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# Clamped

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Council to implement identification system for healthcare worker vehicles to prevent clamping
There have been a number of reports in recent days of healthcare workers at hospitals having their cars clamped while they were working overtime.
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Mar 18th 2020, 5:39 PM
Clamping hotspots: New figures show the most clamped streets in Dublin
A lack of valid paid parking accounted for one third of all offences.
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Aug 20th 2019, 6:30 AM
Dublin City Council made almost €100,000 from impounding hundreds of cars this year
More than 800 cars were impounded by the council during the first nine months of the year.
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Dec 22nd 2018, 10:00 PM
DCC's deal for new clamping contractors includes €150 fine every time a driver successfully appeals
The council is seeking a “close” relationship with a new clamping contractor in a deal worth €45 million.
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Sep 4th 2018, 12:05 AM
Dublin clampers spat at, pushed and struck with steel bars by angry motorists
There were 14 reports of aggressive behaviour towards clamping staff in the first eight months of this year.
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Oct 11th 2017, 12:05 AM
'Follow him home and burn him out': Records reveal abuse and assaults suffered by traffic wardens
Over a seven-month period there were 20 incidents in Navan, including a number of threats and physical assaults.
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Sep 15th 2017, 7:45 AM
Roscommon GAA fans who were wrongly clamped at train station to receive full refund
Five cars were wrongly clamped over the weekend.
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Jul 31st 2017, 4:09 PM
Irish Rail to refund clamping fees as 'gesture of goodwill'
The cars had valid parking tickets but were not parked in marked spaces at Newbridge train station.
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Nov 26th 2016, 11:59 AM
Here are the top 10 spots for getting clamped in Dublin
A new report shows that two cars in Dublin were clamped a total of 54 times in four years.
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May 24th 2016, 6:22 PM
This Offaly lad saved a woman from getting clamped and left her a sound note
The hero we all need.
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Apr 27th 2016, 8:45 AM
This photo of a rebranded UPC van is so ironic it hurts
Oh dear.
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Oct 14th 2015, 4:27 PM
Dublin Lord Mayor's car clamped... outside city council offices
Not ideal.
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Jul 7th 2015, 8:00 PM
These are the Dublin streets where you're most likely to be clamped
And could be about to cost you a fair bit more.
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Apr 15th 2015, 10:50 PM
A Dublin City Council van was clamped on Grafton Street today
Whoops.
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Jan 8th 2015, 4:54 PM
Irony overload on the streets of Dublin
Free parking. Just not there. Or there.
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Nov 5th 2014, 8:30 PM
Ever been clamped? The process is set to be overhauled
A new Bill seeks to regulate release fees and introduce a complaints process.
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Oct 7th 2014, 6:34 PM
Mothers can hold newborns at chest or placenta level after birth, finds study
Delayed cord clamping is what decreases iron deficiency in infancy, not what position newborns are held after birth.
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Apr 17th 2014, 7:30 AM
Dublin clampers vote in favour of industrial action over pay dispute
Dublin Street Parking Services voted in a secret ballot this afternoon on possible strike action.
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Mar 10th 2014, 6:48 PM
Dunnes Stores workers being threatened with car clamping in store carpark
The threat at the Newbridge store is part of a wider dispute where parking facilities have been withdrawn at 116 Irish stores.
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Dec 17th 2013, 1:25 PM
They're really clamping down on Arthur's Day this year...
Quick, somebody call Martha.
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Sep 26th 2013, 11:20 AM
Clamped! GoCar fined despite free parking law
A picture from a TheJournal.ie reader shows the car parked in a pay-and-display section of the IFSC.
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Aug 2nd 2013, 10:48 AM
Clampers get clamped in Dublin
Well, this is embarrassing.
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Jul 11th 2013, 9:00 AM
11 people who aren't very big fans of clampers
Talk about being caught rapid.
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Apr 11th 2013, 6:00 PM
PIC: Not even the trees are safe from the clampers
Money doesn’t grow on trees you know?
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Apr 10th 2013, 4:30 PM
VIDEO: Real-life Homer Simpson tries to drive a clamped car through Dublin
Don’t try this at home.
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Feb 4th 2013, 10:11 PM