Is this the only Irish stock worth buying?

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Mining
Mining

Back in December, three more foreign firms joined the FTSE 100. Two were Russian miners, Evraz and Polymetal -- and I've long made my views clear on the dubious charms of such businesses for 'play safe' index-tracker investors.

But the third was CRH, a name that I'm betting won't be familiar to you. In fact, it's a decent business, headquartered in Ireland, that happens to be one of the world's biggest suppliers in its market.

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