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Mon 03 Mar 2011Statement of common purpose
ON FEBRUARY 25th a democratic revolution took place in Ireland. Old beliefs, traditions and expectations were blown away. The stroke of a pen, in thousands of polling stations, created this political whirlwind. The public demanded change and looked to parties that would deliver the change they sought.
In that election record numbers of Irish people turned to, and chose, Fine Gael and Labour.
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