Article 6SHYV Sinn Fein unlikely to make it into government in Ireland

Sinn Fein unlikely to make it into government in Ireland

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A little over a year ago, the leader of Sinn Fein, Mary Lou McDonald, looked like a shoe-in to become Ireland's next prime minister (taoiseach). As the country heads to the polls on Friday, her chances look increasingly remote. Sinn Fein is now neck-and-neck with the two governing parties in the polls. And in her own constituency, McDonald is competing for a seat against one of the country's most-unexpected candidates - a notorious crime boss. The World's Europe correspondent Orla Barry reports.

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