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saved his breath to cool soup THERE are plenty of laughs to be had around Leinster House at the best of times, and John Sc* has captured many of them in his new book The Good, the Glad the Flosny (the title needs work John!). It,,collects many of the best political stories and t

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SHE will be there this Christmas Eve, as she has been for the last 30 years. Alice Leahy will welcome a stream of visitors when they descend the steps on Bride Street, down into Trust's basement premises. They wit come with all manner of baggage. Some may have addiction :Liver •

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Shell's decision this year to sell its Irish petrol stations and commercial business sparked a battle that came down in the end to a twohorse race between Sweeney Oil owner and property investor John Sweeney and 181 Corporate Finance on one side and a consortium led by corporate