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Mary Regan

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343 total appearances

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The Indo Daily
Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB

I really do believe that

The Indo Daily
Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB

the significant, huge portion of our population who feel very, very strongly about Israel's actions, and that would be the majority of Irish people, and people feel so impassioned with their sort of disgust and disdain for what's being done to people in Gaza.

The Indo Daily
Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB

I think they could really rally around that match, but not just people who've been protesting or out and about protesting already.

The Indo Daily
Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB

I think it could widen beyond that gap.

The Indo Daily
Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB

At this point, what does the government plan to do?

The Indo Daily
Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB

Do you think the match will go ahead in Dublin?

The Indo Daily
Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB

Will it happen with fans?

The Indo Daily
Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB

I mean, it seems so unrealistic that that would happen, yet that seems to be what they're saying will happen.

The Indo Daily
Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB

Yeah, and I thought it was very telling that the ministers themselves aren't going to go to the match.

The Indo Daily
Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB

That probably indicates they don't want to go ahead or they think it shouldn't.

The Indo Daily
Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB

Daniel Ennis, who won the seat in Dublin Central for the Sock Dems, his first public utterances, his first headline as a new TD when he took up a seat on Tuesday was him calling for that match not to go ahead.

The Indo Daily
Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB

So it seems that the Social Democrats have really tapped into the sort of anger that's out there around...

The Indo Daily
Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB

Irish government's policy towards Israel.

The Indo Daily
Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB

Do you think this is benefiting the Social Democrats electorally in the sense that do you think they're speaking the language that many younger people in particular for whom this is such a huge topic?

The Indo Daily
Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB

kind of can latch onto or understand?

The Indo Daily
Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB

And I remember 10 years ago, Mary Lee MacDonald was Holly Kearns.

The Indo Daily
Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB

She was the one speaking the language of a younger generation.

The Indo Daily
Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB

All the analysts at the time said everyone under 35 is voting for Sinn Féin.

The Indo Daily
Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB

This secures Sinn Féin's future because there is a generation that really, really strongly are following Sinn Féin.

The Indo Daily
Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB Indo Politics: Sinn Féin’s identity crisis, the Soc Dem surge and the growing battle over OTB

But the newness, I guess, in the sense that they weren't a new party, but they were offering an alternative to a generation who didn't really...