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The Irish Times
Martyn Turner
28th December, 2019
Sat Dec 28 2019 - 05:00
Climate action will cost us – that’s why it is difficult
Suffer Little Childer – Frank McNally on one of the year’s most inauspicious dates
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Irish Times view on politics in 2019: housing and health mar Government’s record
2019: The year Brexit didn’t bite
Cats: Just because you can doesn’t mean you should
Una Mullally: How to combat misinformation this Christmas
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