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Well-known Irish people share their favourite books from their childhoods

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Well-known Irish people share their favourite books from their childhoods

The Arts Council is urging people to share the joy of reading with children this Christmas, writes Marjorie Brennan. Here, some of the well-known people backing the ‘Story for their Stocking’ campaign select the books that captured their imagination as youngsters

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Get your teeth into Cork’s Midsummer Festival

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Abbey Theatre to stage subtitled play

A play at the Abbey Theatre is to be subtitled for the first time for deaf members of the audience, it emerged today.

Wed, 14 Nov, 2007

Eddie and Seán Óg top bookies’ list for the year’s top honour

FINANCIAL guru Eddie Hobbs and All-Ireland hurling hero Seán Óg Ó hAilpín have been installed by the bookies as joint favourites to lift the title of Cork Person of the Year, at the annual awards ceremony which will be held in the Rochestown Park Hotel today.

Fri, 27 Jan, 2006

Arts Council calls for funding increase

The Arts Council, the national agency for development of the Arts, is to seek €60m in funding from Government.

Thu, 16 Oct, 2003

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