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Jan 2023
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Have we lost our manners when it comes t...

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A year after we reopened as a society, some of us are still trying to adjust to the noise of everyday life. But have we gotten louder, playing Instagram out loud on the Luas, shouting in the street late at night. Has Ireland become selfish and has the world turned louder? Is it antisocial noise pollution or just an angry world of loudness, or were we alway ... Show More
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