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Three weeks on, how much do you remember about the election for the 32nd Dáil?
How well do you remember the political year that was?
… in which there were more Nama revelations and Bertie went before the banking inquiry…
… in which we remembered the botched attempt to overthrow Enda Kenny…
… in which Enda Kenny faced a tough crowd in the Dáil…
… in which Averil Power left Fianna Fáil with a bang…
… in which the same-sex marriage referendum campaign entered the final stretch…
… in which the UK election and comments by Michael Noonan had everyone talking…
… in which the Spring Statement didn’t exactly set pulses racing…
… in which we all became very worried about a company called Siteserv…
… in which the Dáil sat for just a day and a half…
…In which there were Simpsons references in the Dáil and a final, final deadline for Irish Water registration
… in which Enda went to Washington, John Perry hired his wife, and James Reilly went for Big Tobacco (again).
… in which ecstasy was temporarily legalised and Bill Clinton made a startling revelation.
…In which people in Mayo had a dig at Enda and the president gave us a canine insight.
In which a Fine Gael TD paid back money for calls to Kenya and we heard the Taoiseach is performing at a music festival (well, sort of).
In which the finance minister sported a black eye and James Reilly was threatened with being sued…
In which a TD was arrested, Eamon Dunphy got schooled by a minister and Labour suffered more internal woes…
In which Seán Barrett saved his job, Alan Shatter came back to haunt the government and the Dáil debated abortion (again)…
The week when Joan and Gerry went head-to-head, the government considered selling Aer Lingus, and protests were back in the news…
The week when Leo came out, as did the wording for the same-sex marriage referendum, and Gerry Adams made a startling admission…
The week when the government got a poll boost, jobs were on the agenda and ‘Charlie’ had us all talking…