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The Paddy McGuffin column

Well, here we are in 2016 and all I can say is so far, so predictable.

Rather than ushering in a new era of peace and reconciliation, as some naive individuals perennially hope, following a brief holiday ceasefire it’s back to the usual business of murder, mayhem and recrimination with, if anything, even greater urgency seemingly in a bid to make up for lost time.

Yes, once again “hate thy neighbour” is very much the order of the day and the usual suspects are doing most of the hating.

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