# my hometown

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May 2023

Her old boxing club sits silent, but Katie Taylor’s local legacy endures in people

Judy Bobbett’s story attests to Katie Taylor’s transformative influence.

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May 20th 2023, 6:00 AM

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Waterford is - slowly, very slowly - pulling itself out of recession

Nicky Ryan took a trip back to the Déise to see how Ireland’s oldest city was faring ahead of the general election.

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Feb 24th 2016, 8:37 AM

'Sick and tired': Death from a thousand cuts in Dublin Bay North

Ronan Duffy finds his home constituency squeezed on all sides by stressed services and families labouring under extra charges.

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Feb 22nd 2016, 8:00 PM

Donegal: a 'forgotten' county or one with renewed community spirit?

Michael Sheils McNamee examines the disconnect between the nation’s perception of ‘poor’ Donegal – and how it views itself.

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Feb 22nd 2016, 7:20 AM

Beautiful Bray and the demise of the Irish main street

Christina Finn lived and worked as a journalist in the Co Wicklow town when housing and homelessness were big concerns. Are they still?

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Feb 18th 2016, 8:00 PM

Planning 'neglect' has made Drogheda a town that has lost its 'heart'

Cliodhna Russell hears from business owners worried about their very survival.

33.7k

Feb 18th 2016, 9:00 AM

The Co Sligo village where self-help is the path to growth

Órla Ryan finds some traces of recovery in a rural area long used to battling on by itself.

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Feb 16th 2016, 9:15 AM

Housing crisis and hot meals: Cork still feeling the crisis

Aoife Barry finds our second city getting a makeover – but that renovation doesn’t affect many of its citizens.

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Feb 15th 2016, 8:30 AM