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TWO things really set me on edge at the weekend.

Tue, 01 May, 2012 - 01:00

Fergus Finlay is a former political activist and adviser to three governments, the former head of the children's charity Barnardos, a writer and a broadcaster.

One was Sinn Féin and that rag-tag group that calls itself the United Left Alliance.

The other was Leinster Rugby.

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