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Fine Gael favours summer byelection but no decision made on timing FG candidate in Dublin Bay South James Geoghegan says housing is ‘crisis of the next decade’
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Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said no final decision has been made on when the byelection in Dublin Bay South will take place but his party would “prefer a poll in the summer”.
Speaking at a press conference with the party’s candidate, Cllr James Geoghegan, on Monday Mr Varadkar said “we don’t like the schools having to be closed, but that’s actually not our call.
RTE viewers in agreement as they share thoughts on first episode of Holy F
Ardal O Hanlon returned to RTE screens on Sunday
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RTE s brand new show Holy F aired on Sunday night as Ardal O Hanlon chatted with a host of well-know faces about Ireland s love affair with bad language.
Political Reporter
A surprise by-election has livened up the political scene. The contest in Dublin Bay South has all the ingredients for a fascinating competition – internal party turmoil, big personalities and the possibility of a female-dominated ballot paper.
Sinn Féin has already signalled it will seek to make this a referendum on the Government s performance on housing, others see the vote as a test of the handling of the pandemic.
But it could be neither of those things as by-elections can be completely unique competitions with their own dynamic.
This will also be the first opportunity to see how to run a vote in the time of Covid with the possibility of the vote taking place over two days.