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This local man, Peter is also a younger brother of artist with Offaly Drama Project, Fiona Breen.<\/p>\n<p>Displaced people are part of our heritage. Everyday 24 people are reported missing in Ireland, 9,000 a year. Historically, Irish people have been lost to their families for many reasons: emigration, lack of writing skills and poverty to name a few. 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