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Patrick Murphy: The Good Friday Agreement celebrations were really a wake

Patrick Murphy

Patrick Murphy

14 April, 2018 01:00

If, as we were told this week, the Good Friday Agreement (GFA) was wonderful, why are a quarter of a million people here waiting for a first hospital appointment with a consultant? If it was such a[...]

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