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Dublin City Council has scrapped all library fines - even if you have an outstanding balance to pay

The new measure kicked in yesterday.

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Jan 2nd 2019, 2:21 PM

Large drop in number of people being jailed for non-payment of fines

New legislation enacted last year is being heralded as the reason for the reduction in committals.

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May 15th 2017, 12:48 PM