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  "path": "/2026/04/29/news/irish-news/tributes-author-gordon-snell-death",
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  "textContent": "Tributes have poured in for popular children’s author Gordon Snell, who has passed away at the age of 93. Snell was a renowned author who also wrote TV scripts for the popular RTÉ children’s show Wanderly Wagon as well as comedy for adults. In a statement, the National Union of Journalists paid tribute to their […]",
  "title": "Tributes pour in for renowned children’s author and Maeve Binchy’s husband Gordon Snell"
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