The political week in years gone by: Cosmonauts, radioactive sheep, victory for Lynch and heaves against Enda

Among nine Fine Gael members who expressed no confidence in party leader Enda Kenny in 2010 were Denis Naughton and colleagues Olivia Mitchell, Olwyn Enright, Billy Timmons, Brian Hayes, Simon Coveney, Leo Vadakar, Fergus O'Dowd and Michael Creed. 

Deputy political editor, Elaine Loughlin, continues her weekly trawl through the archives and highlights some of the major political events which were making the headlines this week in years gone by.

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