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Daniel Mcconnell

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Daniel McConnell: Ireland is bringing a clipboard to the knife fight on trade

A new advisory board set up by Simon Harris is laudable, but needs to be embraced by a system which seems hostile to it before it has even begun

09.02.2025 20

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Daniel McConnell: Majority of voters want €10bn surplus spent, not saved

First poll since November’s general election shows major polarisation in electorate on economic, political and climate issues

26.01.2025 7

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Daniel McConnell: Trump’s Greenland threat driven by need to combat China and Russia

President-elect’s comments have drawn a stinging response from political leaders on both sides of the Atlantic

08.01.2025 9

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Daniel McConnell: Life in the editor’s chair is rarely easy; it is never quiet or dull. That’s why I love it

One thing which became apparent very quickly is that as editor, the buck stops with you

01.12.2024 6

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Daniel McConnell: Glee turned to shock for Fianna Fáil after ‘perfect campaign’ stutters

Early tallies suggested health minister Stephen Donnelly was in trouble in his own home town of Greystones

30.11.2024 5

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Daniel McConnell: Palpable relief for Harris as Fine Gael still in hunt to be lead party

A campaign filled with missteps and controversies have seen his party’s support dip, but not fatally

27.11.2024 3

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Daniel McConnell: Martin’s ‘significant’ and ‘deliberate’ move seeks to turn screw on Sinn Féin

How this government ends is as important as when it ends, if it is to have a genuine chance of re-election

20.10.2024 2

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