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Political surprises that come back to haunt at polling time

World of Politics with Harry McGee They call it the October Surprise; in US Presidential election campaigns, there...

Election sets the seal on November election

World of Politics with Harry McGee The dust hasn’t settled on the budget, but – if any further indication was requ...

Hospital and bike racks prove Government’s bottomless pit

World of Politics with Harry McGee The first lesson you learn about politics is that nothing stands still. Things ...

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Galway battle lines almost drawn regardless of the election date

World of Politics with Harry McGee The battle lines are almost drawn for the two Galway constituencies ahead of the general election whenever th...

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Blind to grim reality that was happening all around us

World of Politics with Harry McGee I grew up in Galway City during the 1970s and 1980s. I’m not sure what the population of the city was at the ...

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Coalition fooling no one on timescale for election

World of Politics with Harry McGee Every day a Minister appears in Merrion Street and dutifully declares – with a poker face – that the Governme...

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How Galway’s runners are shaping up for election race

World of Politics with Harry McGee Lesson number one in politics is that nothing stands still and nothing remains the same. It’s like driving a ...

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Conventions show the big guns on an election footing

World of Politics with Harry McGee The Maynooth political geographer Adrian Kavanagh put up a telling graphic on Twitter/X during the week, whic...

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Harris’ blitzkreig sees Fine Gael firmly on the front foot

World of Politics with Harry McGee It’s a strange situation that Fine Gael finds itself in, with almost half of its TDs not standing in the elec...


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Political surprises that come back to haunt at polling time
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