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Fri 07 Jul 2009Government rejects SF call to hold Donegal byelection
THE GOVERNMENT rejected a renewed attempt by Sinn Féin to have the writ moved for the Donegal South West byelection. The vacancy was caused by the election of Pat “the Cope’’ Gallagher to the European Parliament.
Tánaiste Mary Coughlan, who represents the constituency, accused the party of breaking a long-standing convention by introducing a motion to have the writ moved. “The party in which the vacancy arose always used to be given the opportunity to move the writ.’’
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