Opposition and government trade blows, but when the curtain came down on the latest Dáil eviction ban pantomime, nothing had changed
Left to right: TDs Mick Barry (People Before Profit), Ivana Bacik (Labour) and Louise O'Reilly (Sinn Féin)
Philip Ryan
It was far from edge-of-your seat stuff as the Government once again won a Dáil vote in defence of its decision to lift the eviction ban.
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