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Thu 07 Jul 2009Ahern not to make significant changes to legislation tackling gangland crime
NO SIGNIFICANT changes will be made to legislation to tackle the threat of gangland criminals by Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern despite the opposition of leading lawyers and Opposition TDs to some of its terms.
Mr Ahern has been strengthened in his opinion about the legislation following strong declarations of support from Fianna Fáil backbenchers in Leinster House this week, colleagues have said.
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