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Thu 05 May 2010We need new foundations to help build a better country
RENEWING THE REPUBLIC: OPINION: We don’t need constitutional reform – we need a whole new constitution, written substantially by the people and ratified as the nation marks the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Rising
CONFRONTED BY the second great economic crisis in a generation, and by the ongoing scandals about the abuse of children, the confidence of the Irish people in our institutions has been shaken to the core.
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