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20th Dec 2016

Dublin Slang Decoded By Tourists

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It’s Friday and so as per every weekend you can expect to see more tourists exploring the capital than during the week. Spare a thought for them as they try to navigate their way through the indecipherable Dublin slang that we take for granted as being universally understood…

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