Irish citizens, including pious ones, will never again treat the church as untouchable.

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But there is no sign of any awareness of how alien his actions appear to the vast majority of his fellow Irish citizens.

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In a statement it said it took "grave exception" to the forgery, which could potentially put at risk the safety of Irish citizens travelling abroad.

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Opponents argued that backing the agreement would result in additional cuts to public spending and cause economic hardship for Irish citizens who have already been living with austerity for years.

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The Irish government confirmed that one of its citizens was free.

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Britain gets by in part thanks to foreigners: Commonwealth citizens (who made up more than 6% of soldiers in 2007), Irish recruits and Gurkhas.

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European Commission president Romano Prodi, repeating thoughts he had after the Irish No to Nice, remarked that the Swedish vote demonstrated the need to bring Europe closer to its citizens.

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Ireland's foreign minister said there are reports that an Irish citizen is involved, but the office of the French president has refused to comment on reports that French citizens are among the hostages.

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