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Wed 03 Mar 2011Martin faces ageism charge as Senators dig their heels in
SEANAD ELECTIONS:FIANNA FÁIL leader Micheál Martin is continuing to face opposition from sitting party Senators unwilling to stand aside to allow younger people to contest the upcoming Seanad election.
Roscommon-based Senator Terry Leyden said he would meet party colleagues from the Upper House this afternoon to discuss Mr Martin’s stated intention that future Fianna Fáil Seanad candidates should be “young women” and those with the potential to become Dáil deputies.
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