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My Father & Other Animals [Dubliner, 09/01]

This article was written as a tribute to the Veterinary Paddock in the Dublin Horse Show. It featured in The Dubliner in September 2001. I have of late developed a fascination for speed. And I don’t mean the fine white powder British squaddies whipped up their nostrils in order to beat Rommel in the Desert […]