'If I nominate her, she will win': The inside story of Maria Steen's ambushed Aras bid
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'If I nominate her, she will win': The inside story of Maria Steen's ambushed Aras bid
"After three weeks of unanswered calls, Senator Michael McDowell gave campaigner and his old referendums ally his answer 36 hours before nominations deadline The diverse cultures of rural south Kerry and suburban south Dublin came together around the table in the Dáil Members' Restaurant. Danny Healy-Rae listened to Maria Steen's ­presidential pitch over lunch on Tuesday as she closed in on the required 20 signatures of TDs and senators for her nomination papers."
"The diverse cultures of rural south Kerry and suburban south Dublin came together around the table in the Dáil Members' Restaurant. Danny Healy-Rae listened to Maria Steen's ­presidential pitch over lunch on Tuesday as she closed in on the required 20 signatures of TDs and senators for her nomination papers. As they deliberated, a familiar figure to Steen and her husband, Neil, passed by."
Senator Michael McDowell refrained from responding to repeated calls for three weeks before delivering his decision 36 hours prior to the nominations deadline. Rural south Kerry and suburban south Dublin representatives met in the Dáil Members' Restaurant. Danny Healy-Rae listened to Maria Steen present her presidential pitch over lunch while she neared the required 20 signatures from TDs and senators for nomination. During the meeting, McDowell passed by and politely acknowledged Steen and her husband, Neil, as he hurried toward his table. The scene mixed local political allies and parliamentary figures.
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