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Irish Mars One candidate speaks out against the organisation
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Fatwa against Muslims wishing to live on Mars
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Irishman Roche keen to explore a new life on Mars

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More than 200,000 apply for one-way Mars trip
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Irishman one of 80,000 seeking spot on one-way Mars mission

There’s emigration and then there’s space travel: almost 80,000 people have already expressed an interest in a one-way ticket to Mars to live on a space colony — including one Irishman.

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