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Ireland isCalm

A little better than usual

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Why

  1. Ireland's new citizenship rules are described as the biggest reform of the process in a generation.

    52 eventsirishexaminer.comSource

  2. Prisons in Ireland considered cutting sentences to ease overcrowding.

    12 eventsbignewsnetwork.comSource

  3. SETU awarded an honorary doctorate to former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.

    21 eventswaterford-news.ieSource

What happened

  • Statements28%
  • Cooperation51%
  • Criticism13%
  • Protests0%
  • Pressure4%
  • Fighting5%

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