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another election
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on the zeros
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Oireachtas Irish language committee
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byelections
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byelection
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all to play for
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The Morning Lead
When Fine Gael ask if you want to go with them to canvass Michael D Higgins' house, you say yes
The Journal spent Wednesday with a handful of Galway West’s election hopefuls as they knocked on the remaining doors ahead of Friday’s vote.
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byelection
Despite the polling, Sinn Féin believe it's between them and Fine Gael in Galway West
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19 May
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Cabinet
New laws on dog breeding and puppy farms to include age limits, increased fines and jail terms
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Crunch time
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Nigel Farage
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Housing
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off the rails
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April
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fuel protests
Cabinet approves details of fuel support scheme for agricultural and construction sectors
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All Talk
Simon Harris accused of 'pulling the rug' from under EV and heat pump sales
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Cabinet
Transport costs to be made free for survivors of domestic violence from next week
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the race is on
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Left leaning candidates in the constituency chose to play nicely as they took part in the first panel event of the electoral race.
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Housing Crisis
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Ah Leo
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legal system
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Probe
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suburban strife
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Andrew Puzder
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Fallout
Taoiseach says McDonald and Cairns lack 'courage' and Bacik was 'afraid' to go into Government
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parliamentary language
From 'G.I Jim' to 'Timmy Doolittle', there was a lot of name-calling in the Dáil today
And some of it made more sense than others.
Jane Matthews
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fuel protests
Justice Minister nicknamed ‘Rambo’ by Labour as debate on confidence motion in Government begins
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Freedom of the Press
Minister's comments about coverage of protests criticised as 'sinister and deeply disturbing'
Patrick O’Donovan has suggested that media coverage last week was biased in favour of the protesters.
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United Left
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The Morning Lead
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11 Apr
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Not happy
'F***ed off and f***ed over': Fianna Fáil backbenchers furious over handling of fuel protests
10 Apr
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Not for turning
Taoiseach says fuel protests 'are wrong' and 'not a legitimate form of protest'
8 Apr
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Housing
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Jane Matthews
5 Apr
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Lurgan
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March
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simon says
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The Morning Lead
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your stories
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Interview
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special envoy
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