Dr Eoin O'Malley, who lectures in politics at University College Dublin, suggests Sinn Fein has the added burden of managing two constituencies on this issue.

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Fergus McFadden and Eoin O'Malley, who impressed at centre, were involved in the build-up to send Boss scampering over to the right of the posts.

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Ms Harney recently took delivery of a new report on enterprise strategy by a committee chaired by Eoin O'Driscoll, managing director of Aderra, which argues not only for more emphasis on high-value-added sectors and scientific research but also for greater efforts in marketing and promotion, in which Ireland has been weak.

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