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A donnybrook at Dunlaoghaire

While many New Year resolutions are now falling by the wayside, one that selfimprovers are more likely to stick with is learning a new language –most likely via a wildly overstimulated cartoon bird.

For more than a decade, the online Duolingo app has made language learning a more-ish, user-friendly hobby –either because of or despite its ebullient mascot, Duo the owl.

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