Barry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

However, in the midst of all this uncertainty we must welcome the creation of a new socialist group. In a world gone mad another left-wing split provides reassurance that some things will never change. Inspired by talk that the GAA would split Dublin after winning the five in a row, the hard left has gone for the split first in the hope success will come later.

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