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The Irish Times
Martyn Turner
Wednesday December 19th, 2018
Wed Dec 19 2018 - 05:00
Oliver Callan: If this is a recovery, Ireland might be better off with the disease
Fintan O’Toole: One homeless child is a tragedy. Four thousand homeless children is a policy
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The Irish Times view on the future of the Garda Reserve: Drew Harris presses pause
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Government ignored IMF warnings about rising cost of children’s hospital
One thing we learned in 2018 is that the Garda should not investigate themselves
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