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Ireland is "reeking with the political aftershave of musty old men desperate to cover the stale smell of outmoded ideas and motheaten…

Ireland is "reeking with the political aftershave of musty old men desperate to cover the stale smell of outmoded ideas and motheaten programmes, said the Natural Law health spokeswoman, Ms Mary Daly. She said the "oldstyle parties" had "nothing to offer for the future" while research had proved the value of "naturally based programmes like transcendental meditation and yogic flying".

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