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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-19T20:12:54.000Z",
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  "textContent": "A MAN accused of a St Patrick’s Day assault says it was “self-defence”. Darren Mason, 22, is accused of stamping on Liam Higgins’ head as he lay unconscious on a street. But he told gardai that the 55-year-old stabbed him first, Limerick District Court heard. Mason is charged with assault causing harm to Higgins at...",
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