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Thu 04 Apr 2009Active citizenship is alive and well in these challenging times
OPINION:The economic downturn has resulted in an extraordinary rise in the number of volunteers, writes MARY DAVIS
WHILE WE gained much in the boom times, there is a perception that we also lost something of ourselves; that we built an economy not a society. Certainly, for many people in Ireland, modern pressures like long commutes and big mortgages have left little spare time to engage in anything other than the business of making a living and snatching some quality time with the family.
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