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‘You’ve no sore back, boy!’ Judge lambasts State handing young Newry man benefits

Newry courthouse and police

A district judge has lambasted a Newry man for claiming a “sore back” to avoid unpaid work, while having “no problem” assaulting three police officers and wrecking a prison cell. District Judge Eamon King was speaking at Newry Magistrates’ Court durin...

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