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<div class="hidden lg:block mt-3"> <div class="flex items-center space-x-1"> <a href="https://www.balls.ie/author/jonathan-browne/" class="block"> <div class="flex items-center space-x-1"> <div class="block"> <img loading="lazy" class="rounded-full h-5 w-5" src="https://img.resized.co/balls_ie/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL3d3dy5ncmF2YXRhci5jb21cXFwvYXZhdGFyXFxcLzZkNjVhNWYzYzI4NGFiYmI3NTJjNzhjYzIxYzgwMjJiXCIsXCJ3aWR0aFwiOjIwLFwiaGVpZ2h0XCI6MjAsXCJkZWZhdWx0XCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL3d3dy5iYWxscy5pZVxcXC9pbWFnZXNcXFwvYnJhbmQtaW1hZ2UuanBnXCIsXCJvcHRpb25zXCI6W119IiwiaGFzaCI6IjEwMGIxZjM4YWMwOTVlNDRjN2Q1MzA5MTkzZmY1NTQ4NWYzY2U1M2YifQ==/jonathan-browne" width="20" height="20" alt="Jonathan Browne"> </div> <span class="block text-gray-600 text-xs">By Jonathan Browne</span> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="flex flex-col"> <div> <div class="uppercase font-serif text-xs text-gray-600 border-l-2 border-primary-400 pl-1.5 hidden md:block" style="line-height: 18px"> <a 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