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Race for the Áras

In pictures: what the Áras candidates have been up to

Shovelling dirt, picking up some eggs, and playing the piano are just some of the things the candidates have been up to over the past day or two.
6.08pm, 6 Oct 2011
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THREE WEEKS TO election day and the latest opinion polls make good reading for some of the candidates but not so good reading for others.

Undeterred, the seven men and women hoping to be the next president have been out and about across the country in recent days.

Here’s some of what they’ve been getting up to:

In pictures: what the Áras candidates have been up to
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  • Michael D Higgins

  • Michael D Higgins

  • Michael D Higgins

  • Seán Gallagher

  • Seán Gallagher

  • Martin McGuinness

  • Martin McGuinness

  • David Norris

  • David Norris

  • Gay Mitchell

  • Gay Mitchell

  • Mary Davis

  • Dana Rosemary Scallon

  • Dana Rosemary Scallon

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