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irish civil service
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avoid future hacks
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100 years on
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more greens
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wellness
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new year plans
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holiday woes
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Beth Wallace
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judicial system
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Professor Kathleen Lynch
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hurray for hollywood
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25 Dec 2021
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the scary outdoors
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Reading
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three charities
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24 Dec 2021
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Food security
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Paul Healy
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seasonal cooking
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wellness
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next of kin
Fostering within the family needs support, resources - and regulation
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Opinion
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wellness
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waver on vaccine patents
Opinion: To solve Covid-19 vaccine inequity Ireland should support the TRIPS waiver
Dr Luke McDonagh & Dr Aisling McMahon
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Opinion
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Dr Mark Henry
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New variant
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booster rollout
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a shared island
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