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# Line in the sand

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There was 'State-sponsored effort to cover up' what happened at Stardust disaster, solicitor tells first inquest hearing

Families welcomed the beginning of this long-awaited process outside Dublin District Coroner’s Court today.

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Oct 14th 2020, 5:16 PM

Check out this video of Fianna Fáil minister Ray Burke 'baring his soul' to the Dáil in 1997

Four months after Fianna Fáil’s return to power, the new minister is embroiled in controversy.

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Aug 31st 2014, 5:30 PM