"We did have a few problems with him over his temper, " reveals the former Republic of Ireland international.

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But new research is showing that immunotherapy, a method of giving a small dose of peanut to a patient in a controlled setting and then increasing the amount over a few months, may help temper these reactions.

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And his extended soliloquies are also a way for him to mock his reputation, well deserved, according to accounts of some of his Senate colleagues over the years, for having an explosive temper.

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More than once was I pulled over by cops because I carried a 2 year old throwing a temper tantrum into a car.

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For some reason, despite falling over backward, I was not injured, just surprised that he had lost his temper to that degree.

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