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Fri 11 Nov 2009Four angry men join forces
Four journalists, four books and four interpretations of what brought us to the edge. Just why would 1,200 people pay to hear them speak? KATHY SHERIDANwent to the National Concert Hall to find out
WHAT DOES it say about the state we’re in that 1,200 people are willing to abandon family and fire on a miserable Wednesday and pay €25 each to watch four non-celebrities do a two-hour sales pitch for their books? What is even more startling is that all four authors are journalists by trade. This, remember, is a breed that consistently vies with politicians for bottom place in “who do you trust?” polls. “The whole thing is a reflection on the other theatre across the way”, muttered a gentleman not unconnected with Leinster House.
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