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Seán Duignan

Seán Duignan

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Seán Duignan is a former RTÉ political editor. He served as government press secretary while Albert Reynolds was taoiseach.

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The ‘five minutes to midnight’ setback to the 1994 IRA ceasefire

The ‘five minutes to midnight’ setback to the 1994 IRA ceasefire

Opinion: ‘It’s on. He wants you back. You’re booked out of Bangkok. Just get there somehow or another’

Tue Aug 26 2014 - 00:01

Seán Duignan - ‘Albert was a born gambler’

Seán Duignan - ‘Albert was a born gambler’

Comment: ‘At the track, in business and politics - when the chips were down he stood and watched’

Thu Aug 21 2014 - 11:04
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