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Tue 06 Jun 2009Childers and Aylward join poll-topper McGuinness
EUROPEAN ELECTIONS: EASTLABOUR CANDIDATE Nessa Childers and Fianna Fáil’s outgoing MEP Liam Aylward were yesterday elected on the seventh count in the Ireland East constituency, joining Fine Gael poll-topper Mairéad McGuinness.
Fine Gael Senator John Paul Phelan, who came in fourth was by yesterday evening philosophical about the failure to keep the party’s second seat. Twelve weeks ago he was unknown nationally.
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