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BRIDE & GROOM: Essential reading
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The results are in: The long wait is over for Junior Cert Champions: Dublin lift the Sam Maguire trophy Pages 29 and 32
LEAH Byrne, Michaela Moriarty,
Nicole Moriarty and Vanessa Greene were amongst the very happy students, who after the long summer wait, arrived at their school, St Mary’s Secondary School in Baldoyle, to collect the results of their Junior Cert exams. All the students can be proud of completing this first major step on the education ladder and can now look forward to the future. Full Gallery on Page 8
Paracycling: Irish pair win bronze at World Championships Page 30
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Council comes out in support of Norris Boost for Senator as councillors give their backing
Q MIMI MURRAY
EMBATTLED Senator David Norris has received a vital boost in his campaign to win the Presidency after Fingal County Council formally nominated him this week. At a special meeting of the council on Tuesday, the 15
councillors present, voted to nominate Senator Norris. The vote was eight in favour - two FF, two Lab, two Socialist Party and two Independents, and five against, including four FG and one Lab with two abstentions from Labour. It now remains to be seen if Senator Norris can get the
four county councils in total, or 20 Oireachtas signatures, he needs to get on the ballot paper. “Although I will not be supporting him, in the interests of democracy it is probably only fair that he does [get support],” Fianna Fail Cllr Darragh Butler said after the vote.