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Claire Hanna: “That outcome would be a self-inflicted wound that we can ill afford and a real dereliction of duty by those parties who…”

On the recordJuly 28, 2026
That outcome would be a self-inflicted wound that we can ill afford and a real dereliction of duty by those parties who sought and won power to govern.
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Claire Hanna
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Source
rte.ie

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Comment on budget discussions for Northern Ireland.

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