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<p>Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar during the party think-in at the Strand Hotel, Limerick. Mr Varadkar will need to be emphatic about what his party is all about. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA</p>

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<p> Tánaiste and Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar at  Trim Castle on Monday for the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party think-in. Picture: Colin Keegan/ Collins Dublin</p>

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