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I hope you all appreciated part one. Part two will have slightly more insight. The odds have been taken from William Hill [as of 24/11/2024]. Galway East [4 Seats] This constituency is very intriguing. FG have decided to field three candidates in attempting to return two TDs, however I believe this will backfire and they might only return one TD. Sean Canney (Independent), odds: 1/12Albert Dolan (Fianna Fail), odds: 4/11Pete Roche (Fine Gael), odds: 2/5Louis O’Hara (Sinn Fein), odds: 11/4…

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With only a few days to the election, I wanted to share some insight to the upcoming Irish Election. Ireland is currently experiencing many issues including the housing crisis alongside the immigration problem. All the odds will be from William Hill [as of 22/11/2024]. Carlow – Kilkenny [5 Seats] Fianna Fáil are gearing up to attempt a hat-trick, however the Irish Election is set to be competitive and I believe they will be content returning two TDs. Jennifer Murnane O’Connor…

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Will the Supreme Court (“SC”) deprive women of their sex-based rights? This week we have a hearing which will be the UK’s equivalent of the US’s Dobbs case, which limited rights which women had taken for granted for a long time. (Contrary to what some may rush to assume, this case is not about trans rights but about the rights of women – 51% of the population and not, therefore, a trivial matter. Nor is it about culture. Legal rights…

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I am slightly disappointed in Starmer’s answer, I cannot imagine anybody not having a favourite Christmas film he should have gone with The Muppet Christmas Carol. At least he didn’t say Die Hard, a film released in July 1988, was a Christmas film. TSE

We all expected a nail-biter that would take a week to decide. In the end, it wasn’t even that close. The Democrats are going to have do some serious soul searching and here are some of the lessons, I think they need to learn. NB: one area I won’t focus on is the economy. It definitely cost the Democrats but is something that was less in their control (The Fed like the BOE was slow to raise rates when inflation…

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If you are one of the thirteen per cent please explain yourselves in the comments and let us not even get started on the eleven per cent who went for mayo. TSE

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With the revelation that King’s coronation cost an obscene £72 million there’s been a backlash but my 2024 bingo card didn’t have the Daily Star joining the republican movement nor did it have the normally obsequious Daily Mail admitting the republican movement has some all-too persuasive arguments. As Liz Truss can attest, once you’ve got the Daily Star after you then things usually turn out sub-optimally. TSE