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Saturday 2 December 2023 Dublin: 2°C

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Safe flying, 50 Shades, and Irish pleasures.
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The Ukraine, pop music, and… a snow penis.
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Syriza, American Sniper, and lustful leggings.
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A nice pug, erasing women, and why Eddie Redmayne shouldn’t get an Oscar.
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An amazing accent, fit women, and an anti-feminist political party.
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Miles Davis, soups, and age-gaps.
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The best photos of 2014, and Jay from Serial speaks.
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Fatboy Slim, one dimensional women and Serial.
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Dictators and dinner, Zoella, and a different Love Actually trailer…
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The Blair’s Christmas card, make-up, and the 1916 Rising.
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Ferguson, darkroom tricks, and butter in your coffee.
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Living with Ebola, Charlie Manson and the rise of the Spanish left wing.
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Brittany Maynard, product placement, and the Angel of Kobane.
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John Cantlie and ISIS, street harassment and GamerGate.
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An excruciating interview, make-up trials and Nigella Lawson.
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Sad sloth stories, the Budget, and the socialist president.
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Cork in the 1960s, Patti Smith, and Twin Peaks.
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This week, we have a homeless special.
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NYC, the Khorasan and a three-breasted woman…
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Life in Japan, NYC subway signs, and the Oxford comma.
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Buffy, 90s pop music, and an inspirational teacher.
National Library at 'critical point' due to funding cuts putting collections at risk
Visitor numbers to the NLI are up 42% on last year.
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Perfume genius, Electric PIcnic, and leaked nude pics.
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The Emmys, women in sport, and recipes for lunch.
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Ferguson and Facebook, eating meat, and the Ice Bucket Challenge.
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Why bats spread Ebola, remembering Robin Williams, and inside the Islamic State.
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Want to take a few minutes out to catch up with some interesting reads? We promise you’ll be out in 10 minutes or so…
Need a 10-minute break? Step into the Reading Room…
Want to take a few minutes out to catch up with some interesting reads? We promise you’ll be out in 10 minutes or so…
Need a 10-minute break? Step into the Reading Room…
Want to take a few minutes out to catch up with some interesting reads? We promise you’ll be out in 10 minutes or so…
Need a 10-minute break? Step into the Reading Room...
Want to take a few minutes out to catch up with some interesting reads? We promise you’ll be out in 10 minutes or so…