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The Gerrymander that led to an independent electoral commission!

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May 12, 2023
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Serious students of Irish political history will remember the Labour TD for Meath Jim Tully for a few things. Tully served as Minister for Local Government from 1973 to 1977, in fairness there was a lot of social housing built under his tenure. At the time of his death in 1992, no other minister for local government had exceeded his house-building recor…

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