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Is Sinn Féin the biggest party according to new poll? No, no, no

A new poll by Millward Brown came out this weekend, with headline figures of 26% for Sinn Féin and 22% for Fine Gael. This let many news outlets to conclude that Sinn Féin is now the biggest party in the Republic. But this conclusion cannot be drawn from the Millward Brown poll, based on 991…

November 3, 2014 in Uncategorized.

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