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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 9 Oct 2012

    Oil could be extracted from Irish waters for the first time - 280m barrels accessible off coast of Cork, oil firm sayshttp://bbc.in/SOtEXZ 

    11:14 PM - 9 Oct 2012
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      1. Sustainable Guernsey‏ @SustainGuernsey 11 Oct 2012
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Enough to supply world consumption for about three days.

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      1. Joanna Rigby‏ @Jojo5568 10 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking why is there nothing about april jones on your website? Isn't it deemed to be newsworthy anymore?

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      1. Paul Monic‏ @Monicdnb 10 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking I suppose we'll give that to Norway too!

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      1. Iain R White #FBPE‏ @IainRWhite 10 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Irish oil? The Arc of Prosperity returns!

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      1. Stewart Connor‏ @_Stewartacus 10 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking How long before England invades then?

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      1. Ceann Dearg, Ceithre Shúile‏ @DamienBasquill 10 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking @tomflynn78 yeah, and not one drop of it is owned by the Irish people.

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      1. carl parry‏ @carlallanparry 10 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking yey they can pay their enormous debt back then :)

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      1. Chiemela‏ @oskinton 10 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking ireland don hammer. Hopefully their economy will benefit...

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      1. MikeB‏ @SanityChecker 9 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking everytime a politician suggests spending money one question matters; does this boost the UK economy? If not, don't.

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      2. Pasa Mustafa‏ @chuckypasa 9 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking I guess that's Ireland screwed then.

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      4. Pasa Mustafa‏ @chuckypasa 10 Oct 2012
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        @SimonaBravo @bbcbreaking well they killed millions in Iraq Doing the same so am sure they will fire up those Northern Ireland talks again

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      1. zwetschgen‏ @zwetschgen 9 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking - possibly cod liver oil

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      1. AdamD  🎃‏ @MongrelAdam 9 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking won't lower the prices at the pumps

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      1. Christian Thibault‏ @TiBiRoxx 9 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking The end of yet another beautiful landscape?

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      1. Nyaga‏ @loovehippy 9 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking well this means democracy will be coming to Ireland :) sooooooon

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