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Is Dublin’s growth bad for the rest of the country?

“We are sleepwalking our way towards a deeply dysfunctional, inequitable and unbalanced Ireland” That is the assessment of former Environment Editor with The Irish Times, Frank McDonald on the imbalance forming in Ireland due to Dublin’s growth. Frank spoke to Anton about the impact of Dublin's growth on the rest of the country.

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16.25 3 Jul 2023


Is Dublin’s growth bad for the rest of the country?


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16.25 3 Jul 2023


“We are sleepwalking our way towards a deeply dysfunctional, inequitable and unbalanced Ireland”

That is the assessment of former Environment Editor with The Irish Times, Frank McDonald on the imbalance forming in Ireland due to Dublin’s growth.

Frank spoke to Anton about the impact of Dublin's growth on the rest of the country.


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