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Labor Party wins Dublin West by-election as Fianna Fail fights back

Nulty takes Brian Lenihan’s seat as Fine Gael vote collapses

CATHAL DERVAN,

IrishCentral.com Staff Writer

Published Saturday, October 29, 2011, 11:18 AM

Updated Saturday, October 29, 2011, 11:18 AM

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Transport Minister Leo Varadkar, returned from the constituency for Fine Gael in the last general election, acknowledged the Fianna Fail comeback of sorts.

“It was a good result for Fianna Fail, both in Dublin West and for their proxy candidate for the presidency Sean Gallagher,” claimed Varadkar. “It shows that the Fianna Fail party haven’t gone away.”

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GeorgeDillon | Oct 30, 2011, 08:00 AM EDT

Not even a year after Fianna Fail brought the country to ruin, and the people are flocking back to them in big numbers. Bears out a conclusion I've reached in the past year or two---the Irish are dopes. They deserve all they get.

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gobdawpaddy | Oct 30, 2011, 07:06 AM EDT

Who are the 11,590 who voted for the party of the gombeen men? Are they too dumb to realize that Fianna Fail brought Ireland to its knees, through corruption, incompetence and gombeenism?

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