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The Candies: Our political awards for 2025

Christine Bohan, Christina Finn, Jane Matthews, and Rónán Duffy hand out their now-traditional end-of-year political awards, from the Michael Myers Award for Hanging On In There to the MGMT Difficult Second Album Award. The team reflect on the wins, flops, scandals, and surprises of 2025. 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