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NEW IRISH SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS TO DIP INTO Midfield Dynamo, Adrian Duncan. This is award-winning author Adrian Duncan’s first short story collection. Taking inspiration from his childhood fascination with football team formations, the collection is a mix of published work that has appeared in The Moth, The Stinging Fly and The Dublin Review, and new stories.Duncan recently won the John McGahern Annual Book Prize. OVER 100 MORE IRISH PUB QUIZ QUESTIONS Over 100 more Irish pub quiz questions. Virtual quizzes are still keeping us entertained week after week, so if it’s your turn to be quiz-master for the virtual family pub quiz again, fear not. We’ve pulled together even more quiz questions, including lots of Irish trivia. With Covid-19 social distancing measures in place, people are

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extensively

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Awards.

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Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. LILY CHAMP REFLECTS ON A LIFE IN THE GARDEN _“I can honestly say in all my years that I never bought a head of

cabbage”_

Lily Champ has a wonderful connection to her garden. Her knowledge of all that grows never ceases to amaze us through her monthly column for _Irish Country Magazine_ and her boundless energy for nature inspires everyone she meets. Watch the video below, created by Jack Caffrey for Bloom, which captures Lily’s passion and sense of humour

beautifully.

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