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• Construction Industry Flags Biodiversity Costs In New Building Designs

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• Strike At Offaly Food Plant Called Off

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• Westmeath Restaurant Owner Pleads Guilty To €3m Arson Incident

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• RTÉ Faces Fresh Payments Scandal As NUJ Calls For Transparency

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• Offaly TD Backs Micheál Martin Despite Party Leadership Pressure

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• Midlands MEP Calls For EU Action To Slash Energy Prices

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• NUJ Criticises Potential Policing Committee Media Ban

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