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{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ Doyle, Martin. "Elizabeth Reapy awarded Rooney Prize for Irish Literature". The Irish Times. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
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- ↑ "Book review: Red Dirt". www.irishexaminer.com. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ↑ Reapy, Elizabeth. "Red Dirt, a thriller inspired by the lost Irish I met in Australia". The Irish Times. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
