Dynasty: were you really expecting change?

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More than 40 politicians from political families to contest election - Mary Minihan → irishtimes.com/newspaper/ire … 78128.html

About one in four current TDs come from families with links to the Dáil and Seanad
MORE THAN 40 “dynasty” politicians are expected to contest this year’s general election, with the Labour Party fielding nephews of former tánaiste Dick Spring and retiring TD Mary Upton.
Of the current Dáil’s 164 TDs, about one in four come from political families, with many descendants of long-established “names” being offered again to voters by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael.
Cllr Arthur Spring, Dick Spring’s nephew, is the Labour candidate in Kerry North, while Cllr Henry Upton will contest Ms Upton’s Dublin South Central constituency along with two fellow party councillors. Ms Upton was first elected to the Dáil in the 1999 byelection caused by the death of her brother, Pat Upton, who was the Labour TD for Dublin South Central from 1992. Dick Spring’s father was the TD Dan Spring.

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The incestuous nature of Irish politics and closed shops.

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