Truck engines spluttered to life, men shouted, grease-blackened hands waved instructions to drivers.

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"We can't do that, " the Supreme Court justice spluttered.

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The Irish struggled and spluttered through their opening pool match against Namibia and tonight they will be wanting to put that error-strewn performance behind them ahead of the crunch contests against France and Argentina.

BBC: Ireland v Georgia as it happened

On February 8th, despite much spluttered outrage from ministers at the farmers' antics, the government decided to meet their demands half way, offering to buy 50, 000 tonnes of their pork at a decent price.

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