Labour and Fine Gael must campaign together

The long countdown to the next general election is now well under way. Both the Taoiseach and Tánaiste have expressed a clear preference for a Spring 2016 election. However, the final call rests with Enda Kenny and he has allowed himself a little wriggle room on the matter. Despite the speculation about an election just after the budget, my money is firmly on a date somewhere around late February next year.

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