IRISH PEOPLE, particular those of a nationalist persuasion (that is the majority of us), tend naturally to look favourably on the struggles of other small nations for independence, be it Scotland, Catalonia or wherever. Premium service article

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IT IS IRONIC in the light of Tipperary’s heroic performance in the epic that was the drawn hurling final to recall that in the wake of their defeat by Limerick in June they were about as popular as a pangolin at a termite convention. Free article