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Thu 08 Aug 2008The naked truth about naturists
Bad weather, a prudish population and a precarious legal situation - Irish naturists don't have it easy. But is Ireland finally ready to go 'clothing optional'?
IN A RECENT EPISODE of Fáilte Towers, the reality TV show where a dwindling group of celebrities run a hotel together, a party of Dutch naturists sat down for a naked lunch. Eamon and Brenda, a middle-aged Dublin couple, were unimpressed. "You don't eat in the nude," says Brenda dismissively.
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