Across social media, people are actively encouraging others to pirate video games, after Sony announces plans to ditch physical releases.

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The plan was a clear one: on 3 August 1922 the new Irish Free State would stage the opening ceremony of a major two-week sporting and cultural festival. That festival—the Tailteann Games—was to be ...

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