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By Ray Burke
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Chris Haughton: ‘Children’s books are underappreciated in general. It’s short-sighted’
By Martin Doyle
After the Fall by Ian Shapiro: Thought-provoking guide to how the world got into this mess
By Daniel Geary
Growth, Democracy, or Climate Action? The New Political Trilemma of Advanced Capitalism
By Sinéad Gibney
Irish Anthropocene - Literature, Climate Change, Sovereignty: Meditation on words and nature
By Neil Hegarty
Latest sci-fi: Future lifeforms, ‘Indiana Jones’ in space and a woman’s reluctance to save mankind
By Declan Burke
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