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Reconnecting with the public agenda is long overdue. &#8211; Yours, etc,<\/p>\n<p>Cllr DERMOT LACEY,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madam, &#8211; I could not disagree more with Ben Meehan (The Irish Times, Letters, May 20th). 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