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Irish News -- Electric buses worth €38m "sit idle" for over 500 days with nowhere to charge them

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Donal Fallon: It is Micheál Martin's duty as leader of Fianna Fáil to take greater initiative on a united Ireland

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Cork man who revved car while garda was standing in front of it given prison sentence

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Shannon Airport receives almost €2m in funding for safety and security infrastructure

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€141,525 announced for relief measures in Waterford villages prone to flooding

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Wicklow road closure extension exacerbated as fresh disruption announced for four months

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Irish News -- Fianna Fáil's memo: 'independent-minded and in Government'

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Courts -- Aggressive man who spat in garda cell 'has a drink problem'

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Irish News -- Rock Against Homelessness gigs raise €50,000 for Focus Ireland

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Irish News -- Department of Finance has underestimated corporation tax receipts for 14 years in a row

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Letters: Justice Minister is right – it is inappropriate and crass for politicians to give character references to vile criminals

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