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WHAT’S THE STORY?

1. THE Dáil heard from Justice Minister Alan Shatter this morning that he absolutely, definitely did not know about recording of phone calls in Garda stations until yesterday. See what happened next:

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2. RTÉ’s Director General Noel Curran told an Oireachtas Committee that it would have been “foolhardy” to fight the ‘Pantigate’ legal action (following the appearance of Rory O’Neill on the Saturday Night Show, below):

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3. PROPERTY prices are increasing in some areas outside Dublin. This is either bad news or good news, depending on whether you’re buying or selling:

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4. AFFECTED by osteoarthritis? Scientists at NUI Galway are having some success with a new treatment for the painful condition:

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5. THIS picture of Michael D Higgins at an ATM on Dublin’s Baggot Street answers the question of whether the President carries his own cash, and whether being the figurehead of a country means you can skip the queue (Answers: Yes. No.)

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Images, from top: Brian Lawless/PA Wire; Niall Carson-PA Wire/RTÉ Saturday Night Show; TheJournal.ie; X-ray/Shutterstock; Awnings of Ireland;

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    Mute Gerard Carey
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    Mar 28th 2023, 8:28 PM

    Well done Gardai.

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    Mute Ian McLaughlin
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    Mar 28th 2023, 9:56 PM

    Well done Gardai – Brilliant work as usual!

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    Mute KeithG
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    Mar 28th 2023, 9:43 PM

    Someone’s talking

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    Mute Paul Clavin
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    Mar 28th 2023, 11:20 PM

    I’d like to know how the guards are able to find out this type of information for instance how they found out that a certain sportsman had received a fixed penalty notice.are the rules regarding phone tapping being followed.dogs on the street know what they’re doing

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    Mute AnthonyK
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    Mar 28th 2023, 10:57 PM

    @ Ray Farrell – what do you mean Comanche Country?

    Oh, I see what you mean. The people in Finglas are Comanches / the real natives and the Gardai are like the Cavalry ruining their way of life. Yeah, I get it now.

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    Mute stuart priestley (Stuie)
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    Mar 28th 2023, 11:57 PM

    Ah! Yeah a hole in the ground some people just can’t hole a shite someone has been talking trying to make the FED’s look good

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    Mute Richard Ahern
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    Mar 29th 2023, 5:18 PM

    Great work by the police. Really well done. However, if it’s a case of “enter one judge NO… into the proceedings”, then most of their efforts will have been for nought.

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