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    Re: Sinn Fein spent €119k on Lisbon Referendum

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    She was the leading elected politician to put forward the alternative arguments and as such I think her role was very very important and cannot be overestimated.
    And who did she fight off to gain that prestigious accolade? Just Uncle Joe Higgins, methinks.
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    Re: Sinn Fein spent €119k on Lisbon Referendum

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    Quote Originally Posted by factual
    She was the leading elected politician to put forward the alternative arguments and as such I think her role was very very important and cannot be overestimated.
    And who did she fight off to gain that prestigious accolade? Just Uncle Joe Higgins, methinks.
    Uncle Joe isn't an elected politician.

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    Re: Sinn Fein spent €119k on Lisbon Referendum

    She got the prestigious accolade by reasonable debate not ranting at the people like Garrett FitzGerald and Gay Mitchell.

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    Re: Sinn Fein spent €119k on Lisbon Referendum

    Quote Originally Posted by turdsl
    She got the prestigious accolade by reasonable debate not ranting at the people like Garrett FitzGerald and Gay Mitchell.

    What prestigious accolade did she get and from whom?
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    Re: Sinn Fein spent €119k on Lisbon Referendum

    By having the satisfaction of the majority of the irish people agreeing with her especially when we had the 3 main parties telling us how wrong we were and they are still saying the same thing even though its all over.

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    Re: Sinn Fein spent €119k on Lisbon Referendum

    Certainly Mary Lou thanks to SF advertising became the human face and memorable face of the no campaign. A great asset to the party. Well done.
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