Coppinger: Win is a result for ordinary working people

By Sean McCarthaigh

Coppinger: Win is a result for ordinary working people
Sat, 24 May, 2014 - 23:46

By Sean McCarthaigh

The Socialist Party’s Ruth Coppinger survived an early scare of failing to top the poll to win the Dublin West by-election on the sixth and final count without reaching the quota.

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