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Deputy editor
Katie Binns
Katie is a long-time contributor to The Sunday Times where she started on the Irish desk in 2012. An award-winning journalist who has written for national newspapers and magazines, she writes on everything from pensions and mortgages to dog costs and financial abuse. You'll also find her swimming her way around the UK's lidos and doting on her beloved Italian greyhound.
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