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1. #SHATTER: Alan Shatter will accept around €50,000 worth of severance payments and donate it to the Jack and Jill Foundation.

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    Mute spartacus
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    May 22nd 2014, 4:56 PM

    Did i miss something whats with the Spice Girls picture..???

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    May 22nd 2014, 4:57 PM

    There’s 5 of them

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    May 22nd 2014, 5:02 PM

    Ginger left.. Did u not hear

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    Mute Neal Ireland hello.
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    May 22nd 2014, 5:07 PM

    They all left.

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    May 22nd 2014, 5:18 PM

    Long day Spartacus ?

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    Mute GATHERINGYOURMONEY14
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    May 22nd 2014, 6:34 PM

    Look at the Chassis on Scary.

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    May 22nd 2014, 5:19 PM

    Every boy and every girl, SPICE UP YOUR LIFE!

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    May 22nd 2014, 6:10 PM

    Some chassis on Scary

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    Mute spartacus
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    May 22nd 2014, 6:06 PM

    Yes karl a very long day and its not over for quite awhile ;(

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    May 22nd 2014, 8:07 PM

    Ah was hoping for a reunion haha

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    May 22nd 2014, 7:40 PM

    Shatter must have been given an order by Enda to minimize the damage he was causing the FG party ahead of tomorrows elections. Cute as a fox

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