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ANNUAL 2021: OPPOSITION – MARY LOU FOR TAOISEACH?

Date: November 18, 2021 - Last Refuge

Mary Lou McDonald won’t repeat the ‘too few candidates’ error of the last election, but the issue of potential coalition partners is a tricky one.

Mary Lou McDonald won’t repeat the ‘too few candidates’ error of the last election, but the issue of potential coalition partners is a tricky one.


If 2020 was the year of the historic breakthrough for Sinn Féin, when it surpassed all other parties in terms of first preference votes, 2021 saw the party solidify its ambitions to lead the next government. The latest opinion polls show the party 10 points ahead of Fine Gael, its nearest rival, in the south,… Read more »

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