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Two straight friends named Michael O'Sullivan and Matt Murphy married each other in Dublin last week to avoid paying an inherence tax on the latter's property . The grooms have been friends for almost 30 years, and Michael is now Matt's carer. Matt doesn't have any next of kin, and wanted to hand down his house to Michael without paying any penalties.
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