# ak47

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2022

# a question of leadership

Alan Kelly to resign as Labour leader as party TDs 'lose collective confidence' in his leadership

Kelly said he was “surprised” to be informed of their decision by that he “accepted it immediately”.

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Mar 2nd 2022, 8:02 PM

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# Seizure

AK47 firearm and ammo seized by gardaí in Cavan

No arrests have been made and investigations are ongoing.

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Nov 17th 2021, 7:45 PM

# ready set go

Alan Kelly to announce he's running for the Labour leadership

In 2014, Kelly was elected deputy leader of the Labour Party with over 50% of the vote.

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Feb 17th 2020, 4:21 PM

# ak47

Howlin's leadership under the spotlight as Labour think-in gets underway

Alan Kelly’s recent comments about Howlin’s leadership will be a topic of conversation today in Drogheda.

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Sep 16th 2018, 6:00 AM

# Sentenced

Man who walked around north Dublin with realistic AK47 jailed for 2.5 years

Eoin Berkeley has already served 18 months on remand.

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Jun 19th 2018, 6:25 PM

Voices

Regency Hotel shooting was choreographed to send a clear and explicit message

Pictures have been widely circulated of gunmen carrying Kalashnikov weapons into the Regency Hotel. The pictures are significant for a number of reasons, writes Tom Clonan.

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Feb 8th 2016, 5:43 PM

# slap on the wrist

The EU is targeting Russia's oil and AK47s in its latest round of sanctions

Meanwhile in Ukraine, the UN has launched a food aid operation in the war-torn east of the country.

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Sep 12th 2014, 12:24 PM

# sign of our times

The symbol of our time: A decommissioned AK47?

The sign from the former Anglo Irish Bank HQ is vying with a decommissioned AK47 as the object of our times in National Museum poll.

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Nov 10th 2012, 8:30 AM