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Sat 04 Apr 2010To move on we must never forget
RENEWING THE REPUBLIC:This series has shown a thirst for political reform coupled with an uncertainty about how to achieve it, writes ELAINE BYRNE
ACCOMPANYING THIS series has been an image of our national flag, contorted at the centre by a knot. The narrative embarked upon by the various contributors over the last few weeks – the writers, theatre directors, poets, song writers, political scientists, retired public servants, former politicians and others – was the well-worn path of deep-rooted despondency mixed with flickers of optimism and even an unconventional suggestion that our country was in need of some mothering.
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