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• Pricing people out of ID. Need more info but at least one Motion is outrageous. (More inside) -- Realist, 20/04/24 18:39:10, Sat
  • TCRG fees were 200 euro during COVID. The increased this last year to either 300 or 350 euro (it was 300 prior to COVID). Now want to increase to either 400 or 450 (NT) -- So either a 28.5% or 33.33*% increase. I can't remember what I paid last year. Don't know what ADs pay., 20/04/24 18:51:16, Sat
    • Do they want to discourage people from pursuing their TCRG as already done w/ the 12 grades completed before sitting for exam? Money grab there too. New AD’s struggle to get judging assignments also. (NT) -- Old guard want to remain in power?, 20/04/24 19:06:47, Sat
      • If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck... (NT) -- (NT), 20/04/24 20:51:27, Sat
    • I have to pay 400-600 to renew my teaching license. Doctors, nurses, etc. all pay for licences, membership to professional organizations. (NT) -- part of being a professional, 22/04/24 15:06:21, Mon
      • You can't possibly compare an irish dance teacher to a doctor or nurse (NT) -- No comparison, 24/04/24 16:57:28, Wed

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• As if the World entries weren’t expensive enough this year we are now going to have to pay and extra €100 plus an extra €10 at regionals (NT) -- Ridiculous expecting competitors to cover the extra costs like that, 20/04/24 18:44:45, Sat
  • The trophy hunters would pay €500 (NT) -- Lol, 20/04/24 20:02:56, Sat
  • With all due respect who else should cover the costs (NT) -- ?, 21/04/24 14:31:13, Sun
    • I think the issue is CLRG is not transparent and may be doing a crap job managing their money. In that case, it’s not up to dancers and families (NT) -- To fix, 22/04/24 12:48:34, Mon

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• The nerve of all of them for asking for more money (NT) -- $$$, 20/04/24 19:44:22, Sat

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• What a shit show!! (NT) -- Stupid Parents funding delusional idiots in an embarrassingly corrupt organisation, for fake results!, 20/04/24 20:10:44, Sat

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• Are CLRG aware of the current cost of living crisis? Have they any empathy for parents struggling as is to fund ID? Greedy, selfish , self serving vultures (NT) -- Clodagh, 20/04/24 20:13:37, Sat

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• Charging us extra for fake results (NT) -- bad enough they haven't addressed the cheating, 20/04/24 20:34:15, Sat

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• each solo entry RAISED by 100 euro -- WTF, 20/04/24 21:19:02, Sat
  • And teams up to 50euro ?! (NT) -- Numbers will fall even more with these ridiculous prices !, 20/04/24 21:54:28, Sat
    • Absolutely disgracful -- Reaping money back spent on solicitors, 20/04/24 21:58:31, Sat

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• Magic Mike needs to be paid. Lisa earn it. She’s dedicated all of her time to you ungrateful people. (NT) -- Give her some DDDDDPPPPP, 20/04/24 21:58:32, Sat
  • I was confused about the magic mike references until I read the news article linked inside -- Read this, 20/04/24 23:02:17, Sat
    • Oh lord Ronan self promoting. Him and his husband are not above fixing results for a favorite but he loves all attention. I take anything he says with a grain of salt. (NT) -- Consider the source., 21/04/24 0:05:37, Sun

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• A fools game!! More and more money for fixed results. (NT) -- A sport for money grabbers and trophy hunter. How embarrassing!, 20/04/24 22:59:35, Sat

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• Do you think they are making that much money? I would be interested in seeing the books. IWe are all dealing with inflation and cost of living increases -- More, 21/04/24 0:16:45, Sun
  • It was revealed Clrg have millions in surplus funds. They are not struggling. They could easily supplement & overide any additional costs but NO push the cost onto the parents. (NT) -- Boycotting Dublin 2025.. Also the city centre is horrific. Tent cities, stabbings, crime. Dublin is an absolute kip. Don't waste your money., 21/04/24 0:39:19, Sun
    • Yes! We went there after worlds before coming home to US. Did not feel safe -- We are out too, 21/04/24 1:07:59, Sun
      • Dublin city centre is an absolute kip. The hostile atmosphere is everywhere. Google Dublin Tent City to get an idea of where Dublin is at. It's a dirty kip. (NT) -- Accommodation prices are astronomical & Clrg trying to pull a fast one doubling the entry fees! What will the door costs be? (Dublin 25 one to avoid.), 21/04/24 1:42:49, Sun
        • Dublin is practically a utopia compared the problems in US cities with the pro-terrorist protests. (NT) -- Columbia U had to cancel classes today, 22/04/24 16:35:21, Mon
          • Oh honey. I’ve got some bad news for you about Ireland (NT) -- 🍉🍉, 22/04/24 17:26:23, Mon
            • You got People walking the streets with automatic weapons? Got college kids screaming for the genocide of their classmates? (NT) -- welcome to America, 22/04/24 19:09:06, Mon
              • At least half of these are paid or not US citizens which makes it worse (NT) -- All students should feel safe at college, 22/04/24 23:54:03, Mon

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• People firstly need to boycott their regional. €10 extra there. Bet the All Irelands fee will also be increased to fund hotels (NT) -- CLRG DONT CARE, 21/04/24 11:31:43, Sun

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• Find a new venue. Why organise a venue you can't afford. (NT) -- Plenty of other venues in Ireland, 22/04/24 8:22:22, Mon
  • They have already tried, most venues that can hold the amount of people at a world championships are booked out as it’s Easter week. -- Venues booked years in advance, 22/04/24 10:28:03, Mon
  • Lots of large venues such as CityWest are being used for refugees now. Not a lot of choice. They could look at using multiple venues as done for the AI in Killarney a few years ago (NT) -- TM, 28/04/24 8:59:02, Sun

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• Motion 69, All ADCRG charge an extra 1 euro per point to bump their favors and send that to CLRG (NT) -- LOL!, 22/04/24 16:27:24, Mon

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• There is one motion being put forward that DOES make sense - for all CLRG meetings to be run online due to current climate. -- WuckFits, 24/04/24 4:06:54, Wed