{"id":10761,"date":"2025-04-24T07:42:30","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T07:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.noac.ie\/?p=10761"},"modified":"2025-07-03T08:42:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T08:42:53","slug":"noac-annual-report-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.noac.ie\/ga\/noac-annual-report-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"NOAC Annual Report 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p>The eleventh Annual Report of NOAC provides a comprehensive review of its activities during 2024. 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