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Former Fine Gael TD Kate O Connell has announced she won t contest the by-election in Dublin Bay South.
Ms O Connell has also accused some in the party locally of pushing back and trying to replace her.
Less than 900 votes separated Kate O Connell from Jim O Callaghan for the final seat in Dublin Bay South in last year s general election.
Her party colleague Eoghan Murphy took a seat for Fine Gael - but resigned from the Dáil last month.
This morning on RTÉ Kate O Connell confirmed she won t be seeking the nomination to replace him.
The pharmacist said she was interested but has had no contact from party HQ and there was a movement by some locally to replace her with another candidate.
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Deputy Political Editor Elaine Loughlin says Sinn Féin could learn some important lessons from the Fine Gael-Labour coalition of a decade ago
Tue, 09 Mar, 2021 - 12:53
If events 10 years ago this week had been different Labour could now be filling the seats occupied by Sinn Féin as the largest party in opposition.
Mary Lou McDonald s party, which is now poised for power, could learn some important lessons by looking back on the Fine Gael-Labour coalition before making any promises ahead of the next general election.
Meanwhile, history appears to be repeating itself with the Greens, who through conceding too much of their core identity to Fine Gael, are at risk of losing their voice in this current Government and will lose even more when the country goes to the ballot box next time around.