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# Second-in-command

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Poll: Who do you want to see as Tánaiste?

Simon Coveney and Heather Humphreys are seen as the frontrunners for the position.

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Nov 30th 2017, 8:57 AM

Alan Kelly is Labour's new deputy leader and expects to become a Cabinet minister

The junior transport minister has been elected as Joan Burton’s deputy.

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