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    Mute Kay Tighe
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    Jan 15th 2013, 1:57 PM

    @ MVM
    Thanks

    I’m not trying to be smart but the article states exactly where and when the accident happened.
    Junction 16 exit to ashford/rathnew northbound
    What more do you want to know ?

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    Mute Kay Tighe
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    Jan 15th 2013, 2:09 PM

    Who are you speaking to ?

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    Mute MVM
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    Jan 15th 2013, 2:19 PM

    You

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    Mute Kay Tighe
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    Jan 15th 2013, 2:26 PM

    I can read and I’m not stupid

    I don’t understand why you are up in arms over a picture ?
    The article tells you what you need to know and do if you saw anything at the time of the accident if you were there
    What difference does it matter what picture is there ?

    You want to see pictures with stories go get a ladybird book

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    Mute MVM
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    Jan 15th 2013, 2:28 PM

    Who uses books,haven’t you heard of Google

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    Mute Kay Tighe
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    Jan 15th 2013, 2:30 PM

    Well why haven’t you used google to get an image of junction 16 on the N11 instead of crying here about it ?

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    Mute MVM
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    Jan 15th 2013, 2:31 PM

    Sure I might as well get a job in the journal if I’m going to to their work for tgem

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    Mute Kay Tighe
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    Jan 15th 2013, 2:33 PM

    Unlikely with the errors in that comment.

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    Jan 15th 2013, 2:50 PM

    Don’t feed the troll Kay, MVM regularly puts up ridiculous comments in the hopes of getting a reaction. He’s probably just a bored teenager with no mates.

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    Mute Kay Tighe
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    Jan 15th 2013, 2:53 PM

    Thanks willy.

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    Mute MVM
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    Jan 15th 2013, 3:09 PM

    @willy,trying to get a reaction…?bahaha I get more than reactions

    They see me trolling n trolling
    They see ne I’m trolling n they hating.
    Now down minions your master is here

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    Jan 15th 2013, 1:50 PM

    Rip for the man who was killed.

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    Jan 15th 2013, 12:30 PM

    They Obviously won’t be needing you Dublin History, to help with the investigation.

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    Mute Dublin History
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    Jan 15th 2013, 12:20 PM

    What part of the N11 is that? You could have at least used a picture of near the scene.

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    Mute MVM
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    Jan 15th 2013, 1:01 PM

    Yea I agree they might as well have a picture of a back road in Thailand if they won’t use a picture of the scene

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    Mute Daniel Condren
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    Jan 15th 2013, 1:06 PM

    “The scene” was the N11. Get over it

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    Jan 15th 2013, 1:09 PM

    @daniel,and how long is the n11?slpooy journalism

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    Jan 15th 2013, 1:37 PM

    But why do you need to see the location? You either saw this poor man getting ploughed into by another car or you didn’t

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    Jan 15th 2013, 1:42 PM

    @ daniel,just for you because obviously your a bit slow..
    They might as well have a picture of a back road in Thailand if they won’t put up a pic of the sceen,what’s the point in having a picture 20miles away

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    Jan 15th 2013, 1:47 PM

    It says where in the article
    Junction 16

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    Jan 15th 2013, 1:49 PM

    @kay,glad you can read

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    Jan 15th 2013, 1:53 PM

    Very nicely put Daniel. Idiot.

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    Mute Sean Ryan
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    Jan 15th 2013, 2:27 PM

    This is not the n11 it is the r774 the eden gate roundabout between greystones and kilcoole, it is nowhere near the scene of the accident,though it is very close to the n11

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    Jan 15th 2013, 8:02 PM

    Its the kilpeddar greystones link road in the picture

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    Jan 15th 2013, 6:57 PM

    Wexford man was tragedy strikes week after engagement

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    Mute Claudia Byrne
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    Jan 15th 2013, 2:11 PM

    The picture is where the accident happened!!!

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    Jan 15th 2013, 3:28 PM

    No IT’S not,why make up such a lie

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