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We can hope in the future, but I always want some evidence of the present to build on.
Pádraig Ó Tuama
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There is No Such Thing as the Future, Britain & Ireland: Lives Entwined V (2019); Complete sentence from original British Council essay. Full essay and embedded poems read; present action, contested history and peaceful relations ground hope.
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There is No Such Thing as the Future, Britain & Ireland: Lives Entwined V (2019)
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  • nireland.britishcouncil.orgChecked using manual, 20 October 2026There is No Such Thing as the Future, Britain & Ireland: Lives Entwined V (2019); Complete sentence from original British Council essay. Full essay and embedded poems read; present action, contested history and peaceful relations ground hope.

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