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The Irish Times
Martyn Turner
Saturday, April 18th, 2020
Sat Apr 18 2020 - 01:00
Fintan O’Toole: Even before Covid-19, we feared an impending disaster
Fiach Kelly: What does a taoiseach in waiting do as he bides his time?
David McWilliams: Here’s how we can avoid the predicted depression
Breda O’Brien: We apologise to Leaving Cert class of 2020
Noel Dempsey: Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil need to stop messing around
Newton Emerson: How ‘behavioural fatigue’ is shaping Covid-19 response
Shelf Preservation – Frank McNally on a belated golden age for bookshelves
Can secular beliefs sustain us in our hour of need?
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