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Most people want to go green but they are put off by the cost: Consumers want to “go green” but they are often dissuaded by the cost and ­practicalities of ...
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Most people want to go green but they are put off by the cost
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Ryan warns Healy-Raes 'the Kingdom is going green' in local elections: The Environment Minister also has said that the electorate is not 'won over by ...
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Ryan warns Healy-Raes 'the Kingdom is going green' in local ...
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Do Peadar Tóibín and Aontú have their finger on the public pulse?: The conservative one-TD party is riding high after being the only party to call for no-no ...
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Do Peadar Tóibín and Aontú have their finger on the public pulse?
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Watch live: Eamon Ryan addresses Green Party convention: Green Party leader Eamon Ryan has warned his Government colleagues that "easy false" promises ...
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Watch live: Eamon Ryan addresses Green Party convention
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Eamon Ryan: Government to exceed existing housing targets in 2024: The Green Party leader has said that the Government will deliver 40,000 new houses in 2024
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Eamon Ryan: Government to exceed existing housing targets in 2024
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Electric vehicle charging ‘gantries’ would detract from ‘character’ of streets, Eamon Ryan says
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Electric vehicle charging ‘gantries’ would detract from ‘character’ of ...
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Terry Prone: Sinn Féin’s stale predictability leaves it as cutting edge as a butter knife
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Terry Prone: Sinn Féin’s stale predictability leaves it as cutting edge as ...
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Tánaiste denies ‘row’ between coalition leaders on Budget promises: Tánaiste denies ‘row’ between coalition leaders on Budget promises: A comprehensive series of ...
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Tánaiste denies ‘row’ between coalition leaders on Budget promises
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Sinn Féin is now out of touch with its own supporters, claims Aontú leader: Mary Lou McDonald ‘wrong-footed’ on major issues as party seeks centre ground to ...
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Sinn Féin is now out of touch with its own supporters, claims Aontú leader
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Bray railway station to get €3.5 million travel hub investment: Bus services are to be realigned alongside upgrades to cycling and pedestrian facilities
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Bray railway station to get €3.5 million travel hub investment
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Govt to give 'serious consideration' to Stardust redress: Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said that the Government will give "serious ...
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Govt to give 'serious consideration' to Stardust redress
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Taoiseach refuses to apologise to Sinn Féin over health budget claim : Simon Harris hit out at Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald for what he called 'faux ...
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Taoiseach refuses to apologise to Sinn Féin over health budget claim 
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Mick Clifford: Sinn Féin chasing votes in the gutter of lies : Mary Lou McDonald’s party wants voters back and appears willing to go to extreme lengths of ...
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Mick Clifford: Sinn Féin chasing votes in the gutter of lies 
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Housing minister urges Sinn Féin politicians to clarify position on housing schemes
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Housing minister urges Sinn Féin politicians to clarify position on ...
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Harris and Sinn Féin clash over healthcare as end comes to niceties: Mary Lou McDonald highlights ‘record’ quarter of a million hospital appointment ...
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Harris and Sinn Féin clash over healthcare as end comes to niceties
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Mick Clifford: Some politicians succumbing to pressure of appeasing voters’ irrational fears
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Mick Clifford: Some politicians succumbing to pressure of appeasing ...
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Fianna Fáil grassroots members open to Sinn Féin coalition — but with Michelle O'Neill as leader
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Fianna Fáil grassroots members open to Sinn Féin coalition — but with ...
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‘No-show Taoiseach’: Harris lambasted for being ‘as láthair’ on first full day in office
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‘No-show Taoiseach’: Harris lambasted for being ‘as láthair’ on first full ...
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Apprenticeship system in crisis, Dáil hears: The apprenticeship system is in crisis and that there is a backlog of 9,000 people waiting to qualify in trades ...
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Apprenticeship system in crisis, Dáil hears
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Fianna Fáil grassroots ‘optimistic’ about outdoing Sinn Féin in local elections: Party members express views on targets, party leaders and potential coalition ...
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Fianna Fáil grassroots ‘optimistic’ about outdoing Sinn Féin in local ...
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More than 1,000 registering for apprenticeships over past three years have dropped out, Dáil told
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More than 1,000 registering for apprenticeships over past three years have ...
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Sinn Féin claims Government 'deliberately made a choice' to underfund cancer services
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Sinn Féin claims Government 'deliberately made a choice' to ...
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Sinn Féin proposal that Ireland should 'go it alone' with asylum system 'crazy' - McEntee
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Sinn Féin proposal that Ireland should 'go it alone' with asylum ...
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Next election will herald an age of Independents: Series of flip-flops by Sinn Féin on hate speech, the Nature Restoration Law, and the recent referendums raises ...
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Next election will herald an age of Independents
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Severe staffing shortage at CUH must be addressed as a priority — Ó Laoghaire: Sinn Féin Cork TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire said the Health Minister must address the ...
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Severe staffing shortage at CUH must be addressed as a priority — Ó ...
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Cliff Taylor: Era of mega-budgets should be over. But the Coalition can't resist temptation
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Cliff Taylor: Era of mega-budgets should be over. But the Coalition can't ...
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Pat Leahy: Joe Brolly and Sinn Féin are sick of experts. Have any of them heard of Brexit?
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Pat Leahy: Joe Brolly and Sinn Féin are sick of experts. Have any of them ...
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'Disgraceful' that medical professionals had to petition Government for proper cancer funding
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'Disgraceful' that medical professionals had to petition ...
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Harris completes steadfast journey to become Ireland's youngest premier: Simon Harris became Ireland's youngest ever prime minister on Tuesday
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Harris completes steadfast journey to become Ireland's youngest ...
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Bartra Capital developers play monopoly with Ballsbridge block : Greens clash with Simon Coveney ... and Conor McGregor
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Bartra Capital developers play monopoly with Ballsbridge block
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Ireland has a new prime minister: Simon Harris: Simon Harris became Ireland's youngest ever prime minister on Tuesday, succeeding party colleague Leo Varakar ...
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Ireland has a new prime minister: Simon Harris
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'They can't count': Fine Gael on the attack against Sinn Féin at Ard Fheis
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'They can't count': Fine Gael on the attack against Sinn ...
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Sinn Féin disputes findings of report suggesting united Ireland to cost €20bn annually
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Sinn Féin disputes findings of report suggesting united Ireland to cost ...
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Congestion charges proposed in new transport strategy: Moving Together plan also suggests removing parking spaces at public sector buildings and reducing car ...
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Congestion charges proposed in new transport strategy
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Cork bus routes to be reviewed amid reliability concerns: Eamon Ryan confirmed three bus routes — the 220, 225, and 226 — are under review
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Cork bus routes to be reviewed amid reliability concerns
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Sun shines as anniversary of Easter Rising marked with GPO ceremony: President Michael D Higgins lays wreath in first public engagement since hospitalisation ...
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Sun shines as anniversary of Easter Rising marked with GPO ceremony
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Simon Harris rejects calls to scrap hate speech legislation: Simon Harris rejected the demand from Sinn Féin, which said the bill is not fit for purpose
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Simon Harris rejects calls to scrap hate speech legislation
Quick Glance: Leo Varadkar: A Populist Who Struggled with Real People
  • In May 2002, a young party activist analyzed the defeat of Fine Gael under Michael Noonan, emphasizing that none of the former leaders were the expected messiah for the party.

  • Leo Varadkar's political legacy comprises valuable contributions, but he was never seen as a savior of the party. His ability to navigate contradictions made him a skilled politician, but he ultimately realized he couldn't balance on the political tightrope indefinitely.

  • Varadkar was described as a politician who straddled conservatism and an increasingly progressive society. Despite his rapid rise in politics and popularity during crises, he struggled to address long-term challenges in areas like healthcare and housing.

  • His popularity peaked during the Brexit crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, where he was seen as a unifying and authoritative leader. However, he failed to effectively tackle long-term structural issues in Ireland, especially in healthcare and housing, as his neoliberal views did not offer compelling solutions.
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Simon Harris to ask departing and 'crowd-drawing' TDs to play role in rejuvenating party
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Simon Harris to ask departing and 'crowd-drawing' TDs to play ...
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He’s denied it for decades. Now Gerry Adams faces court over IRA links: The former Sinn Fein leader has been named in a High Court case brought by survivors of ...
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He’s denied it for decades. Now Gerry Adams faces court over IRA links
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Michael McDowell: Republicans who don’t respect unionists or recognise the State are standing in the way of a united Ireland
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Michael McDowell: Republicans who don’t respect unionists or recognise the ...
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New transport strategy not anti-motorist, says Ryan: Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan has said the new strategy 'Moving Together' is about making ...
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New transport strategy not anti-motorist, says Ryan
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Stephen Collins: Notion that Fine Gael would benefit from a period in opposition is absurd
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Stephen Collins: Notion that Fine Gael would benefit from a period in ...
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Donnelly accused of 'crisis-driven response' at UHL: A visit by Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly to University Hospital Limerick has been described ...
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Donnelly accused of 'crisis-driven response' at UHL
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Sinn Féin accused of ‘so much cowardice’ on hate speech Bill: News from the Irish Examiner's team of reporters
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Sinn Féin accused of ‘so much cowardice’ on hate speech Bill
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Rose Dugdale, English heiress who joined Provisional IRA, dies aged 83: Sinn Féin politicians pay tribute to ‘true revolutionary’ who was involved in Russborough ...
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Rose Dugdale, English heiress who joined Provisional IRA, dies aged 83
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Sinn Féin disputes claim united Ireland would cost €20bn over 20 years: The report said the cost to the British government of running Northern Ireland amounts to ...
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Sinn Féin disputes claim united Ireland would cost €20bn over 20 years
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Call for gardaí to be given powers to arrest landlords who illegally evict tenants
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Call for gardaí to be given powers to arrest landlords who illegally evict ...
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Sudden stampede to the right by our politicians can only benefit democracy: If Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald is serious about being taoiseach after the next ...
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Sudden stampede to the right by our politicians can only benefit democracy
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Sinn Féin TD says he does not think any republican ‘shed a tear’ at death of garda-killer McAuley
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Sinn Féin TD says he does not think any republican ‘shed a tear’ at death ...
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Sinn Féin defends call to scrap Hate Crime Bill: Sinn Féin has defended its call to scrap the Hate Crime Bill in the face of criticism that it had previously ...
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Sinn Féin defends call to scrap Hate Crime Bill
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Darragh O’Brien says homelessness ‘first thing’ on his mind each morning: In the wake of the figures, homelessness charities urged the Government to make social ...
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Darragh O’Brien says homelessness ‘first thing’ on his mind each morning
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Pearse Doherty criticises placing of tricolour on coffin of Pearse McAuley: Mr Doherty, a Donegal TD, said McAuley had nothing to do with Sinn Féin for 'many ...
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Pearse Doherty criticises placing of tricolour on coffin of Pearse McAuley
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Opposition restate calls for immediate general election: Sinn Féin TD Louise O'Reilly has said it is now "very clear" that a general election is ...
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Opposition restate calls for immediate general election