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Editorial: Prospective coalition parties must act with urgency and put the country first
Seizing the moment or recognising “the fierce urgency of now” is a hallmark of effective government. There is said to be a transcendent power in setting the right example, and the prospective ...
Tom Kelly: From Stormont’s pretend politics to Mary Lou McDonald’s Dublin delusions, we’re in a terrible state o’ chassis
An unsettled UK Labour government, France in disarray, Palestine abandoned, Ukraine in retreat and the US spiralling towards ...
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Mary Lou for President? – Sinn Fein leader could be parked for next General Election
Legacy planning’ for Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald involving a potential run for the Presidency next year is already ...
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Fianna Fail ‘looking down their nose’ at 400,000 Sinn Fein voters - McDonald
Sinn Fein President Mary-Lou McDonald said her party is the only one that Fianna Fail has not spoken to about forming a ...
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Fianna Fáil ‘looking down their nose’ at 400,000 Sinn Féin voters
None of the parties secured the 88 required to form a government by themselves, with Fianna Fail leader Tanaiste Micheal ...
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Jim O’Callaghan calls for FF-FG coalition with Independents as Mary Lou accuses them of ‘looking down their nose’ at Sinn Féin voters
This comes as Mary Lou McDonald accused Fianna Fáil of “looking down its ... and I really think for Micheál Martin to look down his nose at over 400,000 people who voted for Sinn Fein and to disregard ...
Fianna Fail ‘looking down their nose’ at 400,000 Sinn Fein voters
Fianna Fail ‘looking down their nose’ at 400,000 Sinn Fein voters - Sinn Fein president Mary-Lou McDonald said her party is ...
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What's ahead for the left as the new Dáil takes shape?
With Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael likely to dominate large swathes of the next Dáil, Paul Hosford looks at the options available ...
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Ruth Dudley Edwards: The curious incident of Irish unity and voters who showed little interest
The phrase that kept coming to my mind as I listened and read about the mercifully brief Irish election campaign was from Sir ...
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‘I will want to talk to him’ – Mary Lou McDonald says it’s ‘bad practice’ for Micheál Martin to ‘completely disregard’ Sinn Féin
Mary Lou McDonald has said it is “bad practice” for Micheál Martin to “completely disregard” Sinn Féin, given the scale of her party’s ­mandate, and said she will contact the Fianna Fáil leader in the ...
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Mary Lou McDonald says she will work with other parties to set up left-wing opposition
Sinn Féin leader has reached out to both the Social Democrats and Labour, saying the three parties form a significant portion ...
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‘We want a government of change’ — Mary Lou McDonald ‘will reach out to Micheal Martin’
Mary Lou McDonald has said that she plans to contact Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin in the days ahead following the ...