IEThe Irish Times
Brian Fallon: A self-made critic
Critics are rarely loved: in fact, it is widely believed they are a power-crazed, agenda-driven, score-settling irrelevance
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- The Irish Times
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- Ireland
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- 05 Nov 1998, 00:00 UTC
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- Eileen Battersby
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Critics are rarely loved: in fact, it is widely believed they are a power-crazed, agenda-driven, score-settling irrelevance
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Brian Fallon: A self-made critic
Critics are rarely loved: in fact, it is widely believed they are a power-crazed, agenda-driven, score-settling irrelevance
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