Sifting reality from mythIn Print EditionFor many, Babylon represents excess, greed and sexual licence, but its rich culture gave us the first numbers, law-making and astronomy, writes Mary Russell. 

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The Grafton Academy
In Print Edition One of them started busking at four, another met Van Morrison while singing one of his songs, and all of them learned a few lessons at the unofficial music school that is the buskers patch.

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Sifting reality from myth
In Print Edition For many, Babylon represents excess, greed and sexual licence, but its rich culture gave us the first numbers, law-making and astronomy, writes Mary Russell .

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paris match
In Print Edition INTERVIEW: 'There are probably several women inside me.

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Welcome to the Wild West
In Print Edition Ever wanted to be a cowboy? Liam Stebbing visits two ranches in Oklahoma and Kansas, where everyone seems to carry a gun and Barack Obama is a delicate subject

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Who's to blame for Fás waste?
In Print Edition WHEN A PRODUCER from Today with Pat Kenny on RTÉ's Radio 1 contacted the Fás press office on Dublin's Baggot Street on Monday morning, she did so with little expectation her request would be responded to.

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A catholic approach to learning
In Print Edition THE EDUCATION PROFILE: BISHOP LEO O'REILLY, CHAIRMAN OF THE BISHOPS' COMMISSION FOR EDUCATION: As keeper of the Catholic flame, Bishop Leo O'Reilly is keen to ensure that matters of faith are still given robust consideration in a new educational landscape which reflects the diversity of a new Ireland, writes Patsy McGarry

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Survival rate best among private cancer patients
In Print Edition A REVIEW of survival patterns among cancer patients treated across a range of hospitals in the State over a four-year period has found women with breast cancer who were treated in private hospitals had significantly higher survival rates.

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Shopping for Ireland
In Print Edition Consumer confidence has flatlined and retailers have experienced their toughest Christmas run-in for 20 years; politicians, business leaders and unions have been united in calling on shoppers to show some civic pride by buying local this year.

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