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Martyn Turner

Tuesday May 19th, 2020

Tue May 19 2020 - 10:37

Minding our own business – An Irishman’s Diary on what the Germans can teach us about celebrity and privacy

German Constitutional Court is a bigger threat to EU than Brexit or Covid-19

Great Irish Wake-Off – Frank McNally on a global reading of James Joyce’s most difficult book

Fintan O’Toole: Criticism is not unpatriotic – awkward questions save lives

Pat Leahy: Fine Gael needs to get real about coalition

Diarmaid Ferriter: When going back can be as difficult as staying

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Eight women under private care by public-only consultants at Rotunda to switch doctors

Eight women under private care by public-only consultants at Rotunda to switch doctors

I am off my phone and in the world – all it took was no internet. Depressing

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Violence that followed Belfast knife attack widely condemned

Violence that followed Belfast knife attack widely condemned

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