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Ireland Prepares for its General Election

News and issues making the headlines each day.

The Irish will choose whether to reelect the current government - a coalition of Fine Gael and Labour, who on paper have brought Ireland out of a recession - that followed the boom years of the Celtic tiger, or install some new faces who want to shake up the system after years of austerity.

(Picture: Irish Prime Minister, Enda Kenny (R), and Irish President Michael Higgins, sign a proclamation formally dissolving parliament Credit: CAROLINE QUINN/AFP/Getty Images)

50 minutes

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Tue 23 Feb 2016 10:06GMT

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  • Tue 23 Feb 2016 10:06GMT

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