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Link to original article in The Irish Times here
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Chocolate is racist- whatever next?
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Why haven’t we cashed in on Valentines Day?
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Forget the backstop as Ireland unites on field of dreams
link to original article in Irish Independent
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Bono is right – capitalism is the best system we have
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Save me from egomaniacal health fiends
Link to article in Irish Independent here
There's a scene in the film version of Umberto Eco's classic historical murder mystery 'The Name of the...
Barbara McCarthy: ‘In these ‘manless’ times, it’s still worth nabbing a...
Link to article in Independent here
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Only a musical movement can save us from social media void
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