Dick Spring and Brendan Howlin were arguing in the Dail on Tuesday that the Presidential election should be held on a Friday instead of a Thursday to give young people more opportunity to vote. No way, said the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, the date was fixed. Could it be unfixed? Labour wanted to know. "Why, do you want to start again?" piped up a voice from the FF benches.
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Dick Spring and Brendan Howlin were arguing in the Dail on Tuesday that the Presidential election should be held on a Friday …
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