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Coroner warns over cocaine use after chef's sudden death
Ireland
Coroner warns over cocaine use after chef's sudden death A coroner has warned that there is no safe level for consuming cocaine following the death from the drug of a hospital chef, described as "hard working" and "football crazy" by his family.
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Family launch legal action over Irish woman's death in NY
Ireland
Family launch legal action over Irish woman's death in NY The family of an Irish fashion designer who died on a boat in New York last year has launched a civil action for "wrongful death" against a man for $50m.
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'Absolutely reckless' to reimpose excise cuts - fuel body
Ireland
'Absolutely reckless' to reimpose excise cuts - fuel body The representative body for major fuel importers, distributors and retailers in Ireland has said that it would be "absolutely reckless" to reimpose excise duty cuts later this year.
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Father of late Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan dies
Ireland
Father of late Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan dies The death has occurred of the father of the late singer songwriter Shane MacGowan following a short illness. He was 96.
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Fricker 'lived a life full to the brim', funeral told
Ireland
Fricker 'lived a life full to the brim', funeral told Mourners gathered for the funeral of Oscar-winning Irish actress Brenda Fricker in the Dublin area of The Liberties where she grew up.
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