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The Irish Connection
Television (Full Length) – 1999
I don't much like the Guinness away from home, I prefer the Guinness in Ireland.– Matt Molloy of band The Chieftains
Lovely lads, they like a nice pint after a fight ...– Irish boxer Francie Barrett on what he knows of the Irish McCormicks
I've always through that being a New Zealander, I'm regarded in both communities as a neutral: I wouldn't be regarded as a Protestant or a Catholic.– TV producer Bruce Batten, on working in Northern Ireland
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