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With three weeks to go until the Dublin Central byelection, campaigning is in full swing in leafy Glasnevin. Fine Gael’s Ray McAdam and Fianna Fáil’s John Stevens have been canvassing door-to-door, hearing concerns on parking, bins, seagulls and high-rise developments.
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