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This video, made by local young filmmaker Nicholas Ryan-Purcell, was produced for a presentation being made at the International Awards for Liveable Communities 2013 (The LivCom Awards) in Xiamen, China at the 29th of November.
The Ecovillage in Cloughjordan, County Tipperary, Ireland has succeeded in progressing to the finals stage of this United Nations event under the title ‘Cloughjordan’s Eco-neighbourhood’.
For more information on Cloughjordan Ecovillage see www.thevillage.ie.
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