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Mon 03 Mar 2008Broken syntax identity of a nation tongue-tied by
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WHAT AN interesting St Patrick's Day this is, with the Hill of Tara under siege by Government forces and the Irish language's only hope of survival residing with Des Bishop. It is probably just as well that our parliamentary representatives are on the guts of a month's holidays, worn out from counting their money, writes Anne-Marie Hourihane.
Not much other news, really, except for the implosion of our rugby team and the understandable excitement caused by the fact that 100 new jobs have been created at the Homecare store in Cavan. Thank goodness the Fianna Fáil press office had the good sense to issue a press release on the subject of the latter event.
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