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Was the bishops’ intervention wise? asks Brendan Hoban in his weekly Western People column    

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Was the bishops’ intervention wise?                               Western People 13.10.2020 During the Great Famine (1945-52) much play was made of the slogan ‘Property should support poverty’. In other words, landlords (the property…

Lima’s call for Climate Action

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Sean McDonagh gives his reaction to the report from COP20 in Lima.
The Lima document broke with all previous COPs where the burden of reducing greenhouse gases was placed squarely on the shoulders of rich countries which historically have been emitting carbon dioxide since the beginning of the industrial revolution. In Lima poor countries felt that rich countries were attempting to move the burden of reducing carbon dioxide emissions on to their shoulders.

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  1. George Lynch says:

    It’s a man’s world!!
    There were two games in Croke Park yesterday.
    In the first a great Dublin team going for 5 All Ireland titles in a row beat Mayo.
    In the second a great Dublin team going for Seven in a row lost to Mayo.
    No Dublin flag for the women?

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  2. Paddy Ferry says:

    This is definitely an occasion to repeat the famous words of the late Ted Heath, Alleluia, Alleluia Alleluia!! I could hardly believe it when the news first came through but I am so pleased for Mayo.

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  3. Ned+Quinn says:

    Congratulations to Liamy, Brendan, Enda and the people of Mayo! It was a long time coming but today fully deserved!

    From a Dub.

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