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Ireland". Dwyer regularly shares reports of alleged incidents involving migrants, or the persecution of protestors, often without any evidence.
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287:2024 European Parliament election
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958:Connor, Ciarán O' (2022-12-04).
394:public order incident in Coolock
1103:Dublin County Returning Officer
381:In 2024, following comments by
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