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• Diageo Confirms Price Of Pints Will Rise

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• Colonel Johnny Whittaker Appointed Deputy Chief Of Staff Of The Defence Forces

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• Lucan Woman To Appeal Six-Month Sentence Over Threatening Messages To Tánaiste

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• Some Kildare Branches Among First To Get Upgraded ATMs In Major Bank Of Ireland Spend

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• Government To Fast-Track Laws To Fine Tech Companies That Abuse AI

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• Cyclists Hit Back After Judge Says Some Bike Users Have Become A “Nightmare”

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  Gary Marshall from the Dublin Commuter Coalition says people expect judges to be neutral.