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Thu 01 Jan 2011Martin challenges Opposition leaders to TV debates
THE NEW leader of Fianna Fáil, Micheál Martin, has written to the other main party leaders challenging them to a series of televised debates during the general election campaign.
Mr Martin wrote to Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny and Labour leader Eamon Gilmore suggesting at least five debates to be broadcast on RTÉ, TV3, TG4 and other channels in the run-up to polling day.
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