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• Elections 2024John Downing: No ‘Bertie Bowl’ barbs or custard pies in this ‘wake me up when it’s over’ general election campaign

1. 1Frank Coughlan: Vladimir Putin is essentially a 19th-century imperialist with mammy issues, but Russian spy ship episode shows Ireland is too soft a touch
2. 2Max Hunder: After 1,000 days, the conflict between Ukraine and Russia is turning into ‘war of robots’
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5. 5John Downing: No ‘Bertie Bowl’ barbs or custard pies in this ‘wake me up when it’s over’ general election campaign

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