Mary Lou McDonald

2022 - 12 - 16

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Sinn Féin will not nominate Mary Lou McDonald as Taoiseach ... (Irish Examiner)

The party has called for a general election, insisting a change in the office of Taoiseach will not change policy.

They are out of touch and it is time for change.” “The failures of this government, on housing in particular, are inexcusable. A Sinn Féin spokesperson told the: “Sinn Féin’s Oireachtas group met this evening and endorsed a proposal from the party leader not to nominate for the position of Taoiseach tomorrow.

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Sinn Féin let Violet-Anne run because they didn't believe she would ... (The Clare Echo)

*Violet Anne Wynne and Donna McGettigan at the 2020 General Election count in Ennistymon. Photograph: John Mangan. SINN FÉIN ALLOWED Violet-Anne Wynne to ...

You had one candidate elected in Kildare and she was on holidays, that must be voting for the brand, I think that’s what is what happened, the brand got really strong in the late stages of the campaign, some of that was Mary Lou of course, she was on a high at the time and Sinn Féin suddenly had a late surge which might more naturally have been expected to go to the Greens but it didn’t, it was a two fingers to the major parties vote which she capitalised on”. He believed that the party allowed the Offaly native to stand in Clare despite knowing of her rent difficulties because they believed she would not win a seat. I think it was probably support for the brand, you’ve people here who elected Violet-Anne Wynne and I think those people were voting for Sinn Féin rather than the candidate.

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