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Beef -- Michael O'Leary: 'I don't want to be John Magnier – I don't want 10,000ac. But if decent land comes up for sale beside me, I'll buy it'

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Irish News -- Average price of second-hand house in Dublin revealed as lack of supply fuels increases

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