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Why we love to read and what our favourite authors enjoyed as children
Why we love to read and what our favourite authors enjoyed as children

Irene Halpin Long meets a class of book lovers in Cork, and also chats to established authors about what they read as children.

Wed, 10 Jan, 2018

LUNCHTIME BULLETIN: Rejection of special Brexit status for North 'disappointing'; New details from Census 2016
LUNCHTIME BULLETIN: Rejection of special Brexit status for North 'disappointing'; New details from Census 2016

Here's your lunchtime news bulletin.

Thu, 06 Jul, 2017

MORNING BULLETIN: Manhunt under way after Cork fire; North Korea 'closing off' prospect of diplomatic resolution to missile crisis
MORNING BULLETIN: Manhunt under way after Cork fire; North Korea 'closing off' prospect of diplomatic resolution to missile crisis

Here's your morning news bulletin.

Thu, 06 Jul, 2017

'Like a foreigner in my own home' - Returning to Ireland can be a lonely experience
'Like a foreigner in my own home' - Returning to Ireland can be a lonely experience

After living abroad for 13 years, Irene Halpin Long wasn’t prepared for was the loneliness she felt once the excitement of returning home had died down. But she persevered to settle down again.

Thu, 06 Jul, 2017

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