Paul Hosford: If Fianna Fáil wants new leadership, who is going to lead them? 

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Paul Hosford: If Fianna Fáil wants new leadership, who is going to lead them? 

Jim O’Callaghan could have made his biggest move towards party leadership by backing MEP Billy Kelleher for the presidential nomination. Picture: Leah Farrell RollingNews.ie

Last week, the anniversary of an important date in Irish political history passed with little fanfare.

Granted, eight-year anniversaries are rarely feted and you have to be a political nerd to really remember the toppling of a tánaiste, but indulge this nerd.

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