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This State was handed to them on a silver platter

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This State was handed to them on a silver platter

WHAT did they die for? That is the lament for the sacrifice of the 1916 rebels, since corporate greed and government incompetence pushed the State they brought into bloody being to the brink of financial meltdown.

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Dream turns sour but number’s up for Spanish Lotto

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Ahern returns to international stage with peacemaker role

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Taoiseach admits Mahon probe was factor in decision to quit
Labour comes out fighting in post-election relaunch

ATTACK politics dominated the opening of Labour’s conference last night as deputy leader Joan Burton branded the Taoiseach greedy, arrogant and out of touch.

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Ahern denies using separation to get public sympathy

BERTIE AHERN last night denied he was using the breakdown of his marriage to try and garner public sympathy and deflect attention from his tangled financial affairs.

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