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Wed 02 Feb 2007Cork park purchase order welcomedCork city manager Joe Gavin has welcomed the decision of An Bord Pleanála to confirm a compulsory purchase order (CPO) for 10 hectares of land in the city that will facilitate the development of a park to service a €2 billion development of the city's south docklands.The board has confirmed that Cork City Council can proceed with the CPO of the properties, which include some 8.7 hectares owned by the Munster Agriculture Society at the Cork Showgrounds in Ballintemple in the southeastern corner of the city.