The Candidate

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Fianna Fáil's biggest WTF moment in years

Eh... what just happened? Jim Gavin’s shock, abrupt, and unprecedented withdrawal from the presidential race has sent an earthquake through Fianna Fáil and will reshape the campaign. Christine Bohan, Christina Finn, Jane Matthews, and Rónán Duffy unpack the landlord-payment story, Fianna Fáil's vetting processing, the big questions this poses for the party's leadership, and what a narrowed field means for Connolly and Humphreys in the final stretch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  What a byelection silver medal would mean for Sinn Féin

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  British psychodrama and Bertie's big blunder

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  Charles wants to visit but we're not sure what to do with him

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  Two byelections, three weeks out, and nobody can call either of them

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  Who is the former TD who gave a controversial character reference?

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  Fianna Fáil Always Chickens Out

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  The fuel protests escalated faster than anyone expected

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  Does Simon Harris want to create a nation of investment bros?

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  The government treats the Children's Hospital like someone else's problem

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  The bar for the White House visit is on the floor

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  The government can't keep ignoring fuel prices

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  Ireland can't say two words: illegal war

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  Dublin Central didn't want a parachute candidate (even a popular one)

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  The SNA own goal everyone saw coming

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  The illusion of safety for 'undocumented Irish'

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  The political culture war over cycling