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  Businessman Denis O'Brien attacks recent Village article for "inaccuracies" but does not make any legal threatsDenis O’Brien replies to Village article - Village Magazinewww.villagemagazine.ieDenis O’Brien sent the following letter to the Village editor in response to an article published in the November 2011 issue of the magazine. The letter […]
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