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Election 2011 – an age old story? An age profile of the 31st Dail

Mark Farrelly, 31 March 2011 Building on from my study on the ages of TDs historically, I have conducted a more in depth analysis of the ages of TDs elected to the 31st Dáil. Overall the average age of the new Dáil on its first sitting was 48.5, in comparison to 50.4 for the 30th…

March 31, 2011 in Politics.

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