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The average pension payout for Irish people is just €6,000 per year at present

25% more Irish people are covered by a pension plan now however, compared with 2010, according to a new survey.

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Jan 25th 2016, 6:00 AM

The HSE is about to buy up half a million condoms

And 200,000 packets of lubricant to boot.

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May 22nd 2015, 8:48 AM