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Nov 2022
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New Films - Short Stories in Print - Bl...

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We review new films: Living, Watcher and The Peculiar Sensation of Being Pat Ingoldsby - Short Stories in Print, a limited edition collection of unpublished work by some of Ireland’s leading writers - Fermanagh singer and songwriter Clara Tracey’s new album is called Black Forest. 
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