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You may remember we brought you a story about Fota Wildlife Park newest addition and his search for a new name, well he has been given his title from one of Ireland’s sporting icons.

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Probe into chaos around Springsteen concert
Probe into chaos around Springsteen concert

A review is under way into potentially serious crowd control problems after the Bruce Springsteen concert in Cork, which sparked fears of a Hillsborough-type crush incident.

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