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Martyn Turner

Wednesday January 22nd, 2020

Wed Jan 22 2020 - 01:00

Climate emergency and political debate

Homecare and election pledges

First past the post

Why is national debt not an election issue?

Parking problems

Fintan O'Toole: Safety-first politics has had its day

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