World of Politics with Harry McGee

How left is Galway West? Certainly the last two presidents have been politicians of the left who were TDs in this constituency -strongly to the left in Catherine Connolly’s case, and arguably so too for Michael D Higgins, even if he tempered it when part of the collective in Government, and as President.

When she was elected, President Connolly said she had provided the catalyst for a new movement of the left. The first test of that could be the two bye-elections that take place in the spring of next year – for her seat in Galway and for Paschal Donohoe’s after his........

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