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Leo Varadkar launches his manifesto for the Fine Gael leadership at the Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin. Irish Times political corespondent Fiach Kelly reports.
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Martin Wall

Martin Wall

Martin Wall is the Public Policy Correspondent of The Irish Times.