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EPISODE · Aug 18, 2025 · 33 MIN

Why there needs to be a contest in the race for the Arás

from Behind the Story · host RTÉ News

As the main political parties are still deciding whether they will run a candidate in the Presidential Election, columnist and former Senior Advisor to the Labour Party, Fergus Finlay explains why he wanted to be the Labour nominee this time around and why that didn't work out. Katie and Paul also discuss with Fergus the low number of political candidates putting themselves forward and why it's important to have a contest when searching for a candidate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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