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# Big Willie's Style

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Revealed: How Willie O'Dea almost got rid of his famous 'tache

Surely not?

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Dec 24th 2015, 12:45 PM

Willie O'Dea's form of relaxation is slightly odd

It involves doing more work.

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Nov 21st 2015, 7:15 AM

What if Fianna Fáil DID support Fine Gael after the next election?

No formal deal but on “a case-by-case” basis anything is possible, says the former cabinet minister Willie O’Dea.

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Nov 19th 2015, 11:00 AM

Willie O'Dea told us about his radical plan to abolish all social welfare

The Fianna Fáil TD has proposed that a basic income replace all current state supports.

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Nov 18th 2015, 8:30 PM