"Fionnán Sheahan: Mary Lou's bags of cash could be key as Sinn Féin takes left alliance for test-drive There goes the last faint hope for a bit of craic. Pearse Doherty entering the presidential election would have livened it all up. The Sinn Féin frontman could have feasted on the raw meat on offer in the live debates. Alas, the lion won't be let loose in the cage with the antelopes."
"Fionnán Sheahan: Mary Lou's bags of cash could be key as Sinn Féin takes left alliance for test-drive There goes the last faint hope for a bit of craic. Pearse Doherty entering the presidential election would have livened it all up. The Sinn Féin frontman could have feasted on the raw meat on offer in the live debates. Alas, the lion won't be let loose in the cage with the antelopes."
Mary Lou's bags of cash could determine leverage as Sinn Féin experiments with a left-wing alliance. The party is taking the new alliance for a test-drive to evaluate electoral and campaign dynamics. Pearse Doherty's absence from the presidential race removes a potential high-energy contender who would have enlivened televised debates. Doherty is framed as a frontman who could have exploited confrontational moments and feast on political sparring. The decision not to run signals a cautious approach to exposing senior figures to combative live forums. The situation reduces opportunities for spectacle and limits aggressive debate dynamics.
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