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Photo by Ousseynou Cissé on Unsplash For 71 years, Cork has transformed into a hub for film lovers each November — and 2026 is no …
Photo: Main Street, Leixlip, where The Front Bar is; the bar itself is not in frame. Photo: Magnolia677 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) The …
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Photo by K. Mitch Hodge on Unsplash In 1999, plans for a new bypass in County Clare were altered so a single hawthorn would not …