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# Fergus O'Dowd

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New restrictions prompt calls for water project in Laois to be fast-tracked
2 Nov 2013
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Council of Europe report criticises power of local government in Ireland
31 Oct 2013
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"James Reilly is a reforming minister" says ministerial colleague
27 Oct 2013
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Just four commercial gas discoveries since the 70s but minister remains positive
15 Sep 2013
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€20 million seismic survey hopes to reveal Ireland's true oil and gas wealth
4 Jun 2013
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24 new IT jobs created in Dundalk firm
4 Jun 2013
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Two years' service means ministers now guaranteed to receive pensions
9 Mar 2013
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'An outrageous act of cold blooded violence' - Taoiseach condemns garda killing
26 Jan 2013
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Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock.
23 Jan 2013
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Where were the 38 TDs who didn’t vote on the abortion bill?
29 Nov 2012
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Sea lice causes 39 per cent of wild salmon deaths
16 Nov 2012
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O'Dowd says he is 'not on the side of developers'
15 Jul 2012
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Government tells Sinn Féin to be a 'true Opposition'
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Expect your first water bill in late 2014, says Phil Hogan
18 Apr 2012
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Leinster House is 'unnatural' - Gilmore
20 Jan 2012
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Budget leaks: Social welfare to bear burden of cuts, Government tells EU
18 Nov 2011
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Unemployment group welcomes Budget’s freeze for welfare rates
14 Nov 2011
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Prometric test company to create 100 jobs in Dundalk
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this morning…
14 Nov 2011
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Government creates NewERA fund to oversee management of semi-states
29 Sep 2011
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Meath village of Moynalty named Ireland’s best-kept town
21 Jun 2011
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Water charges could be introduced before meters are fitted
17 Apr 2011
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Water charges could still be years away, minister says
6 Apr 2011
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Poll: Who should be ceann comhairle?
9 Mar 2011
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know by 9am: Members of the 31st Dáil get ready for their first day at school; the $250 million ‘sex slave’ lawsuit against American Apparel founder, and the answer to the question that has confounded science for centuries – does Guinness travel well?
9 Mar 2011
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Revealed: the ten biggest winners and losers of Election 2011
28 Feb 2011
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Gerry Adams and Fergus O'Dowd elected in Louth
26 Feb 2011
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Parties fire shots over Irish language plans
15 Feb 2011
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The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know by 9am: Survivors may sue Manx2 over crash; 5-year-olds suffer from eating disorders; and your chance to say ‘I love you’, the Enda way.
14 Feb 2011
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Tourism, literacy, crime, emigration, social welfare: A day of party policies
9 Feb 2011
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Coughlan WILL travel to the US after Labour pair
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