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Wed 10 Oct 2007Few Irish layoffsat America OnlineThe Irish operations of America Online (AOL) will escape the brunt of global layoffs which will see the company shed a fifth of its workforce.The once dominant internet company, whose dot com valuation enabled it to merge with Time Warner in 2000, is set to slash its worldwide workforce from 10,000 to 8,000.