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Sat 06 Jun 2007Judge wants to ensure speedy hearingThe president of the High Court has asked both sides in the action by the Mahon tribunal over publication by The Irish Timesof an article - disclosing that Taoiseach Bertie Ahern received substantial cash payments from businessmen when he was minister for finance in 1993 - to take certain steps to ensure a speedy hearing of the case.The action against Irish Timeseditor Geraldine Kennedy and Public Affairs Correspondent Colm Keena before a three-judge High Court opens on July 10th and is expected to last up to eight days. It will address a range of issues relating to press freedom and freedom of expression.