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  "path": "/2026/02/07/news/mairead-mcguinness-illness",
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  "textContent": "Mairead McGuinness has opened up about the illness which caused her to drop out of last year’s Presidential race. Ms McGuinness, the former EU Commissioner, was a hot favourite to appear on the Presidential ticket under the Fine Gael banner, but dropped out of the race following illness back in August. Fine Gael would end […]",
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