Marathon-day posters from general election candidate prompt investigation
Dublin City Council is investigating complaints about posters erected by a general election candidate along the route of the recent marathon.
With tensions high between political parties in advance of the anticipated calling of a general election next week, complaints were made about posters put up by the team of Fine Gael general election candidate and Senator Mary Seery Kearney.
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