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Daniel Mulhall: Ireland is united – as an electoral curiosity in Europe

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Ireland has always been a bit of an outlier in its politics compared with other European countries.

Voters go to the polls on Friday to elect the 34th Dáil to elect a government that was in power during the pandemic and its economically-fraught aftermath.

If Fine Gael manages to be returned to government this week and serves a full term until 2029 , the party will have enjoyed 18 unbroken years in office.

His latest book is Pilgrim Soul: WB Yeats and the Ireland of his Time (New Island Books, 2023 ). He can be followed on X: @DanMulhall.