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My beloved Ireland is now dead and gone
Cormac McConnell is a regular columnist in our farming section and this week's contribution has caused quite a stir on social media. We thought, therefore, that we should bring it to a wider audience in the spirit of one of the Irish Examiner's core aims - to highlight diverse opinions and give voice to different views.  Feel free to comment on this story below. 

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NOBODY captured that feeling quite like Roy Orbison: the end of a wonderful affair, the time when passion turns to ashes, the day that trust dies. His voice, capable of soaring into melancholy, was the perfect soundtrack for a broken heart.

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Sat, 14 Feb, 2004

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FIANNA FÁIL’S new magazine is called The Nation. Presumably the title of the second edition will be The Nation Once Again.

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