-archaeology-in-north-west-england/</link>
		<comments>http://www.caving.ie/2009/11/phd-studentship-cave-archaeology-in-north-west-england/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eddie Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Applications are invited for a PhD studentship in the School of Natural Sciences and Psychology at Liverpool John Moores University (£13,290 per year plus EU tuition fees). Candidates are expected to hold a good Honours (first class or upper second class) or Masters degree in archaeology, Quaternary science or a related subject.

The caves in North [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Postponement of BCL Assessment &#8211; 14th November 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.caving.ie/2009/11/postponement-of-bcl-assessment-14th-november-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.caving.ie/2009/11/postponement-of-bcl-assessment-14th-november-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:09:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eddie Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[SUI Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Please note that the BCL Assessment scheduled for the 14th November has been postponed to a date in the spring, (not yet fixed). If you or your colleagues are intending to apply for assessment, log books must be submitted on or before the date as laid out. This is to facilitate stage one of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Site Relaunch</title>
		<link>http://www.caving.ie/2009/10/site-relaunch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.caving.ie/2009/10/site-relaunch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 07:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eddie Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to our new website! We&#8217;ve made a lot of changes to our style and content so be sure to have a good look around. The second phase of the new website, our members only area, is currently in development.
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		<title>Wanted: Cave Rescue Photos</title>
		<link>http://www.caving.ie/2009/10/wanted-cave-rescue-photos/</link>
		<comments>http://www.caving.ie/2009/10/wanted-cave-rescue-photos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eddie Johnston</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ICRO are looking for photos or videos of cave rescues or cave rescue practices.  In particular, they&#8217;re looking for images of rigging, stretcher handling &#38; hauling and 1st aid scenarios.  If you have anything of interest, bring them along to the symposium in Ballyvaughan. Format doesn&#8217;t matter &#8211; they can be on a [...]]]></description>
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