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• GRA Pointing To Pay Over Garda Recruitment Crisis

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• Athlone Hosting Lough Funshinagh Flood Prevention Public Meeting

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• Laois House Prices Up Nearly 1/4 In One Year

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• Gardaí Make €430k Midlands Cannabis Seizure

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• Portlaoise Hospital Issues Visiting Restrictions Over Influenza Spread

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