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What’s making you happy? Kind plumbers, homecomings and Santa
Each week we ask what’s making you #IrishTimesHappy
‘The Nutcracker’ at the Pavilion was making some of our readers happy this week
Róisín Ingle
Fri Dec 15 2017 - 06:00
Róisín Ingle
Róisín Ingle is an Irish Times columnist, feature writer and coproducer of the Irish Times Women's Podcast
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