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Who was the happiest person in Dublin last weekend? Mary McAleese? Dana? No, Vincent Browne, who went celebrating with friends…

Who was the happiest person in Dublin last weekend? Mary McAleese? Dana? No, Vincent Browne, who went celebrating with friends with a cheque for £65,000 in his pocket - costs and damages from the Sunday Indo after they libelled him a fortnight previously.

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