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Here are 9 reasons why geography matters

Apr 04 2019 Posted: 10:42 IST

RTE Brainstorming, Opinion: the decision to make geography an optional Junior Cycle subject risks impoverishing Ireland's future, By Anna Davies, Irish Research Council and Frances Fahy, NUI Galway

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