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	<title>The Speleological Union of Ireland  and Irish Cave Rescue Organisation</title>
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		<title>SUI Training Calendar 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.caving.ie/2010/03/sui-training-calendar-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Training Dates 2010
March :   19th – 21st       Cave Fundamentals (Clare)
April  ;     23rd – 25th      BCL Assesment: (Clare)
August  : 21st / 22nd               Provisional Coaching Ireland Tutor Assimilation: (Limerick)
Sept :     25th &#8211; 26th        BCL training (Clare)
For more details or to book a place contact SUI training Officer &#8211; John Sweeney
 
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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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		<category><![CDATA[Nationwide]]></category>

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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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		<category><![CDATA[white nose syndrome]]></category>

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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>Rescue Practice, Co. Fermanagh</title>
		<link>http://www.caving.ie/2010/02/rescue-practice-co-fermanagh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.caving.ie/2010/02/rescue-practice-co-fermanagh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eddie Johnston</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ICRO Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[icro assessment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The next ICRO major rescue practice will be on Saturday, 27th February in Co. Fermanagh.
Please meet in the ICRO Cladagh Glen Rescue Store at 9:30 a.m. All members of ICRO who hold appropriate insurance (e.g. FFS, BMC) are welcome to attend. Please bring SRT &#38; caving gear.
NB &#8211; On this rescue, ICRO will be formally assessed for NIMCRCC by [...]]]></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>ICRO Communications Course, Co. Clare</title>
		<link>http://www.caving.ie/2010/01/icro-communications-course-jan-30th31st-co-clare/</link>
		<comments>http://www.caving.ie/2010/01/icro-communications-course-jan-30th31st-co-clare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eddie Johnston</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ICRO Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There will be a Communications Course on January 30-31st in the Burren Outdoor Education Centre in Clare. Saturday will consist of looking at the different communication systems used by ICRO, their practical applications and correct radio terminology. Sunday will involve a practical, which will most likely take place in one of the &#8217;problem&#8217; caves in the area.
Please contact the ICRO Training Officer [...]]]></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>
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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>Rescue Practice, Co. Clare</title>
		<link>http://www.caving.ie/2009/11/rescue-practice-co-clare/</link>
		<comments>http://www.caving.ie/2009/11/rescue-practice-co-clare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eddie Johnston</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cave Rescue Practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The next ICRO major rescue practice will be on Saturday, 5th December 2009 in Co. Clare.
We meet in the ICRO Doolin Rescue Store at 9:30 a.m. All members of ICRO who hold appropriate insurance (e.g. FFS, BMC) are welcome to attend. Please bring SRT &#038; caving gear.
This rescue will have particular focus on medical care.
Committee [...]]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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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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