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Diagnosis

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Tom Clonan: Irish troops in Lebanon are now acting as observers in a de-facto warzone

Tom Clonan

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Irish government

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Gerry Liston and Éamonn Meehan

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Larry Donnelly

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Climate emergency

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Clare O'Connor

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Single woman

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Margaret Lynch

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Ralph Benson

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David Quinn

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cruelty to horses

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low iron

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Dr Catherine Conlon

27 Sep 2024

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OPW spending

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Simon Tierney

27 Sep 2024

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taxpayers money

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Dr Paul Davis

Updated 26 Sep 2024

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Finances

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Ralph Benson

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drug rehabilitation

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Tony Duffin & Ana María Restrepo

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sponsored

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Paul Kelly

25 Sep 2024

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Hezbollah

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Tom Clonan

24 Sep 2024

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HISMM

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Nationality

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