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Sat 07 Jul 2008An Irishman's Diary
I MENTIONED recently the tradition by which newspaper unions are organised into "chapels", each overseen by a father or a mother. This is just a vestige of the early days of printing, and readers will be glad to know that most modern journalists do not regard themselves as high priests, or even altar boys, writes Frank McNally.
But I read a charming story this week that gives a new twist to the theme.
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