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A proposal to make "the 12th" an all-Ireland holiday has not been not met with a warm reception. A former government minister described the popular response as “a mixture of diatribe and incredulity.”
The call by Patrick Costello, the Green TD, to designate July 12 a public holiday in the south raised a few eyebrows including those of yours truly who is n
A former Irish government minister says there is still “a lot of work to do” before the Twelfth could become a public holiday in the Republic.
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The North is learning to manage its sectarian demons. But getting Stormont back will be more difficult
So why would we all have enjoyed an extra day off work this week if a Dublin Green Party TD had his way?