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Did you know it was considered lucky for a black cat to cross your path? Cats were valued in early Ireland for the protection they provided against vermin and black cats were powerful symbols in Irish literature and legend. Christian tradition tended to malign cats and they eventually became associated with the devil, black cats being particularly...

The Paper Wall

The facts behind Shell's activities in Mayo and the jailing of five Irish citizens trying to prevent a dangerous gas pipeline being laid on their land.

Last year, the National Bus and Rail Union (NBRU) has called for the multi-billion euro MetroLink and BusConnects plans to be scrapped and replaced with cheaper alternatives due to COVID-19.

The impression has been created that the present Government has embarked on large-scale public transport projects. In fact, most of these are draft proposals.

The National Roads Authority's website dedicated to the M3 Motorway, www.m3motorway.ie, was set up as a propaganda exercise to counter criticism and concern over the State's firm conviction that the chosen route through the Tara-Skryne Valley was unalterable, regardless of what new sites might be discovered there. There can be no doubt that, in the...

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