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# world book day

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# world book day
Poll: How often do you read a book?
Research to mark World Book Day found that half of children and young people said they enjoyed reading either “very much” or “quite a lot”.
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Mar 5th 2020, 9:15 AM
# world book day
6 events around the country to get kids reading on World Book Day and beyond
Nothing beats a good book.
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Mar 5th 2019, 5:29 PM
# book inspo
16 superb Irish novels you need to add to your book pile ASAP
Need some book inspo? We’ve got you covered.
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Mar 2nd 2017, 9:00 PM
# world book day
Open thread: What's the most inspiring book you've ever read?
We’ll tell you ours…
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Mar 2nd 2017, 6:20 AM
# get reading
COMPETITION: Here are the books you should be picking up this World Book Day
Plus: Win one of three €100 Easons.com eVouchers.
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Mar 3rd 2016, 9:30 PM
# world book day
Look at all these adorable kids in their World Book Day costumes
*sobs forever*
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Mar 3rd 2016, 6:20 PM
# shamrouges
18 images that will give every Irish childhood bookworm the feels
Having fun isn’t hard, when you’ve got a library card.
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Mar 3rd 2016, 11:17 AM
# not too happy
Schoolboy's teachers not impressed with his 50 Shades of Grey costume
It was all in the name of World Book Day.
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Mar 6th 2015, 5:48 PM
# world book day
Open Thread: What are your "desert island" books?
Today is World Book Day, what are your favourites?
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Mar 5th 2015, 6:00 PM
# world book day
It was World Book Day today and kids slayed us with their adorable costumes
<3
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Mar 5th 2015, 4:00 PM
Voices
My favourite female characters are warm, wilful and – above all – flawed
The push for strong female characters literature is great, but let’s remember that ‘strong’ doesn’t mean ‘perfect’.
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Mar 5th 2015, 12:57 PM
# Spine Tingling
11 inarguable reasons real books will always be better than e-books
We laugh in the face of your technological advances.
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Mar 6th 2014, 1:06 PM
# alone time
The 14 best things about settling in with a good book
Is there anything better?
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Apr 23rd 2013, 8:30 PM
# world book day
Open Thread: What book changed your life?
From Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Tony Cascarino.
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Mar 7th 2013, 12:42 PM
# open thread
Open thread: How will you celebrate World Book Day?
It’s World Book Day today, and people are being encouraged to rediscover the joy of reading. Will you be taking part – or have you already – and what is your chosen book? Chat about it here.
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Mar 1st 2012, 5:05 PM
# Reading
Events being held across Ireland to celebrate World Book Day
Are you reading?
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Mar 1st 2012, 7:25 AM
# Your Say
Poll: How many books do you read a month?
Our daily poll is dedicated to World Book Day – we want to know how often you read a book.
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Mar 3rd 2011, 11:48 AM
# world book day
Revealed: the bestselling books of all time
…question isn’t have you read all of them, it’s have you read ANY of them?
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Mar 3rd 2011, 11:16 AM
# bookworms
Attention bookworms: fancy a million free books?
Free tomes are being handed out across Ireland on Friday to celebrate World Book Night.
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Mar 2nd 2011, 11:48 AM