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POLITICAL PITSTOP: Elaine Loughlin
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- The Mick Clifford Podcast
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- May 28, 2026
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- 2068
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Summary
The recent by-elections in Dublin and Galway took the temperature in politics right now and delivered victories to the Social Democrats and Fine Gael. But what did the elections say about the political pecking order right now and will there by any implications for Sinn Fein and Fianna Fail, who both performed badly? Also where now for the Occupied Territories Bill. This week’s guest on the podcast is Irish Examiner political editor Elaine Loughlin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.