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'I’m not going to lie to people, I’d much rather be in the Dáil'

Last month Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said he wasn’t going to “kick around the Seanad’ if he lost his Dáil seat. Now he’s changed his mind.

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Mar 22nd 2016, 6:06 AM

Three Labour ministers who lost their Dáil seats are going for the Seanad

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Kevin Humphreys and Ged Nash are all seeking a Leinster House comeback.

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Mar 18th 2016, 6:08 PM