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{{Short description|Dáil constituency (2016–2020)}}
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{{Infobox constituency
{{Infobox constituency
| name = Offaly
| name = Offaly
| type = [[Dáil constituencies|Dáil]]
| type = [[Dáil constituencies|Dáil]]
| year =
| year = [[2024 Irish general election|2024]]
| towns = {{ubl|[[Clara, County Offaly|Clara]]|[[Birr, County Offaly|Birr]]|[[Edenderry]]|[[Tullamore]]}}
| abolished =
| map4 = Offaly (Dáil constituency) 2025.svg
| map4 = Offaly (Dáil constituency) 2025.svg
| map_entity = Ireland
| map_entity = Ireland
| map_size = 200px
| map_size = 200px
| members_label = [[Teachta Dála|TDs]]
| members_label = [[Teachta Dála|TDs]]
| members = {{ubl|
| {{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Fine Gael}}|border=darkgray}} [[John Clendennen]] ([[Fine Gael|FG]])}}
| {{Color box|{{party color|Fianna Fáil}}|border=darkgray}} [[Tony McCormack]] ([[Fianna Fáil|FF]])
| {{Color box|{{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}|border=darkgray}} [[Carol Nolan]] ([[Independent politician (Ireland)|Ind]])
}}
| seats = 3
| seats = 3
| local_council_label = [[Local government in the Republic of Ireland|Local government area]]
| local_council_label = [[Local government in the Republic of Ireland|Local government area]]
| local_council = [[County Offaly]]
| local_council = [[County Offaly]]
| previous = [[Laois–Offaly (Dáil constituency)|Laois–Offaly]]
| previous = [[Laois–Offaly (Dáil constituency)|Laois–Offaly]]
| future = proposed
}}
}}
{{Infobox constituency
{{Infobox constituency
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| next = {{ubl|[[Kildare South (Dáil constituency)|Kildare South]]|[[Laois–Offaly (Dáil constituency)|Laois–Offaly]]|[[Tipperary (Dáil constituency)|Tipperary]]}}
| next = {{ubl|[[Kildare South (Dáil constituency)|Kildare South]]|[[Laois–Offaly (Dáil constituency)|Laois–Offaly]]|[[Tipperary (Dáil constituency)|Tipperary]]}}
}}
}}
'''Offaly''' was a [[Dáil constituencies|parliamentary constituency]] represented in [[Dáil Éireann]], the lower house of the [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] parliament or [[Oireachtas]], from 2016 to 2020, and (per the [[Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023]]), to again be used for future elections. The constituency will again elect 3 deputies ([[Teachta Dála|Teachtaí Dála]], commonly known as TDs). The method of election was [[proportional representation]] by means of the [[single transferable vote]] (PR-STV).
'''Offaly''' is a [[Dáil constituencies|parliamentary constituency]] represented in [[Dáil Éireann]], the lower house of the Irish parliament or [[Oireachtas]]. The constituency elects three deputies ([[Teachta Dála|Teachtaí Dála]], commonly known as TDs) on the system of [[proportional representation]] by means of the [[single transferable vote]] (PR-STV).


==History and boundaries==
==History and boundaries==
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It was established by the [[Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013]].<ref name=ea_2013>{{cite ISB|title=[[Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013]]|schedule=y|year=2013|num=7|access-date=7 April 2013}}</ref> The constituency incorporated all of [[County Offaly]] from the previous [[Laois–Offaly (Dáil constituency)|Laois–Offaly]] constituency, and additionally twenty-four electoral divisions from [[Tipperary North (Dáil constituency)|Tipperary North]].
It was established by the [[Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013]].<ref name=ea_2013>{{cite ISB|title=[[Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013]]|schedule=y|year=2013|num=7|access-date=7 April 2013}}</ref> The constituency incorporated all of [[County Offaly]] from the previous [[Laois–Offaly (Dáil constituency)|Laois–Offaly]] constituency, and additionally twenty-four electoral divisions from [[Tipperary North (Dáil constituency)|Tipperary North]].

The 2013 Act defined the constituency as:<ref name=ea_2013/>

{{quote frame|"The county of Offaly;

and in the county of [[North Tipperary]] the [[electoral division (Ireland)|electoral divisions]] of:

:Aglishcloghane, Ballingarry, Ballylusky, [[Borrisokane]], Carrig, [[Cloughjordan|Cloghjordan]], Cloghprior, Clohaskin, Finnoe, Graigue, Kilbarron, [[Lorrha]] East, Lorrha West, Mertonhall, Rathcabban, Redwood, Riverstown, [[Terryglass]], Uskane, in the former ''Rural District of Borrisokane'';

:[[Ardcrony]], Ballygibbon, [[Ballymackey]], [[Knigh]], [[Monsea]], in the former ''Rural District of Nenagh''".}}


It was abolished at the [[2020 Irish general election|2020 general election]], along with the [[Laois (Dáil constituency)|Laois]] constituency. They were replaced by a re-created Laois–Offaly constituency, with the transfer of the electoral division of Portarlington North to [[Kildare South (Dáil constituency)|Kildare South]].<ref name=ea_2017>{{cite ISB|title=[[Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017]]|schedule=y|year=2017|num=39|access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref>
It was abolished at the [[2020 Irish general election|2020 general election]], along with the [[Laois (Dáil constituency)|Laois]] constituency. They were replaced by a re-created Laois–Offaly constituency, with the transfer of the electoral division of Portarlington North to [[Kildare South (Dáil constituency)|Kildare South]].<ref name=ea_2017>{{cite ISB|title=[[Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017]]|schedule=y|year=2017|num=39|access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref>


In 2023, the [[Electoral Commission (Ireland)|Electoral Commission]] recommended the establishment of a three seat constituency of Offaly, comprising the entire county of Offaly.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.offalyindependent.ie/2023/08/30/offaly-to-stand-alone-as-three-seat-constituency/|title=Offaly to stand alone as three-seat constituency|date=30 August 2023|newspaper=Offaly Independent}}</ref>
In 2023, the [[Electoral Commission (Ireland)|Electoral Commission]] recommended the establishment of a three-seat constituency of Offaly, comprising the entire county of Offaly.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.offalyindependent.ie/2023/08/30/offaly-to-stand-alone-as-three-seat-constituency/|title=Offaly to stand alone as three-seat constituency|date=30 August 2023|newspaper=Offaly Independent}}</ref>


For the [[Next Irish general election|next general election]], the [[Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023]] defines the constituency as:<ref name="ea-2023">{{cite Irish legislation|year=2023|number=40|schedule=y|name=[[Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023]]|date=19 December 2023|access-date=16 February 2024}}</ref>
For the [[2024 Irish general election|2024 general election]], the [[Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023]] defines the constituency as:<ref name="ea-2023">{{cite Irish legislation|year=2023|number=40|schedule=y|name=[[Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023]]|date=19 December 2023|access-date=16 February 2024}}</ref>
{{quote frame|"The county of Offaly."}}
{{quote frame|"The county of Offaly."}}


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{{Irish TD table Dáil
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 32
|dailnum = 32
|refs = <ref name="ei-offaly-2016">{{cite web|title=General election 2016: Offaly|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=2016&cons=306|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=23 February 2016}}</ref>
|refs = <ref name="ei-offaly-2016">{{cite web|title=General election 2016: Offaly|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=2016&cons=306|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=23 February 2016}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
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|party = Fine Gael
|party = Fine Gael
}}
}}
{{Irish TD table end
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 33
|dailnum = 33
}}
|maxTDs = 5
{{Irish TD table seats dropped
|seats = 3
|elections = 1
|comment = Constituency abolished. See [[Laois–Offaly (Dáil constituency)|Laois–Offaly]] and [[Tipperary (Dáil constituency)|Tipperary]].
|comment = Constituency abolished. See [[Laois–Offaly (Dáil constituency)|Laois–Offaly]] and [[Tipperary (Dáil constituency)|Tipperary]].
}}
}}
{{Irish TD table Dáil
|dailnum = 34
|refs = <ref name="ei-offaly-2024">{{cite web|title=General election 2024: Offaly|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=2024&cons=318|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=6 December 2024}}</ref>
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Carol Nolan]]
|elections = 1
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[Tony McCormack]]
|elections = 1
|party = Fianna Fáil
}}
{{Irish TD table TD with party link
|name = [[John Clendennen]]
|elections = 1
|party = Fine Gael
}}
{{Irish TD table end}}


==Elections==
==2016 general election==
{{cnote|*|Outgoing TD}}

===2024 general election===
{{STV Election box begin2
{{STV Election box begin2
|title = [[2016 Irish general election|2016 general election]]: Offaly<ref>{{cite web |title=Offaly Results 2016 |url=http://irelandelection.com/electiondetail.php?elecid=231&constitid=43&electype=1 |website=Irelandelection.com |access-date=21 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Offaly Results 2016 |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/election-2016/constituencies/offaly/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315151616/https://www.rte.ie/news/election-2016/constituencies/offaly/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 March 2019 |access-date=21 January 2020 |work=RTÉ}}</ref><ref name="ei-offaly-2016"/>
|title = [[2024 Irish general election|2024 general election]]: Offaly<ref name="ei-offaly-2024"/><ref name=RTE_offaly_2024>{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/election-24/results/#/offaly|title=General Election 2024 Results – Offaly|work=[[RTÉ News]]|date=December 2024|access-date=6 December 2024}}</ref>
|numcounts = 7
|numcounts = 7
}}
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Carol Nolan]]{{cref|*}}'''
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|percentage = 22.2
|count1 = 8,282
|count2 = 8,383
|count3 = 8,750
|count4 = 9,147
|count5 = '''9,594'''
|count6 = &nbsp;
|count7 = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[John Clendennen]]'''
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 17.6
|count1 = 6,580
|count2 = 6,599
|count3 = 6,955
|count4 = 7,099
|count5 = 7,620
|count6 = 8,550
|count7 = '''8,617'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Tony McCormack]]'''
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 17.0
|count1 = 6,349
|count2 = 6,358
|count3 = 6,567
|count4 = 6,619
|count5 = 7,929
|count6 = 9,039
|count7 = '''9,151'''
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Aoife Masterson
|party = Sinn Féin
|percentage = 16.6
|count1 = 6,211
|count2 = 6,264
|count3 = 6,857
|count4 = 7,235
|count5 = 7,536
|count6 = 8,433
|count7 = 8,501
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Eddie Fitzpatrick
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|percentage = 7.9
|count1 = 2,961
|count2 = 2,982
|count3 = 3,150
|count4 = 3,550
|count5 = 4,113
|count6 = &nbsp;
|count7 = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Claire Murray
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 6.9
|count1 = 2,564
|count2 = 2,576
|count3 = 2,758
|count4 = 3,422
|count5 = &nbsp;
|count6 = &nbsp;
|count7 = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Fergus McDonnell
|party = Independent Ireland
|percentage = 5.5
|count1 = 2,074
|count2 = 2,116
|count3 = 2,194
|count4 = &nbsp;
|count5 = &nbsp;
|count6 = &nbsp;
|count7 = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = [[Pippa Hackett]]
|party = Green Party (Ireland)
|percentage = 2.5
|count1 = 925
|count2 = 934
|count3 = &nbsp;
|count4 = &nbsp;
|count5 = &nbsp;
|count6 = &nbsp;
|count7 = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Keishia Taylor{{efn|group=ge24|name=SOL|Taylor is a member of [[Solidarity (Ireland)|Solidarity]].}}
|party = People Before Profit–Solidarity
|percentage = 1.5
|count1 = 576
|count2 = 590
|count3 = &nbsp;
|count4 = &nbsp;
|count5 = &nbsp;
|count6 = &nbsp;
|count7 = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Mike Boylan
|party = Independent politician (Ireland)
|percentage = 1.5
|count1 = 546
|count2 = 560
|count3 = &nbsp;
|count4 = &nbsp;
|count5 = &nbsp;
|count6 = &nbsp;
|count7 = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = Maureen Ward
|party = Aontú
|percentage = 0.8
|count1 = 317
|count2 = &nbsp;
|count3 = &nbsp;
|count4 = &nbsp;
|count5 = &nbsp;
|count6 = &nbsp;
|count7 = &nbsp;
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 7
|electorate = 62,931
|valid = 37,385
|spoilt = 249
|quota = 9,347
|turnout = 59.8%
}}
{{notelist|group=ge24}}


===2016 general election===
{{STV Election box begin2
|title = [[2016 Irish general election|2016 general election]]: Offaly<ref>{{cite web |title=Offaly Results 2016 |url=http://irelandelection.com/electiondetail.php?elecid=231&constitid=43&electype=1 |website=Irelandelection.com |access-date=21 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Offaly Results 2016 |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/election-2016/constituencies/offaly/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315151616/https://www.rte.ie/news/election-2016/constituencies/offaly/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 March 2019 |access-date=21 January 2020 |work=RTÉ}}</ref><ref name="ei-offaly-2016"/>
|numcounts = 7
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Barry Cowen]]'''
|candidate = '''[[Barry Cowen]]'''{{cref|*}}
|party = Fianna Fáil
|party = Fianna Fáil
|percentage = 28.1
|percentage = 28.1
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}}
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = '''[[Marcella Corcoran Kennedy]]'''
|candidate = '''[[Marcella Corcoran Kennedy]]'''{{cref|*}}
|party = Fine Gael
|party = Fine Gael
|percentage = 15.5
|percentage = 15.5
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{{STV Election box candidate2
{{STV Election box candidate2
|candidate = [[John Leahy (Irish politician)|John Leahy]]
|candidate = [[John Leahy (Irish politician)|John Leahy]]
|party = Renua Ireland
|party = Renua
|percentage = 10.4
|percentage = 10.4
|count1 = 4,596
|count1 = 4,596
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{{Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland}}
{{Dáil constituencies}}
{{County Offaly constituencies}}
{{County Offaly constituencies}}
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[[Category:Dáil constituencies]]
[[Category:Dáil constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic)]]
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[[Category:Historic constituencies in County Offaly]]
[[Category:Historic constituencies in County Offaly]]
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[[Category:2020 disestablishments in Ireland]]
[[Category:2020 disestablishments in Ireland]]
[[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2020]]
[[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2020]]
[[Category:Proposed electoral districts]]
[[Category:Constituencies established in 2024]]
[[Category:2024 establishments in Ireland]]

Latest revision as of 22:25, 10 December 2024

Offaly
Dáil constituency
Outline map
Location of Offaly within Ireland
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created2024
Seats3
TDs
  •   John Clendennen (FG)
  •   Tony McCormack (FF)
  •   Carol Nolan (Ind)
Local government areaCounty Offaly
Created fromLaois–Offaly
Offaly
Former Dáil constituency
Former constituency
Created2016
Abolished2020
Seats3
Local government areas
Created from
Replaced by

Offaly is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects three deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

History and boundaries

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The Constituency Commission proposed in its 2012 report that at the next general election a new constituency called Offaly be created.[1] The report proposed changes to the constituencies of Ireland so as to reduce the total number of TDs from 166 to 158.[2]

It was established by the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013.[3] The constituency incorporated all of County Offaly from the previous Laois–Offaly constituency, and additionally twenty-four electoral divisions from Tipperary North.

It was abolished at the 2020 general election, along with the Laois constituency. They were replaced by a re-created Laois–Offaly constituency, with the transfer of the electoral division of Portarlington North to Kildare South.[4]

In 2023, the Electoral Commission recommended the establishment of a three-seat constituency of Offaly, comprising the entire county of Offaly.[5]

For the 2024 general election, the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as:[6]

"The county of Offaly."

TDs

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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for Offaly 2016–2020
Key to parties
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
32nd 2016[7] Carol Nolan
(SF) 		Barry Cowen
(FF) 		Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
(FG)
33rd 2020 Constituency abolished. See Laois–Offaly and Tipperary.
34th 2024[8] Carol Nolan
(Ind) 		Tony McCormack
(FF) 		John Clendennen
(FG)

Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election.

Elections

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^ *: Outgoing TD

2024 general election

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2024 general election: Offaly[8][9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Independent Carol Nolan[*] 22.2 8,282 8,383 8,750 9,147 9,594    
Fine Gael John Clendennen 17.6 6,580 6,599 6,955 7,099 7,620 8,550 8,617
Fianna Fáil Tony McCormack 17.0 6,349 6,358 6,567 6,619 7,929 9,039 9,151
Sinn Féin Aoife Masterson 16.6 6,211 6,264 6,857 7,235 7,536 8,433 8,501
Independent Eddie Fitzpatrick 7.9 2,961 2,982 3,150 3,550 4,113    
Fianna Fáil Claire Murray 6.9 2,564 2,576 2,758 3,422      
Independent Ireland Fergus McDonnell 5.5 2,074 2,116 2,194        
Green Pippa Hackett 2.5 925 934          
PBP–Solidarity Keishia Taylor[a] 1.5 576 590          
Independent Mike Boylan 1.5 546 560          
Aontú Maureen Ward 0.8 317            
Electorate: 62,931   Valid: 37,385   Spoilt: 249   Quota: 9,347   Turnout: 59.8%  
  1. ^ Taylor is a member of Solidarity.

2016 general election

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2016 general election: Offaly[10][11][7]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fianna Fáil Barry Cowen[*] 28.1 12,366            
Fine Gael Marcella Corcoran Kennedy[*] 15.5 6,838 6,919 7,270 7,798 9,484 11,313  
Independent Joe Hannigan 11.8 5,188 5,226 5,536 5,816      
Sinn Féin Carol Nolan 10.9 4,804 4,882 5,459 6,295 7,195 8,785 8,890
Renua John Leahy 10.4 4,596 4,759 5,319 5,833 6,588    
Independent John Foley 9.5 4,200 4,241 4,536        
Fianna Fáil Eddie Fitzpatrick 7.7 3,394 4,297 4,578 6,147 7,141 8,521 8,720
Irish Democratic Ken Smollen 2.2 971 999          
Independent Teresa Ryan Feehan 1.4 603 616          
Independent Kate Bopp 1.2 549 554          
Green Christopher Fettes 1.2 525 532          
Electorate: 65,636   Valid: 44,034   Spoilt: 411   Quota: 11,009   Turnout: 67.7%  

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Constituency Commission Report 2012 – Waterford – Tipperary – Laois – Offaly – Kildare area" (PDF). Constituency Commission. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Constituency Commission Report 2012 – Introduction and summary of recommendation" (PDF). Constituency Commission. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  3. ^ Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013, Schedule (No. 7 of 2013, Schedule). Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 7 April 2013.
  4. ^ Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017, Schedule (No. 39 of 2017, Schedule). Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 12 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Offaly to stand alone as three-seat constituency". Offaly Independent. 30 August 2023.
  6. ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023, Schedule (No. 40 of 2023, Schedule). Enacted on 19 December 2023. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 16 February 2024.
  7. ^ a b "General election 2016: Offaly". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  8. ^ a b "General election 2024: Offaly". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  9. ^ "General Election 2024 Results – Offaly". RTÉ News. December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Offaly Results 2016". Irelandelection.com. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Offaly Results 2016". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 15 March 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
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