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Darragh O'Brien is tickled by the idea that he isn't the first of his family to make his mark on Dublin's historic Custom House. Almost 100 years ago, his grand-uncle was part of an IRA raiding party who set it ablaze and destroyed historic records and documents going back to the time of King Henry VIII. But enough about the war.

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Out of the blue, the natural world comes up with something very scary. It kills people. Wreaks economic havoc. Sets up a conflict between public safety and the economy. It comes back in a second wave and kills again. Frontline workers put their lives on the line and suffer greatly. Science is brought in to beat it. Sounds familiar doesn't it? But guess what: this isn't Covid-19, it's the movie Jaws.

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Natasha Gregson Wagner was 11 years old and sleeping at her friend's house when she heard the news on the radio. "The body of actress Natalie Wood has been found off the coast of Catalina Island." She thought she might be dreaming. Her mother could not be dead. But the announcer repeated the words "accident" and "drowned".

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