In 2002, PJ Mara famously launched the FF manifesto with the words, "It's Showtime” PJ was Charles Haughey’s press officer and confidant in the 1980s and Bertie Ahern’s director of elections for each of the three-in-a-row victories between 1997 and 2007.
Every time the starting gun fires to announce a general election since 2002, the slogan “It’s Showtime” explodes onto the scene, capturing the frenetic energy and carnival atmosphere that takes over the political landscape.
An Taoiseach, Simon Harris, has announced he will go to Áras an Uachtaráin this Friday to seek the dissolution of the 33rd Dáil Éireann. Setting the date for the 2024 general election on Friday, 29th of November.
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