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# readers - Saturday 19 May, 2012

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Top readers’ comments of the week

Sat, 10:00 AM 2,262 Views 12 Comments

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# readers - Saturday 12 May, 2012

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Top readers’ comments of the week

12/05/12 3,367 Views 7 Comments

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# readers - Saturday 5 May, 2012

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Top readers’ comments of the week

05/05/12 3,782 Views 11 Comments

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# readers - Saturday 28 April, 2012

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Top readers’ comments of the week

28/04/12 3,169 Views 10 Comments

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# readers - Saturday 21 April, 2012

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Top readers’ comments of the week

21/04/12 3,227 Views 7 Comments

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# readers - Saturday 14 April, 2012

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Top readers’ comments of the week

14/04/12 2,715 Views 4 Comments

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# readers - Saturday 7 April, 2012

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Top readers’ comments of the week

07/04/12 4,105 Views 18 Comments

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# readers - Saturday 31 March, 2012

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Top readers’ comments of the week

31/03/12 3,084 Views 1 Comment

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# readers - Saturday 24 March, 2012

From The Daily Edge You Told Us

Top 10 readers’ comments of the week

24/03/12 3,804 Views 12 Comments

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# readers - Saturday 17 March, 2012

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In pics: How you spent St Patrick’s Day from Auckland to Dingle

17/03/12 10,429 Views 6 Comments

We asked you what you did for Patrick’s Day – and here’s what you told us.

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Top 10 readers’ comments of the week

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# readers - Saturday 10 March, 2012

From The Daily Edge Readers' Comments

Top 10 readers’ comments of the week

10/03/12 4,381 Views 22 Comments

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# readers - Saturday 3 March, 2012

From The Daily Edge Readers' Comments

Top 10 readers’ comments of the week

03/03/12 3,068 Views 13 Comments

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# readers - Saturday 25 February, 2012

From The Daily Edge Readers' Comments

Top 10 readers’ comments of the week

25/02/12 3,250 Views 6 Comments

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# readers - Saturday 18 February, 2012

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Top 10 readers’ comments of the week

18/02/12 6,612 Views 20 Comments

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# readers - Saturday 11 February, 2012

From The Daily Edge Readers' Comments

The top 10 readers’ comments of the week

11/02/12 2,488 Views 2 Comments

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# readers - Saturday 4 February, 2012

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Top 10 readers’ comments of the week

04/02/12 3,594 Views 11 Comments

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# readers - Saturday 28 January, 2012

From The Daily Edge Readers' Comments

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28/01/12 3,269 Views 18 Comments

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# readers - Saturday 21 January, 2012

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Top 10 readers’ comments of the week

21/01/12 4,560 Views 13 Comments

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# readers - Saturday 14 January, 2012

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Top 10 readers’ comments of the week

14/01/12 5,278 Views 14 Comments

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# readers - Thursday 12 January, 2012

From The Daily Edge Why God Why

Waterstone’s to ditch the apostrophe from its name

12/01/12 6,581 Views 42 Comments

Waterstone’s says dropping the apostrophe is “more versatile and practical” in a digital world.

# readers - Saturday 24 December, 2011

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24/12/11 4,746 Views 12 Comments

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# readers - Saturday 17 December, 2011

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17/12/11 3,625 Views 10 Comments

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# readers - Sunday 11 December, 2011

Open Thread

Open thread: Who would be in your fantasy Cabinet?

11/12/11 2,425 Views 36 Comments

The Green Party is launching its new frontbench today, having picked grassroots members to provide opposition to the government. But if you had a chance, who would YOU choose for your ideal Cabinet?

# readers - Wednesday 7 December, 2011

Budget 2012

Readers’ panel: How Budget 2012 has affected YOU

07/12/11 5,938 Views 53 Comments

How is the Budget going to affect readers? We’ve asked a broad selection of readers what they think about the news from the past two days to find out.

# readers - Saturday 12 November, 2011

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A NEW REPORT from the OECD has suggested people living in Ireland have some of the best lives in the world, with Ireland among the top countries in its Better Life Index.

The index finds that life expectancy, low pollution, positive experiences and a healthy work-life balance are among the factors that contribute to happy lives in Ireland.

It did note, however, that the gap between the rich and poor is wider in Ireland than elsewhere, while the gender gap in educational performance is also larger than average.

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