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2023-09-07 19:59:35 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: BACE15E92D794BA0A2C7B7106854A33DDBAC2D0E17F9CF447C0CFE22DF4C14A9
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Mr Bryson claims Irish ministers threatened IRA bombs. This is factually incorrect. Mr Varadkar has shown a newspaper in the EU Parliament with a past IRA bomb on the cover, reference how far the island has come from then. Both have attended commemorations for IRA victims https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/politics/this-can-never-be-justified-irish-taoiseach-micheal-martin-and-foreign-minister-simon-coveney-pay-tribute-to-ira-victims-3778159 https://www.irishnews.com/news/brexit/2018/10/18/news/brexit-leo-varadkar-references-ira-border-bombing-to-emphasise-journey-to-peace-1462338/
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