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Have we fallen out of love with reading?

Have we fallen out of love with reading?

Update: 2024-08-14
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Irish teenagers are the best performers in reading literacy in the EU, but has there been a drop in reading books? Some listeners say they’ve noticed fewer readers lounging by the pools on summer holidays. So have people turned to e-books or is there a decline?  Newstalk Reporter Josh Crosbie finds out for us.

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Have we fallen out of love with reading?

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