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Harry Mcgee

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Political shoegazing at the start of a busy year ahead

Political shoegazing at the start of a busy year ahead

World of Politics with Harry McGee I have a friend whose family business was shoes. He was so steeped in the tradition that he once told me that his...

10.01.2025 10

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State of the parties going into new political season

State of the parties going into new political season

World of Politics with Harry McGee The first moment you see a Government fail is the moment it is formed; that might seem very pessimistic but to...

03.01.2025 4

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Eight political lessons and moments from the last year

World of Politics with Harry McGee Back in the day, Bertie Ahern led Fianna Fáil to three general election victories – yet the party’s...

25.12.2024 3

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Drilling deep down through Galway’s voting patterns

World of Politics with Harry McGee Nobody is ever going to give you a definite and scientific analysis of exactly how many transfers will go from...

20.12.2024 1

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The real battles only begin after the votes are counted

World of Politics with Harry McGee The late John Cunningham, former editor of the Connacht Tribune, probably taught me more than anyone else about...

13.12.2024 5

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Six takeaways from the General Election

World of Politics with Harry McGee In the 2020 election Fianna Fáil got 22.2 per cent of the vote and Fine Gael got 20.9 per cent. Four years...

05.12.2024 20

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Drilling down to determine how the west will be won

World of Politics with Harry McGee Back in 2011, Fine Gael performed an electoral feat in Mayo that may never be surpassed; the party took four...

14.11.2024 4

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Transfers will again be the key factor in Galway West

World of Politics with Harry McGee Back in 2002, the Progressive Democrats came up with a strategy to succeed Bobby Molloy. Instead of running one...

07.11.2024 10

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Sinn Féin moves from crisis to crisis to General Election

World of Politics with Harry McGee There are times when politics moves slowly and there are times when it moves at the dizzying stomach-churning...

24.10.2024 10

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Galway battle lines almost drawn regardless of the election date

World of Politics with Harry McGee The battle lines are almost drawn for the two Galway constituencies ahead of the general election whenever that...

12.09.2024 40

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How Galway’s runners are shaping up for election race

World of Politics with Harry McGee Lesson number one in politics is that nothing stands still and nothing remains the same. It’s like driving a...

22.08.2024 2

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Conventions show the big guns on an election footing

World of Politics with Harry McGee The Maynooth political geographer Adrian Kavanagh put up a telling graphic on Twitter/X during the week, which...

15.08.2024 60

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Harris’ blitzkreig sees Fine Gael firmly on the front foot

World of Politics with Harry McGee It’s a strange situation that Fine Gael finds itself in, with almost half of its TDs not standing in the...

08.08.2024 1

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Sporting success can prove pathway to political triumph

World of Politics with Harry McGee In the build-up to the All-Ireland final at Croke Park last Sunday, they showed footage of Galway winning the...

01.08.2024 10

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