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May 30, 2019

Patrick Kavanagh wrote about an Ireland that "froze for want of Europe".

Border bard

"Patrick Kavanagh wrote about an Ireland that “froze for want of Europe”. He was thinking of an Ireland that history had removed from the mainstream of European culture"
May 30, 2019
The Booker-winning Marlon James takes on the fantasy genre with a novel sent in a phantasmagorical version of Africa.

Belly of the beast

The Booker-winning Marlon James takes on the fantasy genre with a novel sent in a phantasmagorical version of Africa
May 30, 2019
Baked-in bias

Baked-in bias

‘Once social media entities become publishers, any political bias already present will be baked in’
May 30, 2019
60 per cent of coppers are used only once before being consigned to a piggy bank.

A penny saved

"60 per cent of coppers are used only once before being consigned to a piggy bank. Clearly, few can bear to feel their pockets weighed down with coins of such small worth"
May 30, 2019
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