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Martyn Turner

Saturday December 9th, 2017

Sat Dec 09 2017 - 00:22

Fintan O’Toole: Ireland has just saved the UK from the madness of a hard Brexit

Local elections: working the system

Jerusalem: US policy moves towards the fringe

The Harp that Once – An Irishman’s Diary about a history of ‘the most exotic music instrument in the world’

Kathy Sheridan: Finns show Ireland what small country can be

Sr Stan: Housing charities not part of homelessness problem

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