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# Sinkhole

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Family forced out of Cork home as sinkhole appears in driveway
A burst water pipe appears to have caused the ground outside the house to collapse.
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Jun 21st 2021, 3:45 PM
Traffic diversions in place after 'sinkhole' appears on Phibsborough Road
The hole appeared near the Cross Guns Bridge.
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Feb 1st 2021, 9:34 AM
Still serving the club at 39 and losing the home pitch to a sinkhole that looked like 'an earthquake'
Tommy Freeman speaks to The42 after Magheracloone played their first championship game last weekend.
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Aug 1st 2020, 8:00 AM
People urged to stay away from sinkhole which has developed near Cork village
Cork County Council said it appears the sinkhole is linked to the collapse of a mine shaft in Cahermeeleboe.
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Oct 22nd 2019, 12:48 PM
Another sinkhole has appeared in Co Monaghan
The affected road will remain closed as local diversions to the school and church are in place.
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Dec 21st 2018, 10:28 AM
Monaghan sinkhole: Surface around five houses and along public road now being assessed
Mining company Gyproc is liaising with families and has also offered to replace the damaged GAA club building.
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Sep 27th 2018, 8:04 AM
'It's just a miracle it didn't happen any other evening' - Monaghan club to fundraise after sinkhole damage
The collapsing of pillars in an old gypsum mine is believed to have the closing of Magheracloone’s club grounds.
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Sep 26th 2018, 2:58 PM
Pillars collapsing in old gypsum mine may have caused Monaghan sinkhole
A geological expert said that there was no evidence of further sinkholes, but wasn’t sure whether the GAA club could return.
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Sep 26th 2018, 9:21 AM
'Shock and devastation': Monaghan GAA club will be shut 'for years' after sinkhole opens up
Francis Jones, who is the chairman of Magheracloone GAA Club, said the community has been left reeling by the incident.
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Sep 25th 2018, 9:40 AM
School evacuated and road closed after sinkhole opens up on GAA pitch in Monaghan
It opened up “quite a significant gash,” a local councillor said.
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Sep 24th 2018, 2:20 PM
Japanese workers praised as street swallowed by sinkhole reopens after just a week
Miraculously, no one was hurt in the accident in Fukuoka.
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Nov 15th 2016, 8:04 AM
Japanese city street swallowed by giant sinkhole
Police cordoned off the area and evacuated nearby buildings but no injuries have been reported.
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Nov 8th 2016, 8:44 PM
Australian couple wake up to find giant sinkhole in their back garden
The sinkhole has grown to 26 feet in diameter.
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Aug 2nd 2016, 10:17 PM
A car fell down a massive sinkhole in London this morning
Geologists are warning that more sinkholes are expected to open up across Britain.
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May 12th 2016, 8:24 AM
Major traffic disruption in Galway after collapse of road drain in city centre
Three streets have been closed in the city following the collapse.
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May 9th 2016, 1:58 PM
Sinkholes appear beneath train track in England as seawall begins to collapse
Bad weather and high tides caused the damage.
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Dec 30th 2015, 7:01 PM
66-foot sinkhole appears in housing estate in England
That’s not a sinkhole, THIS is a sinkhole, etc.
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Oct 1st 2015, 3:27 PM
WATCH: Massive sinkhole swallows five people at bus stop in China
No one was killed in the incident but four people sustained minor injuries.
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Aug 27th 2015, 9:52 PM
A massive sinkhole has opened up in Brooklyn
That’s not a sinkhole, THIS is a sinkhole.
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Aug 4th 2015, 2:33 PM
A giant sinkhole ate this police car...
Crikey.
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Jun 6th 2015, 12:20 PM
A woman fell into this giant hole that opened 'like a trapdoor' in the street
The woman was shaken – but not seriously injured – in the incident.
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Apr 23rd 2015, 11:47 AM
This sinkhole has opened up in the middle of Dublin
There are traffic diversions in place on Dublin’s Dame Street.
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Mar 31st 2015, 9:53 PM
VIDEO: Bus swallowed by massive sinkhole, carried away on flooded river
The passengers were unharmed.
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Mar 25th 2015, 7:22 PM
Pair swallowed by sinkhole in pavement after getting off bus
They fell 10 feet into the ground.
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Feb 24th 2015, 11:35 AM
Woman swallowed by sinkhole while hanging out her washing
A bad day for drying.
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Nov 25th 2014, 6:00 PM
A 'sinkhole' has opened up in the middle of a housing estate in Kerry
The incident occurred in Castleisland town in Co Kerry.
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Nov 24th 2014, 11:02 AM
An adorable miniature horse had to be rescued from a tiny sinkhole
So tiny. So miniature.
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May 3rd 2014, 10:00 AM
'Combination of factors' caused massive Kilkenny sinkhole
Rain, mining and cavities were all at play in the formation of the hole, engineers say.
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Feb 26th 2014, 4:41 PM
'No public safety issue' as 15 metre sinkhole appears in Kilkenny field
The hole appeared near a disused mine over the weekend.
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Feb 17th 2014, 1:36 PM
This happy dog was rescued after falling into a ten-foot-deep sinkhole
Mack the German shepherd fell into the hole while out for a walk.
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Feb 4th 2014, 8:30 PM
Well hole-y god: Giant sinkhole swallows family car
A couple in England got that sinking feeling (sorry) when a sinkhole appeared in their driveway.
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Feb 3rd 2014, 11:00 PM
We thought that earlier pothole was big but then we saw this one...
Step aside, Tramore. Ballybunion has had a rough day.
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Jan 6th 2014, 8:21 PM
Biggest Pothole Ever Pic of the Day
Keep your eyes open if you’re driving around Tramore today.
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Jan 6th 2014, 12:55 PM
Underwater sinkhole suddenly swallows a dozen trees
Damn nature, you scary.
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Aug 22nd 2013, 9:05 AM
Video: The moment a resort villa is partly swallowed by sinkhole
Nearly a third of the Summer Bay Resort collapsed yesterday in Orland, Florida.
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Aug 13th 2013, 10:31 AM
Video: Dramatic rescue after woman's car swallowed by sinkhole
The driver was unharmed, but “shaken-up” after the ordeal.
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Jul 4th 2013, 9:01 AM
Stunning 120-yard eagle chip gives Mickelson US Open hope as Rose blooms
Hunter Mahan and Justin Rose inherited the lead after Lefty’s putting woes at the third but that was just the beginning.
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Jun 16th 2013, 9:26 PM
What causes a sinkhole?
And why are some more slow-moving than others?
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Mar 18th 2013, 8:45 AM
Sinkhole opens up in a housing estate in Cork
The one-foot-deep and one-foot-wide hole didn’t get to stay around for too long though.
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Mar 14th 2013, 2:24 PM
Another man swallowed by a sinkhole, this time on a golf course
“It reminds me of the movie Space Jam when Michael Jordan was playing golf and disappeared into the ground.”
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Mar 12th 2013, 5:16 PM
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