Elaine Loughlin: The year of 'new energy' brought us lots of the same old controversies too

Well 2024 was a political rollercoaster which brought us local and European polls as well as a general election, an unsuccessful referendum, the resignation of a taoiseach, and the arrival of a new energy within Fine Gael. 

There were departures of multiple long-serving TDs, turmoil in the Middle East, a new president in the US and, of course, more controversy at RTÉ.

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