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Leaving Cert results don't define your future
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3 Aug 2015
654
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2 Aug 2015
458
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Beetroot burgers I can grow in the back garden? Don't mind if I do
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Please get your sickening displays of affection off my Facebook feed
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1 Aug 2015
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Why are we so embarrassed about nudity? It's the ultimate body celebration
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Don't listen to lazy economic arguments against Irish unity. They couldn't be further from the truth
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28 Jul 2015
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Amy Schumer's speech didn't make me laugh, it just made me sad
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28 Jul 2015
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This country is worried its water will become a commodity but it has bigger problems
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26 Jul 2015
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26 Jul 2015
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25 Jul 2015
646
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It took 4 hours' work to get these peas and broad beans - but growing your own is worth it
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25 Jul 2015
134
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Disaster of a reunited Ireland may come one step closer this summer
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25 Jul 2015
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Irish politics explained through Game of Thrones
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