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A candidate for Fianna Fáil. View party
ELECTED
Willie O'Dea
Party
Constituency
Occupation
TD
Age
72
Biography

O'Dea has been a Fianna Fáil TD for Limerick since 1982. He was Minister of Defence from 2004-2010, and also served in a variety of junior minister roles. He previously worked as a barrister and accountant.

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The candidate is yet to respond to The Journal's pre-election questions.
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