Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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"We're not Switzerland": Taoiseach Micheál Martin shoots down the idea of any sort of referendum on the Triple Lock, saying that under Ireland's political system, politicians can change the policy "if that is our wish", because "we're democratically elected."

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