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1. #SWORDS: Gardaí have issued a renewed appeal for witnesses and any video footage of a brutal attack with a baseball bat on a man in Swords, Co Dublin yesterday.

2 .#GILLIGAN: Crime boss John Gilligan, who is due to be released form prison next week, said he will not do any media interviews when he gets out – not even for €1 million.

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    Mute Ciaran Whyte
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    Mar 4th 2015, 7:34 AM

    Registering a company is no indicator of success.

    Running a profitable, sustainable one is; one that creates and keeps jobs

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    Mute O'Reilly
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    Mar 4th 2015, 7:46 AM

    They’re start ups. The clue is in the title. What’s your point exactly?

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    Mute Robert Rusk
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    Mar 4th 2015, 9:26 AM

    His point is that this is being presented as an indicator of economic recovery, rather than mere exuberance. Not a bad thing mind, but even a dead cat bounces. Best of luck to all involved.

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    Mute O'Reilly
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    Mar 4th 2015, 7:30 AM

    Stop with the further evidence of a recovering economy.

    Cue the SF spinnerbots:

    I’m not feeling
    No one I speak to is feeling it

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    Mute ProudIrishRepublican
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    Mar 4th 2015, 7:56 AM

    Yaaaawn. Too early for me, back to bed I go, wake me up in the afternoon!

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    Mute David HIggins
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    Mar 4th 2015, 9:11 AM

    Jobsbridge

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    Mute Thomas Aquinas
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    Mar 4th 2015, 11:36 AM

    Exactly PIR

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    Mute Thomas Aquinas
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    Mar 4th 2015, 7:22 AM

    But the recovery is an illusion created by government spin.

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    Mute ProudIrishRepublican
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    Mar 4th 2015, 7:55 AM

    Yawn

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    Mute Thomas Aquinas
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    Mar 4th 2015, 11:40 AM

    Can’t face the truth PIR? The real recovery doesn’t fit with the Spin Feign narrative of terrible governance, but the the facts seldom bother Spin Feign in their efforts to rewrite history… As a real Republican I find your politics despicable.

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    Mute JJ O Riordan
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    Mar 4th 2015, 2:34 PM

    Sinn Fein /IRA sympathisers won’t be happy with a good news story about business. They’re too busy shouting WE WON’T PAY hand in hand with Paul Gollum Murphy to notice (or acknowledge) things are improving.

    They’ll be much happier to hail Gersus Christ’s abolish water and household charges and replace them with a wealth tax idea. They’re mostly unemployed anyway, so it’d suit them down to the ground.

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    Mute Get Lost Eircodes
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    Mar 4th 2015, 7:48 AM

    More bad news… Oh wait it’s good :)

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    Mute myownboss
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    Mar 4th 2015, 2:36 PM

    Staying in business is the challenge, especially when there is ZERO help, red tape, taxes galore, anyone can start. But best of luck to all, you will need it.

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    Mar 4th 2015, 3:17 PM

    More jobs for the yellow packs

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    Mute Michael Sands
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    Mar 4th 2015, 11:52 PM

    Start ups, sorry I thought you meant businesses creating work, as the DSP are trying to have as many people as possible set up their own businesses but many fail, mores the pity.

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    Mute Michael Sands
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    Mar 4th 2015, 11:49 PM

    Where are they as I do not see any near me…

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