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Enya

"It wasn't so long ago that it was not popular to speak Gaelic in Ireland because the areas that Gaelic is spoken in were much poorer areas."

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"It wasn't so long ago that it was not popular to speak Gaelic in Ireland because the areas that Gaelic is spoken in were much poorer areas."

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"In Ireland, it's been like U2 and The Cranberries, which is rock, but you know they're Irish."

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"I do identify with St. Patrick, not just in name. He drove the snakes out of Ireland. I intend to drive the snakes out of the State House."

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Amber Hurdle

"I find that I sent wolves not shepherds to govern Ireland, for they have left me nothing but ashes and carcasses to reign over!"

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"I came to Ireland 20 years ago as a student, hitch-hiking round for a week and staying in Dublin."

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"Oh, all kinds of lunacy happens in Ireland, all kinds of lunacy."

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Amber Hurdle

"My partner Dan Ireland wants me to direct, and I read a lot of scripts - some good enough that I could see myself. But then it's like, so what? Who cares? Let someone else direct it."

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"It wasn't so long ago that it was not popular to speak Gaelic in Ireland because the areas that Gaelic is spoken in were much poorer areas."

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