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Are libraries being “ripped off” by big publishers?

For over 300 years, public libraries have been at the very heart of communities across the countr...

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14.21 28 Apr 2026


Are libraries being “ripped off” by big publishers?


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For over 300 years, public libraries have been at the very heart of communities across the country. However, libraries have been struggling recently, with Fianna Fáil MEP Barry Andrews suggesting that they are being “ripped off” by big publishers. Barry joins Seán to discuss the danger our public libraries are facing, and what can be done about it.


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