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Stolen car sped wrong way down Dublin roadway in early hours of this morning to evade gardaí
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SPOTLIGHT

Car theft gangs The phenomenon of young car theft gangs speeding along motorways and posting footage has been brought into sharp focus by Sunday night's fatal M9 crash 

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Must ReadCar Chase
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