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Sat 05 May 2004Problems impeaching judge concededThe Government has conceded in private briefings with the Opposition parties that the process of impeaching Judge Brian Curtin will be fraught with legal difficulty, it emerged last night.The Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, said yesterday that the question of negotiation with the Circuit Court judge did not arise because his legal team had indicated a preference to deal directly with the Oireachtas.