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Daniel McConnell

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<p>While Mary Lou McDonald's Sinn Féin is the most popular party, we are no closer to identifying the coalition partners it would need to form a steady majority government. Picture: Sam Boal/ RollingNews.ie</p>

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Daniel McConnell: Why the coalition may opt for a November 24 general election
There is a sense among some in Fine Gael that Sinn Féin is on a bad run and has suffered fallout from the Jonathan Dowdall trial
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Journalist advised against publication of draft article of interview with Ms D
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Impartial Public Accounts Committee badly damaged by partisanship of the worst kind
Impartial Public Accounts Committee badly damaged by partisanship of the worst kind

POLITICS the world over is full of guff. Full of bluster, self-serving statements, can-kicking, lies, and murky hypocrisy. Our Irish brand of politics is no different.

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Enda Kenny to blame for Mary Mitchell O’Connor fury
Enda Kenny to blame for Mary Mitchell O’Connor fury
Jobs Minister Mary Mitchell O&rsquo;Connor was harangued by party colleagues last Wednesday for what was considered a subpar presentation, but the Taoiseach is responsible for the appointment, writes Daniel McConnell

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