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THE PROGRESSIVE Democrats will be wound up in early September, its former leader Mary Harney said last night.

As she entered what is likely to be the last-ever meeting of the party executive in Galway last night Ms Harney said that the formalities of bringing the party to an end after almost 23 years was a time-consuming process but was likely to be completed soon after the summer recess.