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Sat 04 Apr 2003TD in dual mandate court threat
The Mayo Fine Gael TD, Mr Michael Ring, has renewed his threat to test the constitutionality in the courts of the Bill ending the dual mandate for members of the Oireachtas.
Mr Ring told the Dáil he had significant cross-party support for his stance. "I hope I will not have to take a case to the High Court, but I will do so if necessary and my legal team is in place. I will challenge this as a constitutional case.
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