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Mon 11 Nov 2009It's far from free radicals Christy was reared
It’s astonishing to be a middle-aged man and to realise that despite your professional calling as a sports hack you have no real idea as to what exactly goes on at factory level in modern sport
IF YOU are nerdy and socially ill-fitting Halloween is just not for you. In fact, it is one of those holidays you come to dread. It’s like being Stephen Hawking trapped on a stag night in Temple Bar. It’s being the shy kid pushed out to stand on a biscuit tin and sing a song for the relatives while your voice is breaking and your cheeks are burning. Personally, I get more craic out of Good Friday.
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