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Wed 05 May 2004Ahern rules out paying judge compensationThe Taoiseach again firmly ruled out paying compensation to Judge Brian Curtin."The Tánaiste made it clear today that there will not be any compensation," said Mr Ahern. He added that the Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, felt that comments he had made on the issue "were not taken in context".