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IN DEFENCE OF COUNCILLORS

The eighth annual public lecture series of the Centre for Local and Regional Governance (CLRG) takes places in UCC on the night of Thursday 9 November, under the theme of ‘In Defence of Councillors’. Opening remarks will be made by the Lord Mayor of Cork, Councillor Kieran McCarthy and the evening will be chaired by the Head of the Department of Government and Politics, Dr. Mary C. Murphy. The three keynote lectures will be delivered by Dr. Bríd Quinn (formerly of the University of Limerick), Councillor Emma Blain (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council) and Professor Colin Copus (Ghent University).
The Jane Dowdall and Philip Monahan Awards will also be presented on the night.
*CLRG23 starts at 6.30pm sharp in Kane G_18 on the 9 November. ALL WELCOME.