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Will it ever end?
Covid, Irish Politics Clare Egan Covid, Irish Politics Clare Egan

Will it ever end?

Like everyone else, I found out that the grueling level 5 lockdown is likely to be extended to early May (9 long weeks from now) via a newspaper interview. Or, more accurately, via twitter where people were rightly critical that the Taoiseach didn't have either the courtesy or the common sense to share such a significant piece of news in a more carefully managed way.

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What have we learned from the 2019 local and European elections?
Elections, Irish Politics Clare Egan Elections, Irish Politics Clare Egan

What have we learned from the 2019 local and European elections?

spent much of last weekend in bed, recovering from a cold, reading books and enjoying the slow resolution of the local and European elections. As a friend said at the time, peak Clare. I love elections. Having John Bowman on the telly with his handwritten calculations and his glasses and his unabashed nerdiness is always a joy.

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