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Face off

Who would make a better Finance Minister?

Have your say in our daily Face Off.

Every day of General Election 2011, TheJournal.ie asks for your snap judgement on one of the pressing issues of the campaign.

In today’s Face Off, last night’s Frontline programme on RTE pitted the country’s prospective Ministers for Finance against one another.

Out of the two most likely to land the job, who gets your vote?

Poll Results:

Michael Noonan (506)

Joan Burton (230)

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Who would make a better Finance Minister?

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